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Re: The GP2/GP3 Thread
Posted: 15 Oct 2013, 14:58
by Ataxia
The 2014 GP2 lineup is confirmed, with Campos Racing making a return in place of Barwa Addax. Presumably as Addax are pulling out, Alejandro Agag is concentrating on Formula E.
Re: The GP2/GP3 Thread
Posted: 18 Oct 2013, 10:32
by Ataxia
Good news! Dean Stoneman's returning to racing, and he's joined Koiranen in GP3 for the finale at Abu Dhabi. Presumably in place of Patrick Kujala, it hasn't been mentioned yet.
Re: The GP2/GP3 Thread
Posted: 18 Oct 2013, 12:47
by Salamander
Ataxia wrote:Good news! Dean Stoneman's returning to racing, and he's joined Koiranen in GP3 for the finale at Abu Dhabi. Presumably in place of Patrick Kujala, it hasn't been mentioned yet.
Dean Stoneman's actually been racing all through this year, he's been in the Porsche Carrera Cup, but it's great to see him back where he belongs, in a single-seater.

Re: The GP2/GP3 Thread
Posted: 18 Oct 2013, 13:54
by Bleu
Ataxia wrote:Good news! Dean Stoneman's returning to racing, and he's joined Koiranen in GP3 for the finale at Abu Dhabi. Presumably in place of Patrick Kujala, it hasn't been mentioned yet.
He replaces Vainio.
The date is set, Dean Stoneman will be back on track in two weeks at the wheel of a Koiranen GP’s car along with his weekend’s teammates Kevin Korjus and Patrick Kujala.
Re: The GP2/GP3 Thread
Posted: 18 Oct 2013, 14:57
by Ataxia
Bleu wrote:Ataxia wrote:Good news! Dean Stoneman's returning to racing, and he's joined Koiranen in GP3 for the finale at Abu Dhabi. Presumably in place of Patrick Kujala, it hasn't been mentioned yet.
He replaces Vainio.
The date is set, Dean Stoneman will be back on track in two weeks at the wheel of a Koiranen GP’s car along with his weekend’s teammates Kevin Korjus and Patrick Kujala.
Two factual inaccuracies in my post...GO ME! This is what happens when you assume things.
Re: The GP2/GP3 Thread
Posted: 21 Oct 2013, 08:23
by good_Ralf
On the note of FR3.5, Magnussen is the champion. He should be in F1 next year, at least in a practice session with McLaren and not completely forgotten like Robin Frijins is now.
Re: The GP2/GP3 Thread
Posted: 21 Oct 2013, 09:03
by wsrgo
good_Ralf wrote:On the note of FR3.5, Magnussen is the champion. He should be in F1 next year, at least in a practice session with McLaren and not completely forgotten like Robin Frijins is now.
Should this be in the GP2/GP3 thread? How about a separate WSR thread?
Re: The GP2/GP3 Thread
Posted: 21 Oct 2013, 09:43
by Ataxia
The title could be edited to accommodate FR3.5 as well...
Re: The GP2/GP3 Thread
Posted: 21 Oct 2013, 10:22
by Salamander
Ataxia wrote:The title could be edited to accommodate FR3.5 as well...
How about we skip to the end and just make this the general junior racing thread?
Re: The GP2/GP3 Thread
Posted: 21 Oct 2013, 10:25
by RonDenisDeletraz
There is already a separate thread for AutoGP, so I think just expanding to FR3.5 is the best solution
Re: The GP2/GP3 Thread
Posted: 21 Oct 2013, 11:39
by Salamander
eurobrun wrote:There is already a separate thread for AutoGP, so I think just expanding to FR3.5 is the best solution
So? Let's just get a mod to merge that thread with this one.
