News Details

Marcus Ericsson gets first Alfa Romeo run at Pirelli test

Marcus Ericsson completed his first Formula 1 test for the rebranded Alfa Romeo squad at the Red Bull Ring on Tuesday. Ericsson raced for the team under its Sauber guise from 2015 to 2018 but lost his seat for 2019 after it opted to recruit Kimi Raikkonen and Antonio Giovinazzi. Ericsson stayed on as reserve driver and brand ambassador alongside his full-time commitments in the IndyCar Series. The 28-year-old was present at the Austrian Grand Prix last weekend and on Tuesday got behind the wheel of the squad’s 2019 challenger for the first time as part of a Pirelli tyre test. Ericsson completed 116 laps of the Red Bull Ring as he assisted Formula 1’s tyre supplier with...
Full Story »
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Marcus Ericsson called up for Alfa Romeo Pirelli tyre...

It has been reported that Marcus Ericsson has been given the opportunity...
6y ago from GPBlog.com

Alfa Romeo recalls Ericsson for Pirelli F1 test

Marcus Ericsson will return to Formula 1 action as he completes 2020...
6y ago from Crash.net

Marcus Ericsson set for first run in 2019-spec Alfa...

Marcus Ericsson is poised for his first run in 2019 Formula 1 machinery...
6y ago from MotorsportWeek.com

Marcus Ericsson to join Antonio Giovinazzi for Alfa...

Austrian Grand Prix – Marcus Ericsson will return to the world of...
6y ago from FormulaSpy.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Francesco Bagnaia ‘surprised but happy’ ahead of...

Francesco Bagnaia admitted he was “surprised but happy” about the...
18h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Fabio Quartararo reveals Yamaha is still “missing...

Fabio Quartararo revealed Yamaha was still “missing quite a lot” from...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Alex Palou’s Indy 500 win immortalized on...

Alex Palou’s likeness has been added to the iconic Borg-Warner Trophy,...

Ryan Hunter-Reay joins Arrow McLaren for 2026 Indy 500

Arrow McLaren has announced that veteran Ryan Hunter-Reay will join the...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Sources: Man United & Arsenal target midfielder...

Scott McTominay’s resurgence at Napoli under Antonio Conte has not gone...
1h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Insider explains reason why Mikel Arteta has called an...

The Premier League title race took a dramatic twist this weekend as both...
3h ago from CaughtOffside.com

The North London derby takes on extra significance

Morning. The North London derby is always a huge game in the season, but...
3h ago from Arseblog.com

Arteta is feeling the heat but north London derby...

tever doubts there are for Arsenal, at Tottenham they are far greater –...
3h ago from TheGuardian.com

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.