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| Wednesday, June 15, 2011 7:26AM |
Fortec Motorsports driver Alexander Rossi heads to Germany this week ready for strong race results and aiming to reclaim the top of the World Series by Renault (FR3.5) Championship standings.
The Nürburgring is a motorsport complex around the village of Nürburg, Germany. It features a modern Grand Prix race track built in 1984, and a much longer old North loop (Nordschleife) track which was built in the 1920s around the village and medieval castle of Nürburg in the Eifel mountains. It is located about 70 km south of Cologne, and 120 km northwest of Frankfurt.
Alexander, a rookie in 2011 World Series by Renault, is making his first trip to the Nürburgring for round five of the Championship – the half-way point of the season....
| Monday, May 30, 2011 10:11AM |
Following an eventful race weekend in the Principality of Monaco, in which American Alexander Rossi and his fellow drivers supported the Formula One World Championship, Rossi lies third in the World Series by Renault Championship.
Saturday’s qualifying session saw the field split into two groups to limit the number of cars out on track at any one time; in order to give each car sufficient space to set qualifying laps. Alexander Rossi was in Group B which saw him go out on track in the latter part of the session. Following a tightly contested qualifying, in which the top four cars were split by only a few hundredths of a second, Rossi lined his Fortec Motorsport car up on the second row of the grid in P4.
Rossi made a strong...
| Sunday, May 15, 2011 11:29AM |
After challenging start to Round 3 of World Series by Renault Championship in Monza, Italy, American driver Alexander Rossi ended the weekend with a very strong drive to second place and climbing his way back up to 2nd place in the World Series by Renault Championship standings.
The American driver started Saturday morning’s qualifying session for race one strongly and was running in P4 and just 0.07 seconds off pole. Unfortunately, Rossi suffered a car failure halfway through the session and was unable to set a time in the second half of the session, lining him 16th for the first race of the weekend.
In Race 1 on Saturday, Rossi made a strong start in his Fortec Motorsports car. By the end of the first lap he was up to P14. ...
| Thursday, May 12, 2011 5:04AM |
Fortec Motorsport driver, Alexander Rossi heads to Monza this weekend and ready for strong race weekend results, aiming to only reclaim the top of the Championship standings.
Rossi had a near-perfect start to the season in Motorland Aragon, Spain with a win and a second place finishes. Rounds three and four of the Championship at Spa-Francorchamps, Rossi grabbed a further twelve Championship points, placing him third in the Championship ahead of Round three of the series in Monza, Italy this weekend.
American Rossi, a rookie World Series by Renault driver has previous experience of racing at Monza, the iconic Formula One track. Lying just two points behind the second placed driver in the Championship and 16 points behind the...
| Tuesday, May 03, 2011 5:07AM |
May 2, 2011 – Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium - American driver, Alexander Rossi fights to bring home more important championship points from second round of World Series by Renault at Spa-Francorchamps.
Despite the calm weather conditions, the Belgium venue played host to some drama in the closing stages of Qualifying 1, when two red flag situations interrupted running. Rossi and his Fortec Motorsport team had difficulty exiting the garage cleanly due to two cars blocking them in the fast lane of the pits while waiting for the session to re-start. However, once back out on track Rossi ended the session in 11th position losing out on pace to the dominant Carlin cars.
In the afternoon Rossi had a great start to the race, making up...
| Tuesday, April 26, 2011 12:52PM |
Fortec Motorsport driver, Alexander Rossi heads to the legendary Spa-Francorchamps circuit as current World Series by Renault Championship leader to contest rounds three and four of the series this weekend.
Alexander took a commanding win in the opening round of the series and came home in second position in race two at Motorland Aragon earlier this month. With a current total of 43 points and a 15 points lead over his nearest rival, Alexander now heads to Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium. Rossi a past winner at Spa in 2009 Formula Masters and 2nd in 2010 GP3 Championship is no stranger to what’s considered by drivers and fans alike to be one of the most challenging race tracks in the world.
Alexander Rossi comments, ″Coming...
| Sunday, April 17, 2011 2:27AM |
American, Alexander Rossi started 8th on Sunday for World Series by Renault race two at Motorland Aragon, Spain and drove an impressive run through the field to finish 2nd.
After a difficult qualifying session Sunday morning where Rossi struggled in traffic and building heat into his tyres as the clock clicked down, Rossi lined up his Fortec Motorsport car P8 on the grid.
Rossi made a great start and moved up into P6 as he headed into turn one. He was immediately up close behind fifth placed Canadian, Robert Wickens and began looking for a way past.
Over the next eight laps Rossi continued to push hard and was consistently less than 0.5 seconds behind Wickens. On lap eight the team made the strategic call to bring Rossi in for an...
| Saturday, April 16, 2011 9:31AM |
American Alexander Rossi drove a faultless race to take a commanding win in the opening round of the World Series by Renault at Motorland Aragon today.
Following a tightly contested qualifying session, the rookie driver lined his Fortec Motorsport car up on the grid in second place, just 0.02 seconds off the pole lap set by Wickens.
As the lights went green, Rossi had a bit of wheel spin off the grid but was able to maintain P2 as Wickens made a mistake heading into the first corner, which saw him drop to P3, while Move took P1.
Rossi spent the next 12 laps closed right up behind Move and looking for a way past. Rossi clearly with a quicker pace continued to attack race leader Move who was holding Rossi up and allowing Wickens to...
| Thursday, April 14, 2011 9:26AM |
Following three successful pre-season tests, Fortec Motorsport driver, Alexander Rossi is ready for the opening rounds at Motorland Aragon, Alcaniz for the 2011 World Series by Renault Championship.
In March, Rossi and Fortec Motorsport had six productive pre-season collective test days in Barcelona, Paul Ricard and Motorland Aragon. Rossi, a veteran to the circuits but new to championship winning team Fortec Motorsport, used this valuable time to fine tune the set up for his driving style and build internal relations with team. These tests were diverse with mixed weather conditions, enabling Rossi and his team of engineers to prepare, collecting valuable data for a variety of situations for the upcoming season.
World Series by...
| Saturday, April 02, 2011 8:34AM |
Saturday 2nd April
Alexander Rossi was today announced on the AirAsia Team Lotus F1 Driver Development Program.
The Air Asia Team Lotus Driver Development Program was launched today in Malaysia with the aim of developing driver talent from across Malaysia, Asia, Europe, North America and throughout the world. The program covers racing in a range of formulae from karting up to World Series by Renault and is designed to provide racing drivers with the support required to make it to the top level of motorsport.
Using the expertise within AirAsia and Team Lotus the Program will provide a combination of career guidance, coaching and sponsorship procurement. The Program will also focus on the vital elements of fitness and nutrition,...
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