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As
four new drivers are announced for the 2008 Formula Master season, the grid is
shaping up fast with teams eager to have the best racers join their ranks.
Euronova Racing has now filled two
of its four racing seats with 2007
Micheal Meadows
British Formula 3 driver Michael Meadows
returning to the team after a two-race stint in last year’s Formula Master
rounds at Brands Hatch.
Alongside the British driver is
2006 Formula Challenge Japan and Formula Toyota Champion Yuhi Sekiguchi. The
20-year-old raced in the 2007 Formula 3 Japan Championship, which he followed by
taking part in Formula Master testing in Monza last September where he finished
third.
The
Japanese racer also showed impressive pace during winter testing
Yuhi Sekiguchi
at the
Vallelunga Circuit in December, posting the quickest time on the last
day.
JD
Motorsport confirmed Bulgarian Vladimir Arabadzhiev as team-mate to Russia’s
Sergey Afanasiev. Having raced in the Euroseries 3000 and F3000 Italian
Championship during 2007, the
23-year-old Bulgarian now takes up the second
of three available drives for last season’s Formula Master runner-up team JD
Motorsport.
Double race-winner Kasper Andersen
returns to the Series and joins
Vladimir Arabdzhiev
Kasper Anderson
Trident Racing for 2008, partnering the
already-confirmed Harald Schlegelmilch and leaving just one seat to be
announced with the new Formula Master team.
“With
a mixture of newcomers and drivers already accustomed to our Series, the field
is growing steadily,” said Series Chairman Mauro Sipsz. “Things are moving fast
and as new drivers are announced, the 2008 Formula Master grid’s competitive
edge can only increase.”
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