#alfa romero racing

[crueisummer]

@/F1blr, here's a link to watch Formula One races. They broadcast the practices, qualifying, and, of course, the race. Here's some links.

- sportsurge (streaming skysports all day <3)

- methstreams (lots of channels here)

- markkystreams 

[chibrary]

The Chrimer: 2016, GP3.

In 2016, Charles returns to ART Grand Prix as one of their GP3 drivers. This would be the first (and only) time he'd race under their name in single-seaters; previously, he had karted for the team in 2012 and 2013. It's a good team. By the time Charles joins the roster, they've come off of winning five teams' championships and three drivers' titles in just six seasons.

Their success isn't the only reason why this partnership is advantageous to Charles. It also puts him with some familiar faces.

ART GP was co-founded by two men that would be very integral to Charles' career: Nicholas Todt and Frederic Vasseur. Todt would be the manager that saved Charles' career in karts, and Vasseur would later be Charles' first F1 Team Principal.

In the press release, Charles says:

"I am delighted to be back with the big ART Grand Prix family after my karting seasons in 2012 and 2013. GP3 is a very competitive category and I will be in the best team in the championship. The atmosphere is good and everything everyone is working with a common goal: to win. I am excited about the car they have prepared for this season and I can't wait to start the championship. My objective is clearly to fight for the title."

GP3 would eventually be merged with the Formula 3 European Championship-- the category Charles had competed in the previous year-- to form present day F3. In 2016, however, GP3 was considered a minor step up from F3: the cars were a little faster, and the tires were a little more difficult to master.

Somehow, Charles' announcement that he would be graduating to GP3 with the top team wouldn't be his biggest press release of the week.

On March 1st, Ferrari formally announces Charles as the newest member of the Ferrari Drivers Academy. This had been rumored for months.

Ferrari goes a step farther by also announcing Charles as a Ferrari Development Driver and "on the books" of its F1 customer team Haas. The position with Ferrari would mean that Charles would be working on the Maranello simulators to test data for Vettel and Raikkonen, and the connection to Haas was rumored to be structured so that Charles could gain experience by driving in FP1 practices during the season.

At this point, Haas was the customer team closest to Ferrari; Sauber would not rebrand as Alfa Romero until late 2017.

Charles is the favorite going into the 2016 GP3 season, to the point where Motorsport.com titles their season preview "Can anyone stop Leclerc?":

“His karting record and early campaigns in single-seaters suggest Leclerc might be one of the biggest talents of his generation, but with that has come the burden of expectation. Still, early indications suggest he won't buckle and, if he doesn't, he might be unstoppable. [..] No wonder our entire panel picked him as the champion, Leclerc is the whole package - super fast, quick to adapt, consistent, strong racecraft. It might put too much pressure on him but not winning the title, which is as option in this field, would be a disappointment.”

Charles starts off his GP3 career dominant. He impresses in tests by going fastest:

Before the GP3 season starts, Charles gets his first taste of the future by testing a F1 car for the first time.

He drives a 2014-spec F14T at Fiorano with the goal of completing the 300km needed to be granted a free-practice-only super license. Charles is the first GP3 driver who tests that season.

The FIA super license is the qualification needed for a driver to compete in the F1 World Championship. In order to get a full one, a driver must (as of 2021):

Be at least 18 years old at the start of their first F1 competition

Already have an International Grade A competition license

Have a valid driving license

Pass an FIA test on the F1 sporting codes and regulations

Completed at least 80% of each of two full seasons of any of the approved single-seater Championships

Accumulated at least 40 points over the previous three seasons in those championships

Getting a full F1 super license is critical to Charles' hopes of bypassing F2 for F1 next season. He comes into this season with 17 super license points: 10 from finishing runner-up in the 2014 Formula Renault 2.0 Alps, and 7 from finishing fourth in the previous year's F3 European Championship. In GP3, 30 points are given to the winner and 20 to the runner-up; this means that anything less than first would eliminate his chance of jumping to F1 in 2017.

Charles would continue to excel through the end of the season. Unlike in F3, he would come out swinging and continue strong until the very last race. Charles wins the series opener in Barcelona; he goes from second row to leading the race by the first corner, and never looks back.

According to reports, Ferrari Team Principal Maurizio Arrivabene sneaks away to see Charles' first win as a member of his FDA.

Charles finds his only rival that season in a familiar face: Alex Albon, an old karting teammate and fellow member of the ART GP team. If you want in a more in-depth look into their relationship this season, you can read Part 2 of my Chalex primer.

It is important to note that Alex and Charles trade wins and share multiple 1-2s throughout the season, like so:

In June, Haas would officially announce Charles' first Grand Prix weekend as a test driver. He'd replace Esteban Guiterrez in five practice sessions throughout the season, starting in Silverstone.