Re: The Junior Series Thread
Posted: 25 Oct 2013, 17:01
by Backmarker
We know some of the drivers who are going to be at the GP2 end of season test in Abu Dhabi:
Sandy Stuvik (Norwegian/Thai driver, 1st in European F3 Open (essentially Spanish F3, not the FIA European Formula Three Championship)) will test for Rapax
Rio Haryanto will test for Racing Engineering and Caterham
Raffaelle Marciello (Italian driver, 1st in FIA European Formula Three Champonship and member of the Ferrari Driver Academy) will test for someone (probably DAMS and Racing Enginering)
Arthur Pic (French driver, 8th in Formula Renault 3.5) will test for someone (not sure who)
Re: The Junior Series Thread
Posted: 25 Oct 2013, 22:01
by dr-baker
Backmarker wrote:We know some of the drivers who are going to be at the GP2 end of season test in Abu Dhabi:
Arthur Pic (French driver, 8th in Formula Renault 3.5) will test for someone (not sure who)
Related to Monsieur Charles Pic, isn't he?
Re: The Junior Series Thread
Posted: 25 Oct 2013, 22:06
by Ataxia
dr-baker wrote:Backmarker wrote:We know some of the drivers who are going to be at the GP2 end of season test in Abu Dhabi:
Arthur Pic (French driver, 8th in Formula Renault 3.5) will test for someone (not sure who)
Related to Monsieur Charles Pic, isn't he?
I believe he can be known as Pic The Younger...
Re: The Junior Series Thread
Posted: 26 Oct 2013, 02:35
by wsrgo
Ataxia wrote:dr-baker wrote:Backmarker wrote:We know some of the drivers who are going to be at the GP2 end of season test in Abu Dhabi:
Arthur Pic (French driver, 8th in Formula Renault 3.5) will test for someone (not sure who)
Related to Monsieur Charles Pic, isn't he?
I believe he can be known as Pic The Younger...
He's also beaten Tio Ellinas to pole for Round One of the MRF F2000 Challenge, which is being held at Noida as the support race for the Grand Prix.
As an aside, I wonder why the Mikahil Aleshin WSR thread isn't considered a Junior Series Thread. Merger, anyone?
Re: The Junior Series Thread
Posted: 26 Oct 2013, 09:41
by takagi_for_the_win
Backmarker wrote:Arthur Pic (French driver, 8th in Formula Renault 3.5) will test for someone (not sure who)
I wonder which team he'll Pic
Re: The Junior Series Thread
Posted: 26 Oct 2013, 15:28
by UncreativeUsername37
takagi_for_the_win wrote:Backmarker wrote:Arthur Pic (French driver, 8th in Formula Renault 3.5) will test for someone (not sure who)
I wonder which team he'll Pic
Oh HWNSNBM, we're Picing that up again?
Re: The Junior Series Thread
Posted: 27 Oct 2013, 00:39
by Nessafox
UgncreativeUsergname wrote:takagi_for_the_win wrote:Backmarker wrote:Arthur Pic (French driver, 8th in Formula Renault 3.5) will test for someone (not sure who)
I wonder which team he'll Pic
Oh HWNSNBM, we're Picing that up again?
Looks like i've pic'ed the wrong day to quit making puns.
Re: The Junior Series Thread
Posted: 28 Oct 2013, 16:49
by Backmarker
Swiss driver Nico Müller is going to test with Racing Engineering and Arden. In 2013 he has driven in Formula Renault 3.5, winning two races and finishing the season in fifth.
Re: The Junior Series Thread
Posted: 28 Oct 2013, 16:52
by wsrgo
Backmarker wrote:Swiss driver Nico Müller is going to test with Racing Engineering and Arden. In 2013 he has driven in Formula Renault 3.5, winning two races and finishing the season in fifth.
I think he's a pretty good driver, who's been rather under the radar. It'd be great if he can get a GP2 drive, but if not, DTM with Audi beckons. What do you think, Peter?
Re: The Junior Series Thread
Posted: 28 Oct 2013, 17:18
by wsrgo
Arthur Pic will be testing with ART and Arden in the two days of post-season testing at Abu Dhabi.
Re: The Junior Series Thread
Posted: 28 Oct 2013, 17:36
by Backmarker
wsrgo wrote:I think he's a pretty good driver, who's been rather under the radar. It'd be great if he can get a GP2 drive, but if not, DTM with Audi beckons. What do you think?
