Nov 2006
Alexander Haegermark winner of the Rickard Rydell Special Award in co-operation with Performance Racing
The top Swedish motorsport
award, the Rickard Rydell Special Award, was presented
to the 22 year old Swedish Formula Renault driver
Alexander Haegermark. The jury’s motivation for
the prize was; “A Swedish racing talent who has
worked step-by-step with great determination to prepare
and develop himself for an international racing
career.”
The Award dinner was attended by more than 900 people and it was clear by the applauds that Alexander was a worthy winner of this prestigious Swedish motorsport award.
The prize includes 50.000 SEK and a Formula 3 test drive. The test will be performed at the end of December in Valencia.
Rickard Rydell;
This was the 8th time this award has been announced. The 2 last winners of the award were Alx Danielsson and Sebastian Hoenthal (2006 winner of the World Series by Renault and 2006 Formula Renault UK Champion).
Alexander Haegermark;
The Award dinner was attended by more than 900 people and it was clear by the applauds that Alexander was a worthy winner of this prestigious Swedish motorsport award.
The prize includes 50.000 SEK and a Formula 3 test drive. The test will be performed at the end of December in Valencia.
Rickard Rydell;
“It’s great to be able to support a young driver when he takes his first steps toward an international career. I am happy that Bilsport (a Swedish auto magazine) and Performance Racing support this award as well. With the Rickard Rydell Special award I hope that I can give something back to Swedish motorsport.”
This was the 8th time this award has been announced. The 2 last winners of the award were Alx Danielsson and Sebastian Hoenthal (2006 winner of the World Series by Renault and 2006 Formula Renault UK Champion).
Alexander Haegermark;
“ I am stunned, this is fantastic. It’s great with all this attention after many years of hard work. The award will for sure make me even more motivated. To drive an F3 car at Valencia will be a fantastic and unexpected end to this season, I am looking forward to it…”
AVILA’s Macau GP disappointment will not stop him
Macau motorsport rising star Rodolfo Avila had an
unlucky weekend at his hometown event the Macau Grand
Prix. On Sunday, in the main race of FIA F3
Intercontinental Cup at Circuito da Guia, the #23
Performance Racing Dallara F306-Mügen Honda hit the
barriers in the open lap. Rodolfo Avila was quite
disappointed but he is now focusing on 2007 season.
During the four days of competition, Rodolfo Avila was always the fastest of the five Macanese drivers. On the 15-laps main race, he pushed hard since the “green lights” and the risk resulted in him smashing into the barriers at Fishermen's Bend.
“I went too fast and can’t avoid the accident. I have to apologise to all my team, Macau SAR citizens and my faithful sponsors for the error I did. It wasn’t the result I wanted to give them”, held Avila.
According to several press the safety car was deployed because of wreckage on the track from a coming together between Rodolfo Avila and Paul di Resta. That is false! Both cars hadn’t a single touch during the race meeting. “I didn’t collide with Paul Di Resta. He is fast but he was far behind me in the first lap. I crashed alone and I confessed my mistake. He is looking for the wrong man”, says Avila who was surprised by his opponent comments. In the fact Paul Di Resta collided with Jonathan Kennard not with Rodolfo Avila.
The Macau SAR international motorsport ambassador is looking forward next season. “I don’t know where and what I am going to do next year. I hope to stay in F3 and in Europe. That’s the place where I can develop my career. I have to give huge thanks to this people: Macau Government, Hotel Fortuna, Rio Casino, Macau-Slot.com, BNU, Gain Well Group, Tong-Lei, CESL-Asia, PAL - Asia Consult, RP Macau, Tsingtao Beer, Fat Siu Lau Restaurant, PT Asia, Sujika Crafts, China Unicom (Macau), Chubb and 2nd Asian Indoor Games 2007. They did an enormous effort to support me this year”.
In high-level motorsport the work never stops. Rodolfo Avila hopes to start 2007 preparation very soon.
During the four days of competition, Rodolfo Avila was always the fastest of the five Macanese drivers. On the 15-laps main race, he pushed hard since the “green lights” and the risk resulted in him smashing into the barriers at Fishermen's Bend.
“I went too fast and can’t avoid the accident. I have to apologise to all my team, Macau SAR citizens and my faithful sponsors for the error I did. It wasn’t the result I wanted to give them”, held Avila.