Charles does well. He says to NBC Sports:

“It’s been an amazing experience for my first time in a Formula 1 car. I was struggling quite a lot at the beginning, as Silverstone is quite a hard track with lots of high-speed corners, and I found the steering wheel quite stiff in comparison to anything I’ve driven before. However, it was a great session and lap after lap I gained confidence. The last run was on old tires, so we couldn’t show our real pace, but I think we were quite fast. We completed the program and that was the main aim, so I’m happy with that. It was probably one of the best days of my life, and to do it with Haas has been even more amazing.”

Gunther Steiner, the Haas Team Principal, agrees:

“I found it quite good how calm he was about the whole thing, and we must never forget this is an 18-year-old kid in an F1 car - the fastest racecar in the world. I wasn't surprised by him, but I was impressed by him and what he did. [...] He was very professional, he did a good job, and he showed he can do it.”

Four days later, Ferrari brings Charles back to Silverstone to test in one of their cars. He describes the difference to Autosport.com:

"It's two different things. In FP1 with Haas that was mostly for the team because they had a weekend after, and I had to work for them and do as many kilometres for them as possible. With Ferrari it was a long day so we could plan it a bit better. Unfortunately we couldn't do many laps because of a little problem on the old power unit, but both experiences have been amazing. It's still good to get experience in two different Formula 1 cars. The more cars I try, and the different ways I see of working, the more experience I get."

It's very clear that Jules is on Charles' mind as he tests at Ferrari. He talks extensively to the press about his mentor:

“Jules advised me really well in the past, and all his comments he gave me in the past I keep in mind and try not to make the errors he told me not to do. [...] Jules was one of the talents who would have gone [to Ferrari] if the things that happened hadn't have happened.”

Jules' memory weighs heavy on him for that entire season.

Charles continues performing at a high-level both in GP3 and as a test driver: rumors for his next season remain abundant, especially as he stays at the top of the standings. One of the largest rumors is that Charles will bypass GP2 for an F1 seat with Haas the next year.

These hopes are soon dashed. In September, Gunther announces that they will not be signing Charles for 2017. He says:

“In the position we are in, he's too inexperienced. I wouldn't say too young, as Max Verstappen does a good job. We highly respect what Leclerc is doing in FP1, he was on the gain immediately. But what we need as a team is somebody who can score points. We need to train the team, we cannot train the driver. It [taking a rookie] is not an option at the moment, it's not a thing we want to do."

The comparisons with Max continue to loom over Charles, both in F1 and GP3. An F1 junior driving ranking says in the lead up to the final race:

“In an age in which every junior driver is seemingly being measured against Max Verstappen, Leclerc is one of the few who clearly compares favorably. His Euro F3 campaign in 2015 was in my view every bit as impressive as Max Verstappen’s the year before. In 2016, Leclerc stepped up to the considerably more powerful GP3 cars and generally looked strong since winning the first race of the season. He leads the championship going into the last race weekend and most importantly leads another Ferrari junior, Antonio Fuoco, who is now in his second year of GP3. While a Formula 1 seat cannot be out of the question, I expect Ferrari will promote Leclerc to GP2 next. They may still be wary after their previous top junior, Raffaele Marciello, struggled to continue his earlier junior successes in GP2.”

The final race weekend of GP3 ends up the most important: Charles and Alex go into Abu Dhabi each with the chance of claiming the Championship.

Alex says:

"I think Charles' gap is a bit big. In a way I don't have anything to lose, there is no real pressure or anything for me. It's just about doing my job doing the best that I can and let's just hope Charles has a bad weekend."

Neither of them actually finish the feature race. Alex– who had gotten pole position that weekend– hits Jack Aiken while fighting for the lead and has to retire. Charles doesn’t make it much longer in the race; he gets run off the track by Santino Ferrucci while fighting for third.

It doesn’t matter. With the way the points are, Charles wins from the sidelines.

He says:

 “It was really strange to be champion and finish in the wall at the same time. When I heard on the radio we were already champions because Alex was out, then I took the risk. […] But it’s an amazing moment. So much dedication into this season - it’s amazing to finish on a high, on a low, but winning the championship.”

He also makes it clear that sometimes you can be a champion and still make time for drama:

“To be honest what Ferrucci did was completely stupid, I will have to go see him and talk to him. What he [Ferrucci] did already from the beginning of the race was really crazy, I already had problems [with him] this season and he kept going knowing I’m [competing for] a championship, which is really stupid.”

Charles finishes the season with 202 points to Alex’s 177. In December, it is announced that Charles will take Pierre’s-- who has just won GP2-- Prema spot.

And if ART GP is good, Prema is great. It sets Charles up for another banner year.

