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The insider
the worlds best young drivers fighting for a place in formula
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round 11 italy, 6-9 september 2012
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Congratulations on a fne win,a great way to get your
titlechallenge back on track...It was wonderful! The start was
reallyimportant, and we got the lead. Ihave to say thanks to the
team, myengineers and mechanics, because Ihavent had any
reliability problemsthis season. This weekend we racedreally well,
we showed that wedeserved to gain the lead in thechampionship.
Maybe we deserveit at the end of Singapore, but Imlooking forward
to going there andghting for the top position withall the other
drivers!
You had great pace today, and onlyhad Leimer with you... were
youworried about him at all?
The pace today was 10 times betterthan yesterday, and I cant
explainwhy! I was disappointed yesterdaythat I was gaining the
leadership ofthe championship, but I didnt racewell. Our pace in
the rst few lapswas not so competitive, so I droppedto sixth and
was not happy! Buttoday we were one of the quickest;maybe Leimer
was a bit quicker at
the start of the race, but at the endwe were better. If Leimer
had takenthe lead at the beginning then hemay have won, but in the
end I gota good victory. It was important toshow that we are a real
contender forthe championship. To beat us, theywill need to make a
really big eort.
So, its 25 points between you andLuiz now... how important is
thatgoing into the fnal round?I dont know! [laughs]. Its
important,because Im leading now, and Impositive, because my car is
fast.I will go to Singapore, a wonderfulplace that I have never
been tobefore, and it is a street circuit, whereusually Im strong.
So right now I amne, and I hope to be ne also at theend of the
weekend there.
Q+A: dAvde vAlsecch
Ater a antastic weekend oeeder series racing at Monza,it seemed
only right that thetwo stand-out drivers o theFormula 1 main event
shouldalso be GP2 graduates.
Lewis Hamilton, the 2006GP2 Series champion, scorched toa famous
win in front of the tifosifrom pole position. The class actof the
eld over the weekend, theMcLaren driver simply never lookedlike he
was going to be beaten.
It was looking for all the worldthat Hamilton would be
followedhome by the Ferraris of FernandoAlonso and Felipe Massa.
However,that was before a clever strategiccall by Sauber saw Sergio
Preztake on the option tyre for the nalstint and catch the cars
ahead ofhim. At one point the Mexican hada 1.8 second per lap
advantageover the scarlet cars.
Checo dispatched rst Massa andthen Alonso to take second
place
and secure himself in the heartsof Ferraris fans as the man
theywant at the Scuderia in theimmediate future.
Nico Rosberg had a battlingrace to nish seventh after
losingseveral positions in the openinglaps. Kamui Kobayashi fought
toninth with Bruno Senna taking thenal point in tenth place.
Hamilton now trails Alonso by37 points with seven rounds of
theseason remaining.
one-two for gp2 grAduAtes
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vAlsecch bAck on top n ttle rAcetAly // feAture rAce: lucA flpp
// sprnt rAce: dAvde vAlsecch
There was something o aninevitability about round 11o the 2012
GP2 Series. Evenor a hopeless motor racingromantic, it was all just
tooperect. The theatre o speed,o racing dreams Monza.The heart o
Italian racingheritage, and at the middleo its 2012 story, two
Italianracers who wear their heartson their sleeves. They justhad
to win didnt they?
feAture rAceLuca Filippi returned for hishome race, and after
qualifyingthird on the grid, the storywas ready to be written.
Andso it was, just as it was alwaysscripted, that Luca Filippi
shouldrise above his rivals to take themost incredible victory
againstthe odds at home, beatingJohnny Cecotto and MarcusEricsson.
But of course, Filippisincredible and emotionalreturn was a
victorious subplotto the bigger issue thechampionship.
It was a story which took anearly spin, as Luiz Razia
retiredfrom the race after contactwith Fabio Leimer. The
Brazilian
would be found guilty of causingthe accident and handed a
gridpenalty, thus ruining any chanceof a good result. His main
rivalDavide Valsecchi meanwhileturned in a sixth place nish toline
up on the second row of thegrid for Sunday.
sprnt rAceJust as his countryman hadblasted through to victoryon
Saturday, so Valsecchidominated proceedingson Sunday to take a
hugelyemotional win at home, hissecond in GP2 at Monza.
Leimerbattled well to take second
place, with Jolyon Palmer third,making it a good weekend
foriSport. However, it was one toforget for Lotus, as the
teamscored just two points forEsteban Gutirrezs ninth placenish on
Saturday.
Valsecchi now leads thechampionship by 25 pointsheading into the
nal roundin Singapore, making him thehot favorite to take the
driverschampionship in a fortnightstime. Tighter still is the
battlefor the teamschampionship,with DAMS leading Lotus bytwo
points with just oneweekend remaining.
