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Kovalainen: SARD carrying momentum into new season

Sometime McLaren, Renault and Lotus Formula 1 racer Kovalainen posted the fastest time on the second and final day of the first official test of the winter, eclipsing the Team Kunimitsu Honda of reigning champion Naoki Yamamoto by 0.096 seconds. It followed a tough first day of the test for the Finnish driver and his…

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Vergne explains why he opted not to compete in Extreme E

Vergne is a co-founder of the Veloce Racing team, which became the fourth squad to commit to the all-electric SUV off-road racing championship, although HWA and Venturi have since pulled out to be replaced by Hispano Suiza and Techeetah. Last year, Vergne was part of an initially private line-up of high-profile drivers that tested the…

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Rookie Beckmann ends first F2 test day on top

The FIA Formula 3 graduate, driving for Charouz Racing, lowered the day’s benchmark with a 1:42.844s in the final 20 minutes of the three hour afternoon session at the Sakhir Circuit. Beckmann’s effort was the only lap to dip under the 1:43s bracket, the pace a fair way off the times recorded in last year’s…

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