With 7 races yet for the 2013 season to come to an end, the drivers line-up for 2014 is already in a very hot stage. Formula 1 – FIA announces 2013 calendar changes Firstly Red Bull’s Mark Webber announced his retirement from F1 in 2014. His seat will be taken by also Australian Daniel Ricciardo currently driving for Toro Rosso.…
Driver of the Year 2012 – António Félix da Costa All Over! 4 Titles, Including 2012 Best Driver
Driverdb.com concluded their poll in several categories for Driver of the Year 2012. Portuguese Reb Bull’s Young Driver Programme dominated the election. Quoting Driver Database: “For the sixth time the annual Driver of the Year poll has been decided. Like last year it was once again a battle of the young and up-and-coming drivers. The…
World Series By Renault 3.5 – António Félix da Costa in Red Bull And 2013 Race Calendar
Portuguese Driver António Félix da Costa was today confirmed as starting the 2013 World Series By Renault 3.5 season driving for Red Bull Junior Team (Arden Caterham). Félix da Costa had a fantastic 2012 season in this series winning 4 out of the 5 last races. World Series By Renault – António Félix da Costa, who else? Wins…
Formula 1 – New Mclaren and Force India Cars for 2013
Mclaren have confirmed January 31st 2013 as the date for unveiling their new car: Mercedes-powered MP4-28. The presentation will be made in the UK. McLaren (finished third in the constructors’ championship and won seven races in 2012) are the second team to announce a 2013 car launch date. Force India had previously confirmed that they will reveal their new…
Driver of the Year Awards – António Félix da Costa
For the 2nd consecutive time Portuguese pilot António Félix da Costa was elected driver of the month on the website: www.driverdb.com To know a bit more about this fantastic driver that is inside Red Bull’s Young F1 Drivers programme, please check our earlier post: António Félix da Costa – A Pilot on its way to Formula 1? The…
World Series By Renault – António Félix da Costa, who else? Wins last season’s race
António Félix da Costa registered another amazing performance at the last race of World Series by Renault. After starting 3rd on the grid (Sunday morning qualification was held under a wet track), Félix da Costa was already first after turn 1 due to an impressive start after green lights. He ended the race with almost 30…
World Series By Renault – António Félix da Costa wins Race1 at Catalunya, Spain
Portuguese Red Bull’s Young Driver Programme António Félix da Costa won today his third race in World Series By Renault 3.5. , a category that has allowed in the past several drivers to pave their way to Formula 1. Félix da Costa won the race with almost a 4 seconds advantage over Sam Bird. This is Félix…
World Series by Renault Race 1 – Fantastic win by Portuguese António Félix da Costa
After his last and first win in World Series by Renault’s Hungary race, Portuguese António Félix da Costa won again this weekend, now the first race in the French Paul Ricard circuit. Under very hard and wet track conditions, Félix da Costa started 3rd on the grid and made a poor departure finishing first lap only…