| By Jonathan Noble | Thursday, February 28th 2013, 14:37 GMT |
Adrian Sutil has hit back at the doubters who have questioned whether he is the right choice for Force India in the wake of his conviction for grievous bodily harm last year
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| Thursday, February 28th 2013, 15:28 GMT |
James Calado was quickest as the first GP2 test of 2013 wrapped up at Jerez on Thursday.
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| Thursday, February 28th 2013, 15:54 GMT |
Valentino Rossi believes he will be hard-pressed to beat Yamaha team-mate Jorge Lorenzo and Honda duo Dani Pedrosa and Marc Marquez on the basis of MotoGP testing so far.
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| By Edd Straw | Wednesday, February 27th 2013, 13:31 GMT |
The final pre-season Formula 1 test kicks off at Barcelona on Thursday amid fears that the vital four days of running will be hit by bad weather conditions
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| By Edd Straw and Sam Tremayne | Wednesday, February 27th 2013, 15:25 GMT |
Williams has promised to bring upgrades to every Formula 1 grand prix in 2013 in a bid to improve on eighth place in last year's constructors' championship
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| By Sam Tremayne | Wednesday, February 27th 2013, 15:49 GMT |
Pepe Oriola will remain in a SEAT for the 2013 World Touring Car Championship, run by a reconstituted Tuenti Racing team
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| By Charles Bradley | Sunday, February 24th 2013, 00:44 GMT |
Sunday's 55th running of the Daytona 500, American racing's biggest stock car event, will go ahead despite 28 fans being injured in a violent crash at the end of Saturday's NASCAR Nationwide Series event
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| By Charles Bradley | Saturday, February 23rd 2013, 22:00 GMT |
A last-lap crash in Saturday's NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Daytona International Speedway has caused injuries among the crowd after the front end of one of the cars was torn off and pierced the debris fencing
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| By Matt Beer | Sunday, February 24th 2013, 15:23 GMT |
Daytona International Speedway president Joie Chitwood says the venue is confident that it has done everything it can to ensure crowd safety for Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup opener following the fan injuries in Saturday's Nationwide event
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| By Glenn Freeman | Friday, February 22nd 2013, 19:00 GMT |
New McLaren junior driver Stoffel Vandoorne topped the first Formula Renault 3.5 test of 2013 at Aragon on Friday.
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| By Pablo Elizalde | Saturday, February 23rd 2013, 10:05 GMT |
The second day of Formula Renault 3.5 testing was cancelled on Saturday because of the poor weather conditions at the Aragon circuit.
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| By Matt Beer | Saturday, February 23rd 2013, 13:50 GMT |
Sergio Perez came away from his second test as a McLaren Formula 1 driver with the fastest time of the week at Barcelona.
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| By Edd Straw | Friday, February 22nd 2013, 14:45 GMT |
Valtteri Bottas believes that his rain-disrupted final morning of running in the Barcelona test allowed him to improve his pitstop skills.
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| By Glenn Freeman | Friday, February 22nd 2013, 14:50 GMT |
GP2 racer Daniel de Jong will make a handful of starts in Auto GP this year, racing a third car for MP Motorsport.
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| By Pablo Elizalde | Friday, February 22nd 2013, 15:49 GMT |
Formula Renault 3.5 champion Robert Frijns will drive for the Trident GP2 team in next week's test at Jerez
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| By Matt Beer | Thursday, February 21st 2013, 12:01 GMT |
Fernando Alonso led the way on Thursday morning in Barcelona Formula 1 winter testing.
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| By Aleksander Kabanovsky | Thursday, February 21st 2013, 14:36 GMT |
Daniil Move is determined to finish in the top five the Formula Renault 3.5 standings after committing to a seventh season in the category with Comtec.
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| By Jamie O'Leary | Thursday, February 21st 2013, 15:07 GMT |
Roberto la Rocca will race in the GP3 Series this year after becoming the first signing for new team Bamboo Engineering.
