Press Releases
| Tuesday, September 22, 2009 12:00AM |
"My first season racing in Europe was something that I will never forget," Alexander commented. "I came into the championship without any winter testing as well as a team change mid season, which caused some high moments, but just as many low moments throughout the year. However, what I learned and was able to experience is something that I will remember for the rest of my motorsport career. On top of this, finishing off the season with the rookie title and win number three was very rewarding and it just made me realize that one can never stop pushing in and out of the car even if the results are not always there."
After crossing the line with what he believed was a 6th place qualifying effort, Alexander was shocked...
| Friday, September 11, 2009 12:00AM |
"The weekend started well," says Alexander. "I was second quickest in the opening practice session on heavy fuel and used tires, so I was confident to be competitive in qualifying and the race. Qualifying is always important in racing, especially at Oschersleben, it is quite narrow and twisty making it difficult to overtake. It reminds me of a big go-kart track."
Rossi's ISR Racing Team improved their cars performance over curbs, which there were many at Oscherslaben, and the results were positive. Alexander qualified third, 0.3s shy of pole position. In qualifying Rossi stayed out additional laps than anticipated and in closing laps of the session, when lightest on fuel his Tattus / Honda misfired from lack of fuel...
| Tuesday, September 01, 2009 12:00AM |
Practice: 2nd - Qualifying: 2nd - Race 1: 5th - Race 2: 1st
"After Saturday's turn 1 incident at the start it was great to have a clean getaway Sunday and take the win", Rossi said. "With the safety car circulating the field the first few laps due to an incident with Sims and Snooks, I had to work at maintaining temperature in the tires and brakes. This enabled me to make a good re-start and take the lead from Pal Varhaug exiting 'Eau Rouge'. ISR Racing gave me a perfect car this weekend and I owe a big thanks to the whole crew."
Rossi controlled the pace from the front with some late pressure from championship leader Fabio Leimer, holding a 1 second margin at the end. It was a fitting end to a weekend in which...
| Wednesday, August 19, 2009 12:00AM |
"Formula 1 has been my goal since beginning in karts at age 10", says Rossi. "I work hard at my career each day, but there is still a lot to accomplish as I continue to prove my abilities. I appreciate the guidance that Dr. Theissen and the BMW Motorsport staff have added to my career and their continued confidence in me. To pilot an F1 car is a responsibility that I've worked toward my whole racing career. Mental and physical training are a big part of my life, my goal is to be prepared, learn as much as possible and do a fantastic job for the team, I will not take this opportunity lightly."
"Despite announcing BMW's departure from Formula 1 at the end of 2009," says Theissen, "we will honour our...
| Wednesday, July 29, 2009 12:00AM |
"I was disappointed after the session," says Alexander. "We have been struggling with rear brake problems since the beginning of our weekend in Brands Hatch and have continued to experience problems thus far in Hungary. The car and I had the pace for pole position, but we were not able to capitalize on this as we had to bleed the brake system during qualifying. Hopefully, we can resolve this issue in time for tomorrow's race so that we may challenge for the victory."
While the braking problems were solved in time for Sunday's race, a front wing failure on lap 14 forced him to register his first retirement of the year.
"I'm pleased that we solved the brake problems," said ISR team boss Igor Salaquarda,...
| Tuesday, July 21, 2009 12:00AM |
As was the case at Brno three weeks ago, qualifying was a bit of a lottery due to rain. A heavy shower prior to the start meant that the track was drying throughout the 30-minute session and wet tire management became crucial to achieving a good grid position. Alexander finished in seventh position, despite being unable to communicate with his race engineer due to a radio malfunction.
"We haven't been able to have a proper qualifying session at Brno or Brands Hatch due to the rain," says Alexander. "It's been a disappointment, but I know that we have the pace and just need to put it all together in qualifying. I am sure we can be competitive for pole positions."
RACE ONE: 28 laps - Grid 7, Finish 7 - With the...
| Tuesday, July 14, 2009 12:00AM |
"I'm looking forward to racing at Brands Hatch," says Alexander. "It's a relatively short course for Europe, but quite fast with blind crests and corners. These proved to be very challenging and a lot of fun."
"The race in Brno and private test in Spa went quite well," says Alexander. "In fact, I feel like my season is just beginning. From the moment I joined ISR at Brno, everything started to fall into place. Mr. Salaquarda was very supportive of our arrangement and I got on very well with my race engineer, Peter Berry. The win at Brno and results from Spa test the following week was a great way to begin with ISR. The timing is perfect after the difficulties I encountered since the beginning of the...
| Friday, July 03, 2009 12:00AM |
After winning the World Finals, my family and I had to sit down and figure out what our plans were going to be for the upcoming year. Ever since I discovered the world of motorsport, I have always wanted to compete at the pinnacle, more commonly known as Formula One -- at least for now. We knew that in order for this dream to become a reality, it was imperative that I begin competing in Europe and proving myself on an international stage. I was offered the opportunity to run in the F3 Euro Series, British Formula 3 International Series, Italian F3, International Formula Master, Formula Two, International F3000, Formula Renault Eurocup, Atlantic Championship, Indy Lights, and Star Mazda. As you can imagine, we had some very large decisions...
| Wednesday, June 24, 2009 12:00AM |
"I have not won since Mexico City last December, it feels great to win again," said Alexander. "Everything went very smoothly and it was nice to create a little bit of history by becoming the first American to win in Formula Masters. ISR is very capable with 3 years experience with the IFM car. Our speed was there all weekend in the wet and dry, we are planning on many more victories before the year is out."
Rossi's victory was also ISR's maiden win in the series, much to the joy of team principal, Igor Salaquarda. "We have been trying to win a race for three years," Salaquarda said. "So I'm very happy to have finally achieved it. Alexander has made quite an impact on our team. He is a very good driver...
| Sunday, June 21, 2009 12:00AM |
ISR's Erik Janis finished in fourth place, despite dropping down to sixth at the start , ahead of Hitech Junior's Kasper Andersen. Starting ninth, Andersen overtook Jenzer Motorsport's Fabio Leimer at the start of the race and claimed fifth place, whilst Leimer took the last point-scoring position with sixth place.
Leimer is now nine points ahead of team-mate Pal Varhaug in the drivers' classification with 38 and 29 points respectively, whilst Varhaug still leads the rookies' standings ahead of today's race winner Alexander Rossi.
IFM's 2009 season resumes in four weeks' time at the Brands Hatch circuit in the United Kingdom for rounds seven and eight. Both races will be broadcasted live on the pan-European channel Eurosport....
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