According to several press the safety car was deployed because of wreckage on the track from a coming together between Rodolfo Avila and Paul di Resta. That is false! Both cars hadn’t a single touch during the race meeting. “I didn’t collide with Paul Di Resta. He is fast but he was far behind me in the first lap. I crashed alone and I confessed my mistake. He is looking for the wrong man”, says Avila who was surprised by his opponent comments. In the fact Paul Di Resta collided with Jonathan Kennard not with Rodolfo Avila.
The Macau SAR international motorsport ambassador is looking forward next season. “I don’t know where and what I am going to do next year. I hope to stay in F3 and in Europe. That’s the place where I can develop my career. I have to give huge thanks to this people: Macau Government, Hotel Fortuna, Rio Casino, Macau-Slot.com, BNU, Gain Well Group, Tong-Lei, CESL-Asia, PAL - Asia Consult, RP Macau, Tsingtao Beer, Fat Siu Lau Restaurant, PT Asia, Sujika Crafts, China Unicom (Macau), Chubb and 2nd Asian Indoor Games 2007. They did an enormous effort to support me this year”.
In high-level motorsport the work never stops. Rodolfo Avila hopes to start 2007 preparation very soon.
Rodolfo Avila concluded pre-Macau GP testing!
Macanese motorsport
rising star Rodolfo Ávila completed last week in
England his preparation for the FIA Intercontinental
Formula 3 Cup - Grand Prix of Macau, to be held from
16 to 19 November at the demanding Circuito da Guia.
At Croft, Pembrey (Wales) and Rockingham, the driver sporting the colours of Macau SAR drove the maximum possible mileage with the white Dallara F306 – Mügen Honda of the Anglo-Sweden Performance Racing Europe team.
"I can't say it was a fully productive testing program. I can't also say it was so negative but definitely the steady rain didn't help us. Anyway it was quite good to be at the wheel of the F306 again. I really enjoy driving the car. It is quite different to drive if we compare to my season 2006 car (the Dallara F304)", explains the 19 years old driver.
For Macau Grand Prix 2006 edition, the hometown driver guaranteed the support of China Unicom (Macau) and Chubb. These two major sponsors joined to key backers Macau Government, Rio Casino, Hotel Fortuna, Macau-Slot.com, BNU, Gain Well Group, Tong-Lei, CESL-Asia, PAL - Asia Consult, RP Macau, Tsingtao Beer, Fat Siu Lau Restaurant, PT Asia and Sujika Crafts as Rodolfo Avila’s Official Partners for the East Asia most famous motorsport event.
“Basically these four days were good for me to meet my new engineer and the new team crew who is going to work at Macau GP. I wanted to readapt my driving style to the car too and I reach the goal. We worked hard on the Grand Prix setup and I feel we are more confident now that we found the right path for the race weekend”, Rodolfo Avila says.
The Formula 3 event of the 53rd edition of the Macau Grand Prix will be made-up of two races, as usually: the first one on Saturday (November 18th) and the second one on Sunday (November 19th), the final standings being decided by the latest.
At Croft, Pembrey (Wales) and Rockingham, the driver sporting the colours of Macau SAR drove the maximum possible mileage with the white Dallara F306 – Mügen Honda of the Anglo-Sweden Performance Racing Europe team.
"I can't say it was a fully productive testing program. I can't also say it was so negative but definitely the steady rain didn't help us. Anyway it was quite good to be at the wheel of the F306 again. I really enjoy driving the car. It is quite different to drive if we compare to my season 2006 car (the Dallara F304)", explains the 19 years old driver.
For Macau Grand Prix 2006 edition, the hometown driver guaranteed the support of China Unicom (Macau) and Chubb. These two major sponsors joined to key backers Macau Government, Rio Casino, Hotel Fortuna, Macau-Slot.com, BNU, Gain Well Group, Tong-Lei, CESL-Asia, PAL - Asia Consult, RP Macau, Tsingtao Beer, Fat Siu Lau Restaurant, PT Asia and Sujika Crafts as Rodolfo Avila’s Official Partners for the East Asia most famous motorsport event.
“Basically these four days were good for me to meet my new engineer and the new team crew who is going to work at Macau GP. I wanted to readapt my driving style to the car too and I reach the goal. We worked hard on the Grand Prix setup and I feel we are more confident now that we found the right path for the race weekend”, Rodolfo Avila says.
The Formula 3 event of the 53rd edition of the Macau Grand Prix will be made-up of two races, as usually: the first one on Saturday (November 18th) and the second one on Sunday (November 19th), the final standings being decided by the latest.