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Racing Engineering – 2008 GP2 Drivers |
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Friday, 01 February 2008 |
Racing Engineering will be participating in the 2008 GP2 Series with two GP2
race winners, Javier Villa and Giorgio Pantano. This driver line-up underlines Racing Engineering’s ambitious goals for
2008 and the Spanish team is happy to count on another year with the continuing stable relationship with its partners
Repsol and Telefónica.
Aiming for the championship title and displaying the distinctive colors of Telefónica
and Repsol on the podiums of the 11 events o f the 2008 season
is clearly Racing
Engineering’s objective for the upcoming season.
With Javier Villa and Giorgio Pantano,
Racing Engineering presents its most ambitious driver pairing since the
Spanish squad has been competing in the category that is regarded as the stepping
stone to Formula 1. Both have already demonstrated their capacity to win
races in GP2, and together they make an excellent team, being the right mixture of
youth, speed and experience, the ideal ingredients to aim for the top positions in
Racing Engineering’s fourth season in this championship.
For Javier Villa 2008 will be
his third season in GP2 with Racing Engineering.
Following his debut in 2006 aged only
18, Javier was the youngest driver in the GP2 field in 2007. He was one of the
surprises of the season with his three race wins as well as other podiums and finishing the championship in an excellent sixth position. Being the youngest
driver ever to have won a GP2 race, Javier Villa is one of the favorites for the 2008
title.
Giorgio
Pantano joins Racing Engineering with the unquestionable guarantee
of his
experience in Formula 1 and his good results in GP2. The Italian is one
of the most experienced and fastest drivers in international single-seater
racing. Having
finished last year’s GP2 season in third position, Giorgio is definitely
one of the title
aspirants in 2008.
Alfonso de Orleáns -Borbón: “I am very happy
about our driver line-up for
2008 and think it is clear that with Giorgio and Javi, we are aiming for the
championship this year. The
effort put into everything we do is wholly in
that direction.
We have two drivers that have won and can continue to win. With
our dedication,
know-how, backing and top drivers, our aim this year can only be
a championship
win.”
Giorgio
Pantano: “I am very happy to be with Racing Engineering as
this is a good opportunity to go for the championship title this year. I am
sure that we can get good results this year.”
Javier Villa: “I think
this season could be very good for the whole team at
Racing
Engineering. I see the staff changes made as very positive and I'm sure
they will help
us improve in the development of the new GP2 car. Certainly having a driver as experienced as
Giorgio Pantano makes us one of the teams with a chance of championship
success.”
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Last Updated ( Friday, 01 February 2008 )
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