4 Feb 2010: F2: Tandy makes last-chance bid for 2010 drive
Bedford racer Nick Tandy reckons that a drive in this year’s F2 championship could be his last realistic prospect of a full-time career in single-seater racing.
Bedford racer Nick Tandy reckons that a drive in this year’s F2 championship could be his last realistic prospect of a full-time career in single-seater racing.
The family of Bedfordshire racer, engineer and team boss Joe Tandy, who died last year in a car accident, are to keep his memory alive by founding a racing academy in his name.
Jules Bianchi, who blitzed the British F3 field into submission as a guest competitor at the Algarve circuit, returned to the F3 Euroseries to take a pole position and a win in Barcelona, extending his series lead to 23 points with four races left.
Brits Alexander Sims and Sam Bird had a great outing during their home event at Brands Hatch in Formula Three Euroseries as the Mucke Motorsport team-mates both made it to the podium in race two.
Alexander Sims has taken his first victory in Formula 3 Euroseries victory in a one-two for his Mucke Motorsport squad at the Nurburgring.
Championship leader Jules Bianchi won both F3 Euro Series races in Zandvoort, while Britain’s Sam Bird shrugged off qualifying 15th to score a point in the first race and take second place in the next.
Britain’s Riki Christodoulou has denied Renger van der Zande a shutout by winning round 10 of the British Formula 3 International championship at Snetterton, earning his maiden victory in the process.
JTR Racing’s Nick Tandy has announced he is leaving the British F3 International series with immediate effect to compete in F3 Euroseries instead.
Carlin’s Daniel Ricciardo emerged from the Hockenheimring still leading the British F3 International Series championship, despite not managing to finish better than fourth in either race.
Nick Tandy has claimed an emotional maiden win in the fifth round of the British Formula Three series two weeks after his elder brother and team boss Joe was killed in a road accident.