1951 Season

***Consistency is key***

Mathilde Noir won 6 races in a row this season which equals Dieter Wexler's tally from the 1950 season and breaking his successive winning streak of 4 race wins in a row. Despite this incredible feat she lost out on the championship by 12 points due to Wexler finishing on the podium 11 times out of 12 races breaking his own record from last season proving that he is a cut above the rest when it came to consistensy.

Scuderia Rossini lost out on the championship to Steinmann Motorsport due to Harry chapman's disappointing form this season not winning any races and only stepping onto the podium 4 times. Aki Lipponen and Noir proved to be the stronger lineup overall scoring 15 podiums and 8 wins between them. Panther Racing team found themselves to be in no mans land this season, not quite fast enough to consistently challenge the top 2 teams however never slow enough to fall into the mid field. speaking of the mid field it was very tight around 5th place, with Spartan Racing clinching 5th in the last GP 2 points clear of Van Dort Racing. Both Windsor Racing and Rezzato Corsa scored 0 points again which has put both of their futures in jeopardy.

***Driver Changes for the 1951 Season***

*Scuderia Rossini*: With the retirement of Niilo Saarinen, Scuderia Rossini decided to improve their lineup greatly bringing in the british driver of Harry Chapman. Although he is on the older side Chapman impressed everybody last season with 4 poles in the first 4 races however he was never able to convert them into victories which is no doubt something he will want to rectify with Scuderia Rossini. That being said he still has to conted with Wexler, the reigning champion who does not look like slowing down at all.

*Panther Racing Team*: A shock move away from Panther Racing team for Zoe Sharp left a gaping hole in the team which had several drivers frothing at the mouth at the possibility of driving for a race winning outfit. However Panther went for a driver that few would've expected, Albert McCarthy from spartan Racing who scored 1 point last season making the move seem strange but we will have to see how he performs alongside race winner Rick De Graaf.

*Steinmann Motorsport*: With the departure of Harry Chapman, the teams lead driver for the 1950 season, Steinmann Motorsport signed Mathilde Noir from Van Dort Racing. Noir had a quietly competitive season in relatively uncompetitive Machinery however beat her teammate and that was enough for Steinmann Motorsport to pair her alongside the flying fin of Aki Lipponen.

*Kitano Sport*: After winning 2 races in 1950 Zoe Sharp decided to pack her bags and leave Panther Racing team in a shock move to Kitano sport who finished 223 points behind them last year. Zoe Sharp has clearly seen potential in the Japanese outfit and has generated a lot of excitement around the team. Amanda Cavalcanti was signed in a suprising move from 3rd tier team Silva racing, it was assumed that Cavalcanti would have gone to the **Asia-Pacific Super cup** after dominating the **European Racing series** winning 7 races out of a possible 8. There is no doubt that Cavalcanti has talent however was she brought into the sport prematurely?

*MacNeil Racing Team*: Macneil are looking to build upon a successful 1950 season with the same driver lineup that took them to 5th in the constructors standings.

*Mersault Sport*: Mersault are one of the few teams to go into the 1951 season with an unchanged lineup, hoping to take a leap up the field with the upgrades they made over the winter brake.

*Van Dort Racing*: After losing Noir, Van Dort Racing signed Rezzato Corsa's Theo Besson. Besson is clearly a talented driver however did not have the machinery to compete last year and is hoping he can score some good points this season to establish himself as a good number 1 driver for the team who are looking to get themselves further up the grid. Gonzalez is on the other side of the garage for the 2nd season in a row and is hoping to get the recognition that Noir did the previous season.

*Spartan Racing*: After a frankly underwhelming 1950 season from spartan racing they lost Albert McCarthy late into pre-season forcing them into signing Maxime Lori from their sister team Spartan MRT from the GT championship. The 34 year old is very talented however well past the twilight of his career and is very likely to retire at the end of this season. However he definitely has the ability to deliver some strong results for Spartan racing who have invested a lot into the 1951 season hoping to leapfrog a few teams in the mid-field and secure more points than last season. Chuck Calrissian stays on with Spartan Racing hoping to build on his strong season as one of the youngest drivers on the grid.

*Rezzato Corsa*: With Roger Taylor leaving to endurance racing and Besson going to Van Dort, Rezzato Corsa had to make big moves in the driver market for the 1951 season. First, they signed Asia-Pacific Supercup champion Esteban Ribeiro who is very promising however looks to have a bright future ahead of him. They also signed De Wolf from Kitano sport who had underperformed and nearly cost Kitano sport 4th in the constructors standings. this season at Rezzato Corsa is going to be make or break for De Wolf who might be facing the end of his career prematurely.

*Windsor Racing*: After finishing rock bottom of the table last season Windsor racing are looking at another tough year in the WMC and it is a grim possibility that this year may be their last if results do not go their way. They have kept their driver lineup for this year which is arguably one of their strongest aspects as a team.