Di resta also drove for force india between 2011 and 20. Paul di resta is a former formula one driver, who competes in the dtm in 2015. Download the autosport app available on ios and android. Force india are speaking to me every two or three days, said di resta. Sahara force indias paul di resta registered an impressive performance in the testing session here and had the fourth best time overall, in his new vjm 06. Paul di resta is a british racing driver from scotland who drove in formula one from 2011 to 20, became a reserve driver for the williams f1 team in 2016.
That is the claim of scottish countryman and be the 1st to comment. Unlikely that i retain force india seat, says paul di resta. Scottish formula one hero paul di restas grief over. The scottish driver, who will serve as a backup for valtteri bottas and felipe massa this season, will provide expert analysis for a number of races. A profile of force india formula 1 driver paul di resta di resta has been impressive in his debut season. Paul di resta simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Paul di resta born 16 april 1986 is a british racing driver who drove in. Paul di resta will return to formula 1 this season as williams reserve driver, bbc sport has learned. In addition, sky sports recently added williams newly announced reserve driver paul di resta to their team. Di resta surprised force india hasnt announced its. Paul di resta endurance racing car driver with united autosports. A former dtm and formula 3 euroseries champion, di resta did not secure a formula one drive for 2014, and rejoined mercedes to race again in the dtm. Paul di resta lands williams f1 reserve role touringcartimes. He was a last minute replacement for williams reserve driver paul di resta.
The 2010 champion will contend his seventh season more. Paul di resta height, weight, age, body statistics. Pascal wehrlein, currently signed with sauber, is also looking to move to williams, however, williams has not announced which engine manufacturer they will use for 2018. Paul di resta opens up on latest motorsport chapter in. Scottish driver paul di resta substituted for massa earlier this year at williams. Scots f1 driver paul di resta battled through the grief of his stepdads death to race yesterday. The former force india driver, 29, will continue to race for mercedes in the german touring car championship. Check out the f1 career of this famous british driver that never made it to the podium in the 59 races he started. Paul di resta to join williams as reserve driver for 2016 season the 29yearold scot takes on the role behind drivers valtteri bottas and felipe massa. Paul di resta is set to race for williams this weekend, after felipe massa was taken ill this morning, despite being cleared to race earlier in the day. Former formula 1 driver and current television pundit paul di resta has warned read more. I cannot believe i am the only inspector clouzot in f1 to have come across this little saga. Scottish racer paul di resta has been signed by williams to continue as reserve driver for the 2017 season.
Career, formula one 201020, formula one test driver 20162017, 2010. Former force india driver paul di resta is not ready to give up on his formula one career. Tsn partners with sky sports, expands fia formula one. Now paul di resta, the 32yearold former f1 driver from west lothian. Di resta returned to the german touring car championship in 2014. Di resta has been on the sidelines of f1 since the end of 20, when he was dropped by force india after three seasons racing for the silverstone team. The scottish driver, who will serve as a backup for valtteri bottas and felipe massa.
The four points is good for the constructors championship. There have been 163 formula one drivers from the united kingdom, three of whom compete in the 2019 season. Paul di resta f1 driver biography f1 fanatic racefans. Scotland but italy is unquestionably a home from home for paul di resta. Di resta was born in uphall, livingston, scotland, and grew up in bathgate. With time, he has also amassed a huge fan base with more than 550k followers on twitter, more than 100k followers on facebook, and more than 150k followers on instagram. Kubica has good backing, since he is being managed by 2016 f1 champion nico rosberg, and is. Paul di resta will return to the formula one paddock as williams f1 reserve driver it has been officially announced today. Sky sports f1 is a television channel created exclusively for skys uk and ireland coverage of formula one.
Latest f1 news on paul di resta updates f1 reader your daily f1 news fix formula 1. Bathgates paul di resta may have watched qualifying for todays australian grand prix on tv in the comfort of his monaco flat, but the 27yearold scot is poised for a dramatic return to formula one. Paul di resta named as williams reserve driver for 2016. Paul di resta born april 16, 1986 in livingston west lothian is a scottish auto racing driver.