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| By Edd Straw and Aleksandra Jurczak | Tuesday, February 19th 2013, 13:30 GMT |
Susie Wolff is hoping to race in sportscars this year alongside her role as a Williams Formula 1 development driver
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| By Jamie O'Leary | Tuesday, February 19th 2013, 14:41 GMT |
Formula 2 frontrunner Dino Zamparelli will race in the GP3 Series this year with the Manor team.
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| By Jamie O'Leary | Tuesday, February 19th 2013, 15:43 GMT |
GP3 race winner Lewis Williamson will head new squad Bamboo Engineering's test line-up at this week's Estoril series test
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| Sunday, February 17th 2013, 04:59 GMT |
Kevin Harvick took the honours as NASCAR's sixth generation car made its competitive debut in the Sprint Unlimited race at Daytona
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| By Edd Straw | Sunday, February 17th 2013, 14:21 GMT |
Nico Hulkenberg is a "huge asset" to Sauber based on his first test for the Swiss outfit at Jerez last week, according to chief designer Matt Morris
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| By Glenn Freeman and Matt Beer | Sunday, February 17th 2013, 15:55 GMT |
Mark Webber has welcomed the adjustment to DRS regulations for the 2013 Formula 1 season, saying drivers had long felt the system's free use in practice was pointless
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| By Glenn Freeman and Matt Beer | Saturday, February 16th 2013, 12:45 GMT |
Nico Rosberg is confident the late changes to Mercedes' management structure ahead of the 2013 Formula 1 season will not destabilise the team in any way
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| By Matt Beer | Saturday, February 16th 2013, 13:42 GMT |
Jaime Alguersuari remains committed to securing a Formula 1 return despite losing a 2013 deal he believed was secure
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| By Matt Beer | Saturday, February 16th 2013, 13:52 GMT |
Moto2 title prospect Tom Luthi could miss the start of the 2013 season, with doctors unwilling to predict a recovery time following the serious arm injury he suffered in testing
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| By Kevin Turner | Friday, February 15th 2013, 12:06 GMT |
A British Touring Car test drive will be awarded to the 2013 Renault Clio Cup champion.
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| By Edd Straw and Pablo Elizalde | Friday, February 15th 2013, 13:10 GMT |
Toro Rosso technical director James Key believes the team could challenge for sixth place in the standings this year, although he admits it is a big ask
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| By David Evans | Friday, February 15th 2013, 14:01 GMT |
April's Rally Azores will be the first round of the new European Rally Championship to feature extended live television coverage, with four stages being shown on Eurosport
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| By Jonathan Noble | Thursday, February 14th 2013, 13:50 GMT |
Red Bull boss Christian Horner admits there is a chance that one of Formula 1's current frontrunning teams could make a hash of the 2014 rules and end up stuck in the midfield
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| By Matt Beer | Thursday, February 14th 2013, 14:54 GMT |
MotoGP will use the pre-2011 Silverstone pits and startline from this season rather than the 'wing' complex on the run to Abbey.
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| By Edd Straw | Thursday, February 14th 2013, 15:26 GMT |
Valtteri Bottas is effectively not a rookie driver heading into his debut season racing in Formula 1, according to Williams chief race engineer Xevi Pujolar.
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| By Sam Tremayne and Stephen D'Albiac | Wednesday, February 13th 2013, 11:10 GMT |
Jean-Eric Vergne is confident that Toro Rosso has made a step forward but insists it will take time for the STR8 to show its potential.
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| Wednesday, February 13th 2013, 13:13 GMT |
Toto Wolff accepts that he has no margin for failure in his new role as Mercedes motorsport boss even though he only joined the company at the start of the year.
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| By Sam Tremayne and Stephen D'Albiac | Wednesday, February 13th 2013, 15:18 GMT |
Sauber rookie Esteban Gutierrez believes partnering Nico Hulkenberg in 2013 will be massively beneficial for his own development as a grand prix driver.
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| By Glenn Freeman | Monday, February 11th 2013, 14:33 GMT |
Nico Muller will stay with Draco Racing for a second season in Formula Renault 3.5.
