Full Throttle

Formula Renault UK graduate Dean Stoneman has joined the list of recruits for the 2010 Formula 2 Championship. The 19-year-old Briton has spent his whole car racing career so far in FRenault, initially in the second-string BARC series before moving up to the British Touring Car supporting main UK championship for 2008.

Superleague Formula by Sonangol is delighted to announce that reigning French champions, FC Girondins de Bordeaux will join the grid for its third season in 2010.

Parthiva Sureshwaren is the latest driver to secure his place on the Formula Two grid, joining Armaan Ebrahim as the second Indian driver on the circuit this season.

Mario Andretti on Saturday said he will get involved with the new Malaysian backed Formula One team Lotus. The Italian-American, in Bahrain for Saturday’s on-track display of F1’s 60 year history, won the world championship at the wheel of the famous black Lotus 79 in 1978.

Qualifying for the Sao Paulo 300 IndyCar Series race in Sao Paulo, Brazil, has been postponed. Originally scheduled for Saturday afternoon, it has been moved to Sunday morning at 8:30.

Thank God, and Flavio for small miracles, Briatore has ruled out returning to Formula One. The 59-year-old Italian said the FIA is pushing ahead with appealing a French court’s overturning of his lifetime motor racing ban, in the wake of the ‘crashgate’ scandal.

Yet another world champion has stepped into the mix for this weekend’s sensational 2010 season opener in Bahrain. Active drivers’ title winners Michael Schumacher, Jenson Button, Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso posed for photographers in the FIA press conference.

Driving a No. 2 Chevrolet that saw its first action this weekend at Atlanta, Kevin Harvick dominated Saturday’s E-Z-Go 200 to win for the third time in his last three starts in NASCAR’s Camping World Truck Series.

Max Mosley may be gone from the president’s office at the FIA but he’s certainly not forgotten. A divisive figure (not to mention downright perverse) when he was running the show, it’s no surprise the process Mosley put in place to bring new teams into Formula One continues to cause friction in the paddock.

Lotus Racing and CNN International have announced a partnership deal that sees the newest Formula One team entering into a long-term agreement with the news network. CNN’s world famous logos will feature on the T127 race cars, the drivers’ overalls and on all team clothing.

As fans of Formula One know the FIA in their infinite wisdom, or lack thereof, have expanded the starting grid for the 2010 season. 2009 saw 10 teams with 20 cars/drivers, allegedly 2010 will see 13 teams with 26 car/driver combos.

The final selection has now taken place for Teams to enter into the upcoming Superleague Formula by Sonangol campaign due to kick off at Silverstone on April 2nd.

Looking around the racing newswires this Tuesday has been an exercise in, not futility or uselessness, more like “Ho-hum that all there is.” In that light here are a few headlines that did spark a bit of interest.

F1 hopefuls Stefan GP have reportedly signed Indian GP2 driver Karun Chandhok as they bid for a spot on the 2010 grid.

Dr. Laurence J Peter authored the theory of the Peter Principle, a principle that states “In a Hierarchy Every Employee Tends to Rise to His Level of Incompetence.”

Following a very successful maiden season, interest in F2 has been high with over 40 drivers hoping to join the 2010 FIA Formula Two Championship. Fifteen drivers have now been confirmed and they will be announced daily over the next two weeks.

The media in Argentina is reporting that the US F1 team has ground to a halt – and that Jose Maria Lopez is now trying desperately to find an alternative seat for this season.

“You’ve never heard of the Millennium Falcon? … It’s the ship that made the Kessel run in less than 12 parsecs.”

So… you say you have desired owning a Ferrari since the days of Fangio. Had wet dreams over cruising H1 out of Honolulu in a Ferrari Enzo? Have I got a deal for you.

Italian race-car chassis constructor Dallara released images on Friday illustrating three interpretations of what could be the 2012 Izod IndyCar Series car, based on criteria the Indy Racing League revealed on Thursday.