Paul di resta s racing knowledge will be invaluable, according to williams, following the scots confirmation as reserve driver. Drove for williams and mercedes between 20062016 before announcing a shock early retirement. Williams sign paul di resta for another season as reserve. Scottish driver paul di resta has admitted that his future with the force india formula 1 team looks bleak. Formula one drivers from the united kingdom wikipedia. Sport williams f1 sign bathgates paul di resta as reserve driver williams have announced that bathgates paul di resta will join the team as official reserve driver for the new formula one season. Scottish drivers throughout the 63 years, there has been 15 scottish f1 drivers. Without a drive for 2014, he returned to dtm, although it was not until 2015 that the scot found his former pace. Paul di resta hopes to continue to work with williams despite being overlooked for a 2018 race seat with the team. Paul di resta has been rookie of the year without doubt. Marussia are ready to resign the fourth british driver in f1, max. The formula in the name refers to a set of rules to which all participants and cars must conform. Paul di resta has been confirmed as williams reserve driver for the 2016 f1 season, a role he will dovetail with a campaign in dtm for mercedes.
Mercedes amg dtm driver paul di resta will be part of the williams f1 racing team this season, joining the squad as their third and reserve driver. Di resta took on a new f1 role in 2016 when he became reserve driver for williams. Paul di resta has claimed his seventh career dtm pole position for race two at the 2016 season opener and is in. One from 2010 to 20 and became a reserve driver for the williams f1 team in 2016. With less than four weeks to go until all the preseason test session at jerez kicks off, the latest announcement by paul di resta may come as a bit of a surprise to those who avidly follow formula one. Paul di resta may leave f1 as competition for seats. This category includes all scottish drivers who have participated in or attempted to participate in.
In 20 f1 season, there is only one scottish driver, paul di resta. Qualifying and the race will now be done by the scottish driver, whose last race was the brazilian grand prix in 20, but has been williams test driver since 2016. Scots wonder kid racing driver one step closer to formula 1. The scot was confirmed last month as part of the 2016 mercedes amg driver lineup in the deutsche tourenwagen masters. In a recent statement to the press, the scottish driver confirmed that he still has no. F1 driver paul di resta tells cnn about his dream of driving for.
But we went aggressively on tyre strategy and extracted as much as we had. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Paul di resta is a british race car driving who is best known for driving in formula one from 2011 to 20. Paul di resta was the only force india driver on hand to pull back the covers on the teams new car as the silverstonebased squad debuted its new vjm06 at the uk track today. Paul di resta cams from a family with a strong racing background his cousins were indycar champion and indy 500 winner dario franchitti and sports car driver marino franchitti. Wikimedia commons has media related to racecar drivers from scotland. Williams f1 sign bathgates paul di resta as reserve driver. Scots racing driver paul di resta has married his girlfriend at a starstudded wedding in italy.
Over the past four years, the likes of paul di resta, max chilton, will stevens and jolyon palmer have all seen their f1 careers come to an end. Paul di resta is a british car racing driver who is best known for driving in formula one from 2011 to 20. Paul di resta made his debut in a grand prix weekend on friday, when he replaced force india teammate adrian sutil for first practice. We lost a few positions, just unlucky at the restarts. Dougie mccracken, 46, a former professional footballer, was found dead on thursday evening at the home he shared with pauls mum marie in lanark. Over the years there has been two scottish drivers who have won the world championships. Di resta, who has completed three seasons with force india, said staying in f1 with the silverstone squad was unlikely. Paul di resta returns as williams f1 reserve last word. Paul di resta is being forced to consider a driving.
Force indias eighthplaced scottish driver paul di resta. British driver paul di resta, who previously raced in 59 gps with force india, is also being considered. This is a nondiffusing parent category of category. Scots racing driver paul di resta weds in italy the scotsman. Paul di resta set to be named williams reserve driver for. The scottish driver was the teams reserve driver for the last two years, stepping in for felipe massa at the hungarian grand prix when the brazilian had an ear problem. Autosport video discover the best motorsport videos on the web. Paul di resta cams from a family with a strong racing background his.
Paul di resta may leave f1 as competition for seats accelerates. Paul di restas racing knowledge will be invaluable, according to williams, following the scots confirmation as reserve driver for the 2016 season. A profile of force india formula 1 driver paul di resta bbc. Ferrari wont replace f1 design chief directly, will split role. Paul di resta born 16 april 1986 is a british racing driver from scotland who drove in formula one from 2011 to 20, became a reserve driver for the williams f1 team in 2016 driving a single race for them as a substitute driver in 2017. When asked about how he felt about the role he apparently stated that it wasnt his fault that he was 3rd driver but was down to tactical errors by the. Paul di resta reveals ferrari dream and italian roots cnn. Robert kubica and paul di resta to test for williams. Click on the year to see the standings for that year. Of those, lewis hamilton has won the most titles, with six. Di resta, who has completed three seasons with force india, said staying in. Scottish female racing drivers the contents of that subcategory can also be found within this category, or in diffusing subcategories of it. Di resta given f1 chance paul di resta has been handed the formula one opportunity he has long craved with a fulltime race seat with force india.
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