I think he's a decent enough driver. Two wins this season is pretty good going, and his GP3 record was solid, though not spectacular. That said, I don't think he's really destined for anything big - I would be surprised if he ever made it to Formula One. So if Audi are making him an offer, to my mind he'd be better of getting paid to drive touring cars, than urinating money away doing GP2.
Apparently Andre Negrao is going to test with Racing Engineering and Carlin. Andre Negrao's father owns International Draco Racing, so he has money to spend, but a free seat in Formula Renault 3.5.
Of the drivers announced so far I think Raffaele Marcielllo is the most exciting prospect. Though personally I would expect to see him in Formula Renault 3.5, with most of the other junior team drivers.
EDIT: René Binder's going to test for Arden. Perhaps that's where he'll be in 2014.
Re: The Junior Series Thread
Posted: 29 Oct 2013, 14:02
by takagi_for_the_win
Re: The Junior Series Thread
Posted: 29 Oct 2013, 14:41
by pi314159
That's what I expected. She only repeated last years' 8th place. And Red Bull is very fast in dropping drivers who don't do as well as Red Bull expect. I hope she still makes it into Formula 3 without Red Bull. They also dropped their other driver in ADAC Formel Masters, Callan O'Keefe, who had finished 13th.
Re: The Junior Series Thread
Posted: 29 Oct 2013, 16:29
by Backmarker
pi314159 wrote:That's what I expected. She only repeated last years' 8th place. And Red Bull is very fast in dropping drivers who don't do as well as Red Bull expect. I hope she still makes it into Formula 3 without Red Bull. They also dropped their other driver in ADAC Formel Masters, Callan O'Keefe, who had finished 13th.
While I agree that Helmut Marko is pretty ruthless with his drivers when it comes to results, I had thought that the marketing potential of Beitske Visser would keep her in the Red Bull Junior Team a little longer. I wonder if they're planning to replace her with another female driver?
Re: The Junior Series Thread
Posted: 29 Oct 2013, 17:13
by wsrgo
pi314159 wrote:That's what I expected. She only repeated last years' 8th place. And Red Bull is very fast in dropping drivers who don't do as well as Red Bull expect. I hope she still makes it into Formula 3 without Red Bull. They also dropped their other driver in ADAC Formel Masters, Callan O'Keefe, who had finished 13th.
O'Keefe has been dropped? Where did you hear that?
Re: The Junior Series Thread
Posted: 29 Oct 2013, 17:30
by pi314159
wsrgo wrote:pi314159 wrote:That's what I expected. She only repeated last years' 8th place. And Red Bull is very fast in dropping drivers who don't do as well as Red Bull expect. I hope she still makes it into Formula 3 without Red Bull. They also dropped their other driver in ADAC Formel Masters, Callan O'Keefe, who had finished 13th.
O'Keefe has been dropped? Where did you hear that?
His twitter account sais "former Red Bull Junior"
Re: The Junior Series Thread
Posted: 29 Oct 2013, 17:48
by wsrgo
pi314159 wrote:wsrgo wrote:pi314159 wrote:That's what I expected. She only repeated last years' 8th place. And Red Bull is very fast in dropping drivers who don't do as well as Red Bull expect. I hope she still makes it into Formula 3 without Red Bull. They also dropped their other driver in ADAC Formel Masters, Callan O'Keefe, who had finished 13th.
O'Keefe has been dropped? Where did you hear that?
His twitter account sais "former Red Bull Junior"
Wow, good spot!!
Re: The Junior Series Thread
Posted: 30 Oct 2013, 10:58
by wsrgo
Robert Cregan will replace David Fumanelli at Trident for Abu Dhabi.
wait for it..
The 24-year-old Irishman is the son of the organiser of the Abu Dhabi race, Richard Cregan.
Re: The Junior Series Thread
Posted: 30 Oct 2013, 11:48
by Backmarker
Stoffel Vandoorne will test with ART and another team at the GP2 post-season test.
