Sentences with phrase «for rookie drivers»

The income for rookie drivers varies around $ 40,000 and $ 45,000 a year, providing a solid starting point for bringing in adequate money while improving to earn more.

Unusually, McLaren took a risk in opting for a rookie driver, with Hamilton stepping up to F1 alongside Alonso.

This was the first trip to Le Mans for the rookie driver and he appeared to make the most of the experience.

Not exact matches

That decision was certainly the right one for me and my opportunities in business at the time and, looking back now, I would have to say it worked out pretty well for us and also the driver that wound up getting that rookie test.

Since his few races for Manor in 2015 Rossi ended up making a name for himself in IndyCar, winning the 2016 Indy 500 as a rookie and establishing himself as one of the championship's most talented young drivers.

Robert Kubica has been posting some decent lap times for Williams at the Barcelona test, and set a quicker pace than F1 rookie and full - time F1 driver Sergey Sirotkin in day two.

As tough as it is for a veteran driver to win in Martinsville, Earnhardt knows it's even tougher for a rookie to come away with a decent finish.

Other rookie drivers Pipo Derani, Gustavo Menezes and Paul - Loup Chatin will take part in the test for leading LMP1 manufacturers Audi, Porsche and Toyota respectively.

It's decided by the media, and the guidelines of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway say that «selection criteria for Rookie of the Year should be based upon (a) the driver's skill, (b) sportsmanship, (c) accessibility and conduct during the month, and (d) finishing position.

2017 saw Rookie Lando Norris become the first driver to win the title driving for a team other than Prema since 2010, and the first rookie to win the overall championship since the F3 Euro Series began inRookie Lando Norris become the first driver to win the title driving for a team other than Prema since 2010, and the first rookie to win the overall championship since the F3 Euro Series began inrookie to win the overall championship since the F3 Euro Series began in 2003.

It's a year of change for McLaren in 2017, with new employees, a new name pattern, a rookie driver and big regulation changes to tackle.

But he is an important part of the Williams team for 2017, as the more experienced driver alongside 18 - year - old rookie Lance Stroll.

He's the first driver to win the title driving for a team other than Prema since 2010, and the first rookie to win the overall championship since the F3 Euro Series first became a thing in 2003.

Hold a rookie session the week before where prospective drivers have to prove they can lap the track safely at a competitive speed, much like the sort of thing they have at Le Mans (for night driving) and at Indianapolis.

Alonso's first IndyCar test takes place today (Wednesday 3 May), with the plan being for the F1 driver to complete his rookie orientation programme.

From this year's pick, stand - out drivers include Briton and five - time Formula E race winner Sam Bird, season one Formula E champion Nelson Piquet Jr (who has switched teams and joined Jaguar for season four), the Mahindra dream team of Nick Heidfeld and Felix Rosenqvist, Formula E rookie Andre Lotterer, and general dude Antonio Felix da Costa.

He made his way to the CART circuit in 1995, winning rookie of the year honors for Hall Racing, and when Penske had a seat open up for the 2000 season, he gave it to de Ferran, largely because he was impressed with the driver's attention to detail.

One of those drivers was rookie Ty Dillon, who slid into Keselowski, causing Keselowski's No. 2 to go for a slide off Turn 4 and through the frontstretch infield.

A 6 - 3 record in qualy in his first half season is very nice for a rookie even if his team - mate is the worst driver on the grid (it's not the early 90's when the worst driver on the grid would be someone like Taki inoue)

Felipe Massa was preparing for the quiet life before Valtteri Bottas moved from Williams to Mercedes, creating the need again for an experienced driver to partner rookie Lance Stroll.

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The hum of 16 open - wheeled Formula Rookie vehicles start to fill the air as drivers take to the starting grid for the second and final race of the championship; the first race weekend of 2015.

You know, people are putting my name in the same sentences as Kimi Raikonnen because we're in our rookie season together, it's an incredible honour for me to even be on the same roads as all of these drivers, let alone a guy like Kimi.

It offers plenty of fun for a track - day rookie, but there's tons of dormant performance for a more experienced driver to tap.

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In May 2016, Honda - powered race car driver, Indy rookie Alexander Rossi, stretched his final tank of fuel for 36 laps to the checkers — four more laps than any other competitor — to win the 100th running of the Indianapolis 500.

The sports car looks and accessible price means that fearless, hormone - fueled teenagers are the most likely candidate to end up in the driver seat, while the rear - biased handling characteristics makes fertile ground for the full - blossoming of rookie mistakes.

In his first year of pro racing, Rookie Michael Cooper posted an amazing six wins to take the Touring Car Drivers» Championship as well as Rookie - of - the - Year honors for the class.

Numbers like those gave veterans Lou Gigliotti and Andy Pilgrim a run for their money and helped Aschenbach become the first driver in SPEED GT history to win the Championship in their rookie season.

Rookie Michael Galati won the second - straight T2 Drivers» Championship for RealTime Racing's Honda Prelude by two points over Taz Harvey's Prelude and Alain Chebeir's BMW.

In Touring Car B - Spec, a three - way battle developed for the Drivers» Championship between rookie 15 - year - old Ernie Francis Jr., Robbie Davis and Joel Lipperini.Francis Jr., driving the Breathless Performance Mazda 2 jumped out to an early lead in the championship with back - to - back - to - back wins at St. Petersburg in Rounds 1, 2 and 3.

To earn the drivers» championship for Elivan, the TCA team championship, plus rookie of the year awards for Matt Fassnacht (TCA) and Anthony Geraci (TC) shows the 24/7 efforts by everyone on the team.

Rookie drivers mistakenly believe that the problems they face early on in their career are the fault of the company they work for.

That's the basic strategy for success if you're a rookie driver.

In each, you play a different character — such as an Arabian woman performing stealth operations for Lawrence of Arabia, a rookie British tank - driver in the killing fields of Belgium or an Australian Boer War hero operating as a runner in Gallipoli.