[sc0tters]

Ambers F1 x Hockey Masterlist

do I have two other cellys that I need to work on rn? yes… was I going to miss this opportunity though? Of course not!

welcome to my 1000 followers celly where I am bringing to of my favourite sports together in F1 and Hockey.

In spirit of there being ten F1 teams there will be ten slots available, so here’s what you need to know for your request:

This is F1 drivers as readers so I will not be doing anything with actual drivers unless it is a platonic pairing within an imagine. read more here

In your request please mention the team you want the driver to drive for (if you don’t I will pick one myself), the hockey player (obviously), and what you want to have happen in the request.

For those of you who aren’t F1 fans do not hesitate to reach out if you want to be apart of this and don’t know where to start (F1 teams are the following: Redbull, Ferrari, Mclaren, Mercedes, Alpine, Aston Martin, Alpha Tauri, Alfa Romero, Williams, Haas)

As always I am so incredibly grateful for each and everyone of you who have made this celly possibly and I see every interaction that you guys have with what I write and that truly does mean the world to me.

As all spots have now been taken happy reading my lovelies!

1. Long Awaited

[Trevor Zegras] sometimes all you need is a trip away to an old friend.

2. Hard Launch

[Timo Meier] turns out that your worries were for nothing when everyone actually loves the announcement of your relationship.

3. Missing You

[Nico Hischier] when you and Nico haven’t seen each other for a month his teammates pull off the surprise of a lifetime when you both needed it the most

4. Bonding [Andrei Svechnikov]

when both of you end up being forced into a break with injuries it can only end up with you two on each others nerves, but what happens when that doesn't happen.

5. Gone

[John Marino] you’ve won your first championship yet he is the only person on your mind.

6. Here Again

[Jack Hughes] seeing your ex in your teammates hospitality section was not on your bingo card for your home race weekend.

[uswnt5]

Hi Gos! I thought it could be a good idea to share the experience I had this morning. Feel free to delete or post, it's cool. LOL (Not TC related)

I have a cousin who is kind of social media famous in the LA car scene. No, he's not a Tiktoker or anything. He is a semi-pro race car driver/engineer sponsored by Alfa Romero who is good looking (dork). Women of all ages go CRAZY for him, which is still super weird to process since he's just my dorky cousin in my eyes. He always receives gross objectifying comments on his social media from girls/women. My cousin is married with 2 two little girls. Well, this morning, I went with him and my nieces to Starbucks and he got recognized. I grabbed my nieces closer to me so they wouldn't appear in the photo, and this girl took like 14 selfies with him. He did the usual and we thought that was it. Then this teenage girl (with legit crazy eyes) turned to me and asked who I was. I didn't answer and just smiled and nodded. When we got to the car, he saw he was tagged in that photo and blocked crazy stalker girl. I immediately received a notif that I've been tagged in the photo and a dm from her full of insults about me and my family. My IG is completely private and none of us (family) appear on my cousins public IG. This crazy stalker girl somehow knows my name, hometown, is/was a follower on my private IG for at least a year and therefore knows where I prob work, live including my partner. My partner had a full blown panic attack after I told her about an hour ago, but she's fine now. It's hard to explain, but it def feels like a real personal violation and I (we) can't do anything about it because there's hundreds of these types of women and its part of his gig. Now I don't know if I should just delete my IG altogether or what the safe thing is to do anymore on social media. It's just been a really rough morning.

I know this is OT and a novel. Thanks anyway, Gos.

woah! scary! Remove them as a follower for sure.

[leoramage]

Hi! I would like to participate in the game. I am a Virgo Sun, Moon Cancer, and Aries Rising. 💗

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LOADING... COMPLETED ! THE RESULTS HAD BEEN DECODED !

the lyran mage have matched you with ZHOU GUANYU!

- your aries rising falls on either his 7th or 8th house and his jupiter sits there. although it is not a romantic aspect, i do believe that jupiter-ascendant is a prosperous aspect aka lucky charm! so you better come to zhou's races so that man would excel in his alfa romero seat man. get this man a seat in the top 10!

- with zhou being a virgo rising, your virgo sun adheres to his persona whether it be in the 1st or 12th house. there is also a connection between his identity and your emotional needs in which meets in the middle!

- with your cancer moon possibly aspecting his cancer venus, there's a connection that is mutual / beneficial to one another. they fill each other's cups when it comes to intimacy and emotional fulfillment!