EDIT: Andre Negrao is going to test with Hilmer, as well as Racing Engineering and Carlin. Daniel Abt is going to test for Hilmer. Jazeman Jafaar will test for Carlin.
Re: The Junior Series Thread
Posted: 30 Oct 2013, 14:51
by wsrgo
Backmarker wrote:Stoffel Vandoorne will test with ART and another team at the GP2 post-season test.
EDIT: Andre Negrao is going to test with Hilmer, as well as Racing Engineering and Carlin. Daniel Abt is going to test for Hilmer. Jazeman Jafaar will test for Carlin.
I don't think Vandoorne should do GP2 next year. It's difficult to get results in rookie years nowadays (unless you're driving for a crack outfit---see Calado, 2012; but that outfit might on a completely different footing the following year----see Calado, 2013). Wouldn't it be better to combine possible test sessions with McLaren or Force India, and doing WSR at the same time? That way, he would gain knowledge about F1 cars, at the same time, he wouldn't be race rusty really.
But GP2 is going to be a big risk. Let's hope McLaren make the right decision for the talented Belgian.
Re: The Junior Series Thread
Posted: 30 Oct 2013, 15:03
by Backmarker
Simon Trummer has already signed to continue with Rapax in 2014.
Re: The Junior Series Thread
Posted: 30 Oct 2013, 18:26
by watka
So who will win the GP2 title? Interesting to note that Leimer won a GP2 race there back in 2011.
Re: The Junior Series Thread
Posted: 30 Oct 2013, 18:40
by Backmarker
watka wrote:So who will win the GP2 title? Interesting to note that Leimer won a GP2 race there back in 2011.
Leimer. He has a seven point advantage over Bird, he's not finished lower than 6th since the British sprint race, he has a (marginally) better record than Bird at Yas Marina, and he's won a championship (albeit International Formula Master in 2009) before, unlike Bird.
Re: The Junior Series Thread
Posted: 30 Oct 2013, 20:53
by Salamander
watka wrote:So who will win the GP2 title? Interesting to note that Leimer won a GP2 race there back in 2011.
Nobody. There are no winners from GP2 this year. Only losers.
Re: The Junior Series Thread
Posted: 30 Oct 2013, 20:57
by Gerudo Dragon
Salamander wrote:Nobody. There are no winners from GP2 this year. Only losers.
Why do you hate the fact that this GP2 year has been so close?

Re: The Junior Series Thread
Posted: 30 Oct 2013, 21:47
by Salamander
Dark77 wrote:Salamander wrote:Nobody. There are no winners from GP2 this year. Only losers.
Why do you hate the fact that this GP2 year has been so close?

I don't. I just hate the fact that the title contenders have all been flailing around like losers at various stages in the year, and show little to no signs that they're ready for F1.
Re: The Junior Series Thread
Posted: 31 Oct 2013, 02:47
by wsrgo
Salamander wrote:Dark77 wrote:Salamander wrote:Nobody. There are no winners from GP2 this year. Only losers.
Why do you hate the fact that this GP2 year has been so close?

I don't. I just hate the fact that the title contenders have all been flailing around like losers at various stages in the year, and show little to no signs that they're ready for F1.
I'm with you. It seems everyone has tried to lose the championship, not win it. Bird has probably been the best, but hey, he gets to do a lot of sim work with Merc, and also he's 26. It's also been a poor year for rookie drivers, none of Rossi, Evans or Quaife-Hobbs have been consistent enough.
Re: The Junior Series Thread
Posted: 31 Oct 2013, 10:52
by Ataxia
Good news for the dr-bakers among us; Alice Powell's racing for Bamboo in GP3 this weekend.
Re: The Junior Series Thread
Posted: 31 Oct 2013, 11:54
by wsrgo
Ataxia wrote:Good news for the dr-bakers among us; Alice Powell's racing for Bamboo in GP3 this weekend.
Absolutely terrible news otherwise. I expected them to be decent enough to give a run to Marvin Kirchhofer. Screw them.
pun not intended