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Davide Valsecchi 229
Luiz Razia 204
James Calado 160
Esteban Gutirrez 152
Max Chilton 144
Giedo van der Garde 141
Fabio Leimer 127
Marcus Ericsson 106
Johnny Cecotto 104
Felipe Nasr 85
Jolyon Palmer 78
Nathanal Berthon 59
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No one likes to beconfused for other people, butit must be
particularly gallingfor a race driver, especially onetrying to make
a name for himselfin the F1 paddock. Fabio Leimerthought his moment
had comewhen he was walking into thepaddock this morning and a
TVcameraman saw him, and startedto follow the Racing
Engineeringdriver. He seemed to be enjoyingthe attention too...
right up untilthe moment the crowd startedchanting Kimi! Kimi! We
loveyou!at him...
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Arden International 208
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Caterham Racing 147
Barwa Addax Team 131
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wIthout...r a start, my Dad. He gotnto karts when I was, and ran
me under aning from a bread van few years. I moved toarts abroad
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1:33.237Fastest LaPof the weeKend
BY FaBio LeimerIn the feature race
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pIzzatheactIonGP2s traditional footballtournament took place
onThursday in Monza, withseven teams gunning forglory: DAMS,
iSport, Carlin,Trident, Coloni, GP2 sta andreigning champs, Lotus
GP.
It was the Italians whostarted best, with Trident
and Coloni winning boththeir group matches; Carlinand iSport
lost all theirs.The GP2 team scraped inwith a draw, while
Lotusbreezed through, of course.
The semi-nals saw Tridentovercome their compatriotsColoni 2-0,
in a game inwhich every refereeingdecision was contestedloudly.
Lotus demolishedGP2 3-0 in their semi-nal.The nal saw Lotus
completetheir rout of the opposition,beating Trident 3-0 to
retainthe trophy.
As for DAMS? Bless them,they may be particularly badat football,
but they stayeduntil the end and boughteveryone pizza and beer!
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every gp2 race IslIKe a home race!
The GP2 round at Monza the temple ofspeed was a truly Italian
affair with twoItalian winners: Luca Filippi and DavideValsecchi.
Pirellis home race is all the morespecial, as Monza is less than
half an hours
drive from the companys Milan headquarters.Pirelli has been
based in Milan sinceGiovanni Battista Pirelli founded the companyin
1872, but the Italian tyre makers head officemoved to its present
site, in the Bicocca districtof the city in 1907.
The companys buildings were housedwithin the Pirelli Citadeloff
Viale Sarca, shapedlike an ancient fortress, which can still be
seentoday. By the end of the 1930s, the factory hadreached its peak
in size, and by 1950 had over12,000 employees. It was a real
village, whicheven had its own railway line to transportproducts
between the warehouses.
In 1962, a fire destroyed a large proportionof the factory, and
with the onset ofautomation, new factories opened thatwere more
suited to modern productiontechniques. Throughout the 1970s and
80sthe original factory declined, so it was clearthat drastic
action was needed.
On 26 April 1985, work began on ProjectBicocca. The old factory
buildings were pulleddown and a new cutting-edge research
anddevelopment headquarters was created. Atotal of 20 architects
from countries as farafield as Japan and the USA contributed to
theproject, once more giving Pirelli a stunningheadquarters. It was
in these high-techsurroundings, that Pirellis Formula One andGP2
programmes were born in 2010.
All the research and development for theGP2 tyres takes place in
Italy, but the tyresthemselves around 20,000 of them per year are
produced a t Pirellis specialized facilityin Izmit, Turkey, and
transported via Pirellisdedicated distribution hub at Didcot,
England.
So while the heart and soul of Pirelliwill always be in Milan,
it is today a trulyinternational company employing over34,000
people and with a presence in morethan 160 countries.
Of course were proud of our Italianheritage, and we were
delighted to see Lucaand Davide win at home,explained
PirellisRacing Manager Mario Isola. But we treateverybody
absolutely equally and we havea very international outlook. Just
within ourcore team that travels to races, we have
ninenationalities who speak 14 languages betweenthem! Its great
news for us, as it means thatalmost every race is a home race
really
Clockwse fro top: a oevctor on s return to g2,souldnt Luca Flpp
looka t apper?; max Cltoncelerates s second pole;en a caeraan on
tepodu as ts azards, asone nds out te ard wa;g2/g3 C bruno
mcelconratulates newlcrownedg3 capon mtc vans;anoter podu for
marcusrcsson ts weekend.
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Evans grabs titlE from abtItaly // race 1 wInner: danIel abt //
race 2 wInner: tIo ellInas
tomoow comEs today
Not even Hollywood would have bought adrama this improbable.
Four drivers enteringthe fnal weekend with a shot at the title:
thelong-time leader Mitch Evans, Antonio Felixda Costa, Aaro Vainio
and outsider Daniel Abt.
race 1When Evans took pole, the look o dejection onda Costas ace
spoke volumes. But Evans frstrace lasted just one lap. An early
retirement, hesat in the pitlane dejected. The title was allinginto
Da Costas lap until, suddenly, his Carlinstuck in gear. He tumbled
down the order, outo the points. Vainio ran home third, but
hadimproved his fnal sector under yellow ags.
An immediate penalty, no points. But Abt hadwon. All he had