- conclusion: zhou is not the typical gemini guy that jumps around flirting. he's friendly but quite reserved. he keeps his romantic relationships privately because evil eye is a thing 🧿 you're going to get hard launched when you guys marry lmao 😂 but hey, it's his way of being protective of you! he knows how harsh critiques can be and he keeps the connection sacred to the core! it's not because he couldn't be proud of you, he just hates how people couldn't accept that they have lives outside of the sports!

any thoughts? thank you for participating! 𔘓

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addio signori

[callumismysunshine]

Come on Alfa Romeo tell us if Callum is doing the FP1 or not ! I need to know if I should risk watching FP1 at work ot not.

[acrosstobear]

Callum wouldn’t have been able to race anyway with Alfa Romero bc it’s has to be Kubica as that’s the deal with Orlen so this is the best for Callum as he can make a name for his self in Indy and prove that f1 missed out but I think this means he’s definitely going to do it. Dan,Marcus,Christian also are looking at Indy so he hopefully won’t be alone in America and he has romain who he’s knows from haas when he tested

i guess its less i worry about him being alone (i do, but its not my primary concern), but the Christian situation of rolling up, racing and finishing Top 4 in quali and in the points in the race ain't gonna happen in a car that hasn't been Indycar in over 2 years. yes, Callum is quick. no questions there. but he is limited by his machinery, so I just don't see this as a good move for him, not when he has other options (not even talking F1) such as endurance racing or GT racing where he could ensure success by joining a strong team with Ferrari backing where he is most likely to succeed (see P3 on Le Mans debut)

[bayareahd]

I can’t say I’ve ever seen an Alfa Romero 1600 Veloce til that Sunday. She looks pretty fancy to me. #alfaromeo #1600veloce (at Golden Gate Fields Horse Races Berekely) https://www.instagram.com/p/CdyhjC_Jxpu/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[scanman73]

1972 Alfa Romero GTV from the Vintage Grand Prix at CTMP 🏁 #ctmp #racing #racetrack #ctmplife #varac #vintageracing #historicracing #mosport #alfaromeo #1972alfaromeo #christophercreighton (at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/Byx0fdYBtYT/?igshid=o63qp215qzoe

[mlmustang100]

Vintage Alfa Romero F-1 #mymotorways #vintage #f1 #formula1 #racing #alfa #alfaromeo

[luisdemen]

Alfa Romeo y Sauber anuncian la llegada de Alfa Romeo Racing

Alfa Romeo y Sauber anuncian la llegada de Alfa Romeo Racing

El Campeonato Mundial de Formula 1 verá a dos de las marcas más legendarias del deporte motor – Alfa Romeo y Sauber – regresar a las pistas alrededor del mundo como Alfa Romeo Racing, equipo que anteriormente se conocía en el circuito como Alfa Romeo Sauber. Alfa Romeo Racing contará en sus filas con el Campeón del Mundo de F1 en 2007, Kimi Räikkönen y el joven italiano Antonio Giovinazzi.  

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Alfa Romeo Racing tendrá desde hoy más apoyo en Latinoamérica, ya que además de contar con la colombiana Tatiana Calderón como piloto de pruebas, ahora incorporó a Juan Manuel Correa, nacido en Quito, Ecuador, hace 19 años, en el rol de piloto de desarrollo.

De momento se desconocen detalles sobre el papel que tendrá Correa dentro del equipo y si tendrá la posibilidad de probar en algún momento con el equipo durante 2019.

"Haber recibido esta oportunidad y formar parte de un equipo y una marca tan emblemáticos en el deporte del motor, la Fórmula 1 en particular, es un privilegio para cualquier piloto", dijo Correa, nacido en Ecuador pero nacionalizado estadounidense, su país de residencia casi toda su vida.

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"Haré todo lo posible para honrar la oportunidad que se me ha dado y quiero agradecer a Fred (Vasseur, jefe del equipo) y a todo el equipo Alfa Romero Racing Team por recibirme. Estoy emocionado por lo que viene en el futuro".

Por su parte, Vasseur comentó: "Nos complace anunciar que Juan Manuel Correa se ha incorporado a Alfa Romeo Racing. Juan Manuel asumirá un nuevo reto con nuestro equipo como nuestro piloto de desarrollo y esperamos seguir mejorando sus habilidades en apoyo a su progreso como piloto de carreras".

Correa debutará este año en la Fórmula 2 con el Sauber Junior Team que lleva adelante el equipo checo Charouz Racing System después de una temporada como novato en la GP3 Series donde finalizó 12° en el campeonato.

La entrada Correa se une a Alfa Romeo como piloto de desarrollo aparece primero en Todo sobre autos y velocidad.

via Todo sobre autos y velocidad

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04-05 Niki Lauda of Austria (#5) in the lead, driving a Brabham BT48 with an Alfa Romero 1260 3.0 V12 for the Parmalat Racing Team, during the Monaco Grand Prix at Monte Carlo on 27th May 1979. ... http://dlvr.it/NpRNPW

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