| About
Faster Than Speed... |
| Early days... (1995-2000) |
In
1995, Alex Cosentino and Fernando Piedrabuena teamed up to
form a GP2 team to compete in one of the several hotlap competitions
in the net. They had done only a couple of races before that
league was shutdown. Ever since then, they were looking for
a nice league to participate in. Finally, at the beginning
of May 2000 they found GP3GL. Delighted about the idea of
time limitation and also about the strong competition they
found, they started in Amateur 100 and founded "Chueco's
Racing", a name that was a tribute to the greatest F1
driver of all times: Juan Manuel Fangio. Alex Cosentino took
the team's first win in Sepang. |
| The World Championship (2001) |
| But
as soon as the World Championship was launched in 2001, the
team was convinced they wanted to participate in that project,
the first professional league in simracing. And they wanted
to be the first Argentinean team to compete professionally,
as well. Then, Faster Than Speed was born. During 2001, the
team participated in all the races, obtaining a podium in
Magny Cours with a 3rd place by Emanuele Conti as best result. |
| New simulations (2002) |
| 2002
brought a new and better sim, F1 2001, and new team members;
but the spirits remained high and the objetive was still the
same: achieving results but only getting fun on the way. Then
F1 2002 came. |
| Flying Colours (2003) |
| In
2003, the young Australian Gabriel Garivaldis was appointed
as team manager, the team was renamed as Flying Colours International.
With new members, the team achieved another podium by Gabriel
Garivaldis in Germany, already with the new simulation F1
Challenge '99-'02. A great season by Gabriel Garivaldis plus
other strong finishes gave the team it's best championship
position up to that date in the World Championship, 7th. |
| Back to origins (2004) |
| 2004
was more difficult for the team, back to the Faster Than Speed
name, the team wasn't able to repeat the previous year's results
in the World Championship, altough the team achieved 3rd position
in the Constructors Championship in the World Series Challenge
category in FSR, and 4th place in the Drivers Championship
with Christian Smirnoff. |
| The first championship (2005) |
2005 was a fantastic season for Faster Than Speed. In the
World Championship, Gabriel Garivaldis and Allan Jensen gave
FTS its best championship position up to that date, 6th.
In the World Series, the team achieved the FSR WS Ace Online
Constructors Championship, while Christian Smirnoff was 2nd
in the Drivers Championship. In the same category, Christian
Smirnoff and Wolfgang Weber could celebrate a fantastic 1-2
finish in Canada.
In the WS Amateur category, Swaraj Shergill and David Gonzalez
proved to be on a class of their own, winning 9 and 3 races
respectively. Swaraj ended the championship as runner-up,
while the team was 3rd in the team standings. Swaraj and David
achieved two 1-2 finishes. |
| Double championship glory! (2006) |
In 2006, FTS suffered a difficult season in the World Championship,
but in the World Series, the team showed it was once again
the class of the field, fighting for the championships in
all WS divisions.
In WS Ace, Christian Smirnoff took the Drivers Championship,
taking 3 race wins during the season. In Turkey, the team
celebrated a fantastic 1-2 finish with Christian and team
mate Gabriel Garivaldis.
In WS Pro, Faisal Niazi also conquered the Drivers Championship
and a race win. FTS finished in the runner-up position in
the Constructors Championship of both divisions, missing on
the titles by a small margin. |
| The maiden WC victory! (2007) |
2007
was a breakthrough year for Faster Than Speed. Achieving our best championship position ever in the World Championship, 4th, the team enjoyed a fantastic season. Patrick De Wit took in Turkey, FTS' maiden World Championship victory, together with a Pole Position and 5 podium finishes in the same division.
In the World Series, the team was unable to repeat the championship success of previous years, but finished in 3rd place in WS Ace, and 2nd in WS Pro, where Faisal Niazi was also the championship runner-up. In WS Ace, Christian Smirnoff celebrated a race win in Italy. |
| The first double title! (2008) |
2008
was another very special year for Faster Than Speed. Despite a great start, with Sergio Casalins adding a further WC podium to the team's tally in Melbourne, FTS failled to repeat the previous year's WC success.
However, it was in the World Series Advanced division where Faster Than Speed shined, despite only joining the division on round four. Florian Pechon had an incredible season, celebrating 9 race victories to win the Drivers Championship with two races remaining. Championship glory was not complete until the last round however, when FTS also secured the Constructors Championship, marking the team's first ever double title! |
| Panther meets T-Rex (2009) |
In 2009, Faster Than Speed fielded two teams in the World Championship, after making a partnership with one of the most experienced and successful teams in FSR, NetRex GP. The two FTS NetRex cars featured a striking panther-dinousaur mix, combining the agressive FTS look with NetRex's tradition. Faster Than Speed finished the season in 7th position, while Patrick De Wit added two further WC podiums to the team's tally in his return to FTS.
In the World Series, while unable to repeat the previous year's championship success, the team
scored several podiums accross the different divisions and a WS Advanced race win, courtesy of Jorge Maenen in Monaco. |
| The 10th FSR campaign (2010) |
In 2010, Faster Than Speed entered its 10th FSR campaign. FTS finished the FSR World Championship in 8th position, in a mixed season with some very strong performances. Agustin Canapino took a full-time WC seat for the first time in the same year that he became the youngest ever champion at Turismo Carretera, Argentina's no. 1 real racing division.
The team also sprayed its first podium champaigne in FSR's brand new World Trophy division. |
| The present... (2011) |
| 2011
brings a new year, which kicked off in style with celebrations of the team's 10th anniversary of its World Championship debut on March 4th, 2001! Full of excitement and with the same spirit
we always have, we will be hoping to battle once again at the top! |
