2012 GP2 Season

phil1993 · PostPosted: Wed Dec 07, 2011 5:54 pm

Eurosport has confirmed that they're not showing GP2 next year

krag · PostPosted: Wed Dec 14, 2011 9:35 am

Nigel Melker will drive for ORT next year

Fish88 · PostPosted: Wed Dec 14, 2011 11:21 pm

Very cool. Good to see we have a Dutch generation that actually shows promise. Nigel Melker, Robin Frijns and Nyck de Vries. Let's hope those guys will get us with the stigma of paydrivers and actually get in F1 by talent.

ryan86 · PostPosted: Thu Dec 15, 2011 12:09 am

I always thought Verstappen was unfortunate with the way his career panned out.

phil1993 · PostPosted: Fri Dec 16, 2011 10:39 am

Here's the calendar. It may well be significantly shortened because of Bahrain. Singapore will be fun

23-25 March // Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
20-22 April // Sakhir, Bahrain
26-28 April // Sakhir, Bahrain
11-13 May // Barcelona, Spain
24-26 May // Monte Carlo, Monaco
22-24 June // Valencia, Spain
06-08 July // Silverstone, Great-Britain
20-22 July // Hockenheim, Germany
27-29 July // Budapest, Hungary
31 Aug – 02 September // Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium
07-09 September // Monza, Italy
21-23 September // Singapore, Singapore

Gaara · PostPosted: Fri Dec 16, 2011 1:53 pm

Two race weekends back to back in Bahrain...

*Major facepalm*

Mattzel89 · PostPosted: Fri Dec 16, 2011 2:20 pm

no Montreal? meh

StanV · PostPosted: Fri Dec 16, 2011 2:22 pm

What the flying fuck are those back 2 back weekends for?

Tamburello94 · PostPosted: Fri Dec 16, 2011 3:04 pm

The FIA needs to get out of Bahrain's arse, seriously. It's really not that brilliant.

Shaddix · PostPosted: Fri Dec 16, 2011 3:10 pm

FIA directors are hoping for 100 virgins if they please the Bahrain king.

phil1993 · PostPosted: Fri Dec 16, 2011 6:06 pm

Ideal scenario:

Both Bahrain races cancelled. One goes to Montreal, the other to Suzuka.

I can dream...

mclaren2008 · PostPosted: Sat Dec 17, 2011 9:39 am

2 back to back Bahrain weekends, fail of the year :lol:

There are much better circuits even in Asia they could choose from and instead they pick probably the most bland one of the lot

Karim.E · PostPosted: Sun Dec 18, 2011 5:36 pm

Super Nova in big financial troubles?

http://www.toilef1.com/GP2-Vers-la-fin- ... -Nova.html

krag · PostPosted: Tue Dec 20, 2011 11:27 pm

Leal complete Trident Racing line up for 2012

phil1993 · PostPosted: Fri Dec 23, 2011 5:36 pm

Confirmed drivers so far:

7 Marcus Ericsson (Swe) iSport
8 Jolyon Palmer (Gbr) iSport
9 Esteban Gutiérrez (Mex) Lotus ART
10 James Calado (GB) Lotus ART
14 Stefano Coletti (Mon) Coloni
15 Kevin Ceccon (Ita) Coloni
16 Stéphane Richelmi (Mon) Trident
17 Julian Leal (Col) Trident
24 Nigel Melker (Ned) Ocean Racing

Seems highly likely that it will be Rossi at Caterham alongside either Razia or Valescchi.
Clos at Rapax is looking close, while Carlin seem to be keen to give Chilton another year

Scirocco · PostPosted: Mon Dec 26, 2011 9:20 am

Fish88 wrote:

Very cool. Good to see we have a Dutch generation that actually shows promise. Nigel Melker, Robin Frijns and Nyck de Vries. Let's hope those guys will get us with the stigma of paydrivers and actually get in F1 by talent.

Nyck will be a world champion. No doubt about it. Also think Alex Albon (both rivals in KF1) and Nyck will be racing eachother in F1 until they retire. It's going to be a Senna and Prost all over again they're both future F1 WC's.

phil1993 · PostPosted: Mon Dec 26, 2011 9:23 am

I'd wait until at least they get to GP2/F1 by going that far. If you'd believe karting success, Tonio Liuzzi would be a multiple world champion rather than, er, whatever he is now.

De Cesaris fan · PostPosted: Wed Dec 28, 2011 3:31 pm

Sato and Jan Magnussen were 2 of the most promising drivers in the junior formulas as well. It's funny how it just doesn't work out for some drivers.

Scirocco · PostPosted: Thu Dec 29, 2011 8:22 am

Worked for a lot of other drivers though as well. Not all karting stars failed, although some have but a lot of really good karters went all the way. Sponsors backing is a key factor as well some couldn't continue. These two are special (Nyck and Alex) and i really expect them to at least reach F1. We will see though.

DutchFan · PostPosted: Thu Dec 29, 2011 4:33 pm

Fish88 wrote:

Very cool. Good to see we have a Dutch generation that actually shows promise. Nigel Melker, Robin Frijns and Nyck de Vries. Let's hope those guys will get us with the stigma of paydrivers and actually get in F1 by talent.

Those drivers have really talent, hope for a good Gp2 season from the Dutch drivers.

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