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| By Edd Straw | Monday, February 11th 2013, 15:38 GMT |
The new Williams-Renault FW35 has passed the final crash test ahead of its track debut at next week's Barcelona test.
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| By Gary Watkins | Monday, February 11th 2013, 15:48 GMT |
Formula 1 refugees Kamui Kobayashi and Karun Chandhok are among a raft of new drivers testing for the factory AF Corse Ferrari team in Spain this week.
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| By Matt Beer | Sunday, February 10th 2013, 09:42 GMT |
Sebastien Ogier's Rally Sweden lead was eroded by Sebastien Loeb on the final morning, but the Volkswagen driver was confident he would not come under threat
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| By Matt Beer | Sunday, February 10th 2013, 13:01 GMT |
Three-time Daytona 500 winner Jeff Gordon believes the new-for-2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup technical package will demand more driver skill in close racing
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| By Matt Beer | Sunday, February 10th 2013, 13:44 GMT |
Sebastien Ogier clinched the Volkswagen Polo R's first World Rally Championship victory as he broke Sebastien Loeb's challenge on the final day in Sweden
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| By Matt Beer | Saturday, February 9th 2013, 10:57 GMT |
Sebastien Ogier kept the chasing Sebastien Loeb at bay through Saturday morning's stages in Sweden
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| Saturday, February 9th 2013, 11:14 GMT |
Nelson Piquet Jr will continue his progress through the NASCAR ranks in 2013 after sealing a full-time Nationwide Series deal
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| By Matt Beer | Saturday, February 9th 2013, 15:43 GMT |
Sebastien Ogier edged away from Sebastien Loeb once again as day two of Rally Sweden came to an end
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| By Jonathan Noble and Pablo Elizalde | Friday, February 8th 2013, 14:38 GMT |
Kimi Raikkonen says there are no guarantees that Lotus will do better than last year in 2013, despite the Finn feeling the new E21 is a step forward
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| By Jonathan Noble and Matt Beer | Friday, February 8th 2013, 15:00 GMT |
Mercedes says there are "encouraging" signs that its 2012 technical changes are going to pay off in the new Formula 1 season.
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| By George East | Friday, February 8th 2013, 15:35 GMT |
Volkswagen's Sebastien Ogier extended his Rally Sweden lead to 32 seconds over his former Citroen team-mate Sebastien Loeb by winning all three stages on the event's second loop
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| By Matt Beer | Thursday, February 7th 2013, 14:55 GMT |
Ducati riders Nicky Hayden and Andrea Dovizioso believes major changes are needed to the 2013 bike after a poor start to MotoGP testing at Sepang.
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| By Jonathan Noble | Thursday, February 7th 2013, 15:29 GMT |
James Rossiter believes that Force India's simulator programme will be hugely boosted by the testing he did at Jerez in Spain this week.
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| By Matt Beer | Thursday, February 7th 2013, 15:49 GMT |
Yamaha believes Valentino Rossi has removed the pressure from himself with his performance at the opening MotoGP test of 2013 in Malaysia.
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| Wednesday, February 6th 2013, 14:32 GMT |
Nicky Hayden admitted that Ducati appeared to have fallen even further back after the first two days of 2013 MotoGP testing at Sepang
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| By Jonathan Noble | Wednesday, February 6th 2013, 15:12 GMT |
Caterham insists it is not concerned by suggestions it may need to change its exhaust layout before the start of the 2013 Formula 1 season
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| By Edd Straw | Wednesday, February 6th 2013, 15:21 GMT |
Pastor Maldonado insists that Williams will not be disadvantaged by delaying the debut of its 2013 Formula 1 car until the second pre-season test at Barcelona in two weeks
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| By Peter Mills | Tuesday, February 5th 2013, 15:45 GMT |
Formula Renault 3.5 race winner Kevin Korjus has confirmed he will switch to the GP3 Series for the forthcoming season
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| By Jonathan Noble | Tuesday, February 5th 2013, 15:51 GMT |
Nico Rosberg has faith that Mercedes has delivered a step forward with its new W04, despite his running being cut short on the opening day of Formula 1 pre-season testing
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| By Pablo Elizalde | Tuesday, February 5th 2013, 15:54 GMT |
Marc Marquez has played down the significance of his strong showing in MotoGP testing at Sepang, despite finishing the day delighted with his progress
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| By Pablo Elizalde | Monday, February 4th 2013, 14:32 GMT |
Formula 1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone visited the construction site of Russia's new Sochi track on Monday and said he was pleased with its progress
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| By Glenn Freeman | Monday, February 4th 2013, 14:32 GMT |
Nico Rosberg does not expect Mercedes to repeat its early-season form from 2012 when this year's Formula 1 campaign gets underway in Australia.
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| By Jamie O'Leary | Monday, February 4th 2013, 14:46 GMT |
Dennis van de Laar will compete in the Formula 3 European Championship this year with Van Amersfoort Racing.
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| Sunday, February 3rd 2013, 14:07 GMT |
Jari Ketomaa has won Rally Liepaja-Ventspils in Latvia, round two of the European Rally Championship.
Ketomaa started Sunday's final six stages with a lead of 12.1s over Craig Breen and favourite to remain in front in his turbocharged Ford Fiesta on the high-speed ice-coated roads located around the town of Kuldiga.
And the Finn's victory was all but assured when Breen was slowed by a broken electrical cable on stage 12.
"I'm very happy with this rally and our performance," said Ketomaa, who was co-driven by Kimi Raikkonen's former navigator Kaj Lindstrom. "We knew when we found the rhythm we would be quick."
Breen, who won the opening five stages, settled for second in his normally-aspirated Peugeot 207, 31.0s behind Ketomaa.
Francois Delecour completed the podium in another Peugeot following a close battle with Mitsubishi driver Alexey Lukyanuk, which ended when the Russian stopped with a suspected mechanical problem on the penultimate stage.
Young Czech Jan Cerny took fourth after winning the final stage, a superspecial located at an artificial ski slope in the city of Ventspils.
Latvian driver Raimonds Kiesels completed the top five in his Autotek Mini with Vytautas Svedas the top Production Cup competitor in sixth place.
Pos Driver Car Time/Gap 1. Jari Ketomaa Autotek Ford 2h08m15.7s 2. Craig Breen Sainteloc Peugeot + 31.0s 3. Francois Delecour Kronos Peugeot + 2m47.5s 4. Jan Cerny Czech Skoda + 3m03.4s 5. Raimonds Kisiels Adapta Mini + 5m46.3s 6. Vytautas Svedas Juta Mitsubishi + 5m55.7s 7. Aivis Egle R-Evolution Mitsubishi + 7m39.5s 8. Raul Jeets OT Racing Mitsubishi + 8m37.6s 9. Jaroslav Orsak GPD Mitsubishi + 8m48.9s 10. Vitaliy Pushkar Pro Mitsubishi + 9m25.0s
| By Matt Beer | Sunday, February 3rd 2013, 14:27 GMT |
Red Bull Racing boss Christian Horner insists that Helmut Marko's recent criticisms of Mark Webber should not be taken as a sign that the Formula 1 team itself has any doubts about the Australian's talent.
Marko, a motorsport advisor for Red Bull, told the company's own in-house magazine earlier this month that he felt Webber lacked the consistency and psychological strength to win a world championship.
At the launch of the Red Bull RB9, Horner distanced himself from Marko's opinions.
"We all know Helmut can be outspoken at times. His comments reflected his opinion, and these things can be misinterpreted," Horner said.
"If we weren't happy with Mark we would never have signed him for this year.
"We give both drivers equal opportunity and it's down to what they do on the circuit.
"Certainly in the team, that's the approach and we'll continue to do that.
"For us, it doesn't matter which driver wins as long as it's in one of these cars."
Webber added that he did not let Marko's comments have any effect on his self-belief, and that he would not be at Red Bull if he doubted the team had faith in him.
"I do believe I can have a crack at the championship again this year, as I have done in previous seasons," he said.
"That's what I'm getting up each day thinking.
"The team know I need 100 per cent support. You cannot win world championships with 90 per cent support.
"That's what I'm confident of."
| By Matt Beer | Sunday, February 3rd 2013, 14:39 GMT |
Red Bull technical chief Adrian Newey is open to the Formula 1 champion team using a passive DRS-style device during the 2013 season, but admitted it was tough to make such a system effective.
Newey acknowledged that devices such as that used by Lotus had great potential, if their challenges could be conquered.
"It's for sure an interesting area," he said at the launch of the RB9.
"It's also very tricky to have a system that's reliable, that withstands following another car without being triggered at moments that would be embarrassing, and to make it a positive gain on balance over the weekend.
"None of those things are straightforward."
He would not be drawn on how far Red Bull had progressed with its own DRS addition.
"We have certainly investigated it," said Newey.
"I wouldn't like to give away what we may or may not do during the season.
"It's a very interesting area, and it's there to be explored.
"Deriving lap time benefit, or more importantly points benefit, out of it, is more difficult."
| By Kevin Turner | Friday, February 1st 2013, 13:33 GMT |
Ferrari believes the priority for its 2013 car must be to match its rivals at the front of the field, rather than surpass them.
Fernando Alonso narrowly missed out on the world championship to Sebastian Vettel last year, but the team's 2012 car was rarely on the pace of the other frontrunning teams.
Speaking at the launch of Ferrari's F138, team boss Stefano Domenicali said the Italian outfit had to be realistic with how much progress it could make over the winter.
"The main thing is to make available to Fernando and Felipe [Massa] a competitive car," he said.
"I don't think we can expect a car that is much faster than the others - this would be fantastic.
"We have to keep our feet on the ground and have a car that is equal to our competition."
Domenicali described some of the changes from the 2012 car as "extreme", and Alonso added that it would be impossible to judge the team's hopes for this year until the car hits the track in testing.
"The difference at the front is just tenths," said Alonso, "tenths you cannot see by looking at the car.
"Sometimes you don't know why a particular car holds sway. We need to get on track and really see how competitive it is."
Domenicali also pointed out that the decision to cover up the step in the car's nose with a new-for-2013 'vanity panel' was for performance reasons.
"We wanted to go in that direction because the whole project is to improve performance in that area," he said. "And it is more beautiful!"
AUTOSPORT SAYS
by features editor Kevin Turner
It's clear from Ferrari's launch that the team is trying to keep a lid on expectations for 2013.
Although there was talk of the car being more radical – to push the rules as hard as the team feels some of its rivals have done in recent years – everyone was careful not to get too carried away.
That is almost certainly due to the problems experienced with the F2012 in testing at the start of last year. Both Felipe Massa and Ferrari boss Luca di Montezemolo talked of the awkward conversation they had when the Brazilian first drove the car.
"I called him to tell him the truth – things were not going well at that time," said Massa. "I hope it will be a different experience this year."
Then there's the issue of developing a car and engine for the new 2014 regulations as well as fighting a 2013 campaign, something Stefano Domenicali believes will be a difficult balancing act.
"A big team has to focus very soon on 2014," he said at the launch. "It is a big change and is very, very complex.
"It will be important to focus on our targets for 2013, but at a certain stage of the season we have to make sure we have the right people on the project for 2014."
Domenicali knows producing a car that is superior to everything else is unlikely, thanks to the rules stability and the pace of the Red Bulls and McLarens at the end of 2012.
What he is hoping for is that the F138 will put Alonso on an even footing with the likes of Sebastian Vettel, and that the team and the Spaniard – most people's top driver of 2012 – can do the rest.
| By Jamie O'Leary | Friday, February 1st 2013, 13:50 GMT |
Howard Fuller will drive one of Team HARD's Volkswagen Passatts in the British Touring Car Championship this year.
He is likely to share driving duties in one of the VWs with American Robb Holland, who undertook a partial BTCC programme last year and is set to do the same in 2013.
Fuller is planning to convert his programme into a full-time drive with Tony Gilham's team, should he find the backing.
"It has all come together nicely, and it's great to know that I'll be on the grid," Fuller said.
"It can be frustrating reading about everyone else's plans while I've been busy trying to secure my own place. I'm just thankful to Tony for the opportunity."
Fuller, 20, made his series debut with the team in an S2000 Honda Civic last year at Rockingham and also raced at Silverstone, taking a best finish of 11th.
Fuller's history with the outfit extends back to the VW Cup in 2010.
"Howard is a very good driver," said team boss Gilham. "He won for us in the VW Cup and the whole team loves him.
"We rewarded him with a BTCC drive at Rockingham last year and he did so well that we put him back in the car for Silverstone. I am sure he will do a great job for us."
Tom Onslow-Cole recently confirmed he will race the team's first VW on a full-time basis while Clio Cup champion Jack Goff and James Cole will campaign Vauxhall Insignias.
| By Jonathan Noble | Friday, February 1st 2013, 14:57 GMT |
Giedo van der Garde has won the battle for the second race seat at Caterham for 2013, the team confirmed on Friday.
Following months of discussions, the Dutchman has got the nod over Heikki Kovalainen, Vitaly Petrov, Bruno Senna and Luiz Razia to become Charles Pic's team-mate this season.
Van der Garde, who was Caterham's reserve driver last year and won races for its GP2 team, already has F1 mileage under his belt after driving in several Friday practice sessions as well as at the young driver test.
The Dutchman had also been part of the Spyker team's line-up in 2007, carrying out testing duties for the squad.
Speaking about his move in to a race seat, van der Garde said: "I know I am ready to take the step up to F1 and all the work I have done throughout my career, and particularly in the last year with this team, has brought me to my ultimate goal.
"Throughout 2012 I was able to fully integrate myself into the team, both through the FP1 sessions I ran at a number of tracks that were then new to me, and as reserve driver, fully embedded with the team throughout the season.
"Now I can continue to learn at the highest level of motorsport and show that I am ready for F1. I cannot wait to start work."
Caterham's decision to sign van der Garde and Pic is a departure from its previous mantra of securing experienced talent to help it in F1, and will have been motivated in part by financial considerations.
Team principal Cyril Abiteboul said last year that he was keen to bring on younger men now - which has been proven with his choice for 2013.
"We continue to grow as a team and we are committed to giving young talent across the motorsport industry the chance to grow with us and this is Giedo's opportunity to show he deserves his place at the very highest level of global motorsport," he said.
Van der Garde's appointment, with Razia now set to take the second seat at Marussia, means that Kovalainen, Petrov and Senna all appear to be without F1 drives for 2013
Giedo van der Garde's route to F1
Nationality: Dutch
Age: 27
F1 tests: Super Aguri (2007), Spyker/Force India (2007/08), Renault (2009), Caterham (2012, inc Friday practice)
GP2: 2009-12 with iSport ('09), Addax ('10-11), Caterham ('12). Five wins, best championship result of fifth in 2011.
Formula Renault 3.5: 2007-08 with Victory ('07) and P1 ('08). Champion in 2008, five wins.
Formula 3 Euro Series: 2004-'06 with Signature ('04), Rosberg ('05), ASM ('06). One win, best championship result of sixth in 2006.
Pre-2003: Karting and Formula Renault Eurocup
2013 Formula 1 line-up so far: Red Bull Sebastian Vettel Mark Webber Ferrari Fernando Alonso Felipe Massa McLaren Jenson Button Sergio Perez Lotus Kimi Raikkonen Romain Grosjean Mercedes Lewis Hamilton Nico Rosberg Sauber Nico Hulkenberg Esteban Gutierrez Force India Paul di Resta seat still available Williams Pastor Maldonado Valtteri Bottas Toro Rosso Daniel Ricciardo Jean-Eric Vergne Caterham Charles Pic Giedo van der Garde Marussia Max Chilton seat still available
