All posts by Joey Barnes

By Joey Barnes, Editor-in-Chief Alfa Romeo Sauber F1 Team has announced that Tatiana Calderon has been placed as a test driver for the 2018 Formula 1 season. The 24-year-old Colombian was a development driver with the the Switzerland-based squad in 2017 prior to the newly promoted role. Her new responsibilities will include training sessions in the simulator and “coaching with engineers both on-site during several GP weekends, as well as at the team’s headquarters.” In addition to being a test driver, Calderon is also taking part in the GP3 SeriesRead More

By Joey Barnes, Editor-in-Chief Kevin Harvick has opened up the 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season with two wins in the first three races. The 42-year-old Californian talks about the culmination of improving with Ford, who jumped on with Stewart-Haas Racing at the start of last year. Our friends from Mobil 1 The Grid have brought together the latest from the 2014 Cup champion. Video Credit: Mobil 1 The GridRead More

By Joey Barnes, Editor-in-Chief With the 2018 Verizon IndyCar Series season rapidly approaching, Motorsports Tribune is previewing each of the teams competing on the tour. The site’s IndyCar staff will break each team down, laying out their results from the previous season while previewing the year to come for the organization and their driver(s).  Team: Ed Carpenter Racing Drivers: Spencer Pigot, Jordan King, Ed Carpenter What Happened Last Year: Simply put, the 2017 season was one with a heavy dose of growing pains. It was the first year without Josef Newgarden, who leftRead More

By Joey Barnes, Editor-in-Chief Aston Martin Red Bull Racing pilot Max Verstappen is coming off an eventful 2017 Formula 1 season, which featured peaks of two wins and valleys of several retirements. With a new season comes new hope and the 20-year-old Dutchman is looking for more success entering his fourth year. Our friends from Mobil 1 The Grid have featured Verstappen previewing the upcoming season. Video Credit: Mobil 1 The GridRead More

By Joey Barnes, Editor-in-Chief Aston Martin Red Bull Racing have released the primary livery that will be seen during the 2018 Formula One season. At the team’s launch of the RB14 last week, a creative and striking camo-style livery was seen on the car. However, it was deemed to be only for the launch viewing. With preseason testing set today through Thursday, the colors revealed were that nearly identical to the common theme seen over previous seasons. The Milton Keynes-based outfit released a statement that can be seen below. —Read More

By Joey Barnes, Editor-in-Chief Scuderia Toro Rosso officially revealed their newest Formula One challenger – the STR13. The 2018 car will be accompanied by Honda power, which moves over to the Red Bull junior team after three tumultuous years at McLaren. Depending on the relationship, the senior team could be powered by the Japanese manufacturer by as early as next season. Brendon Hartley is set to take the reigns as preseason testing begins today at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. Overall, Team Principal Franz Tost displayed his passion for the work putRead More

By Joey Barnes, Editor-in-Chief Force India finally pulled back the covers of their car slated for the upcoming Formula One season – the VJM11. The Silverstone-based outfit showed off the challenger prior to preseason testing in Barcelona, displaying a return of the pink, silver and white livery representative of a continued partnership with BWT. Although F1 pilots Sergio Perez and Esteban Ocon were on hand for the event, it is Nikita Mazepin who will give it an inauguration to the sport for testing. Ocon and Perez are set to takeRead More

By Joey Barnes, Editor-in-Chief Williams reserve pilot Robert Kubica is slated to run a pair of afternoon sessions during preseason testing next week at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. The workload will be split up between Lance Stroll, rookie Sergey Sirotkin and Kubica. The Grove-based outfit will have Stroll kickoff the program of the FW41 on Monday morning, followed by Sirotkin in the afternoon and Tuesday morning. For Kubica, his work behind the wheel will officially begin on Tuesday afternoon and conclude on Wednesday. Both Stroll and Sirotkin will finish up theRead More

By Joey Barnes, Editor-in-Chief Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing has added yet another sponsor as Friday it was announced that Luther Automotive Group will be the primary sponsor of Graham Rahal at Iowa Speedway on July 8. The company, which is the largest new and used dealership group in the Midwest, will also be an associate sponsor for Rahal’s No. 15 RLL Honda for the full 2018 season. “We are proud to be part of the Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing family and do our part to support Graham and Takuma as well asRead More

By Joey Barnes, Editor-in-Chief The car launches for the 2018 Formula One season are in full swing, with Scuderia Ferrari the latest to join in the action with Thursday’s showing of the SF71H. The Italian manufacturer took the covers off of their latest creation, which also happens to be their 64th challenger designed and produced for the F1 championship. At first glance, the most noticeable thing to stick out is the traditional red livery, which is a change from the white/red and black/red combo from its predecessors. Improvements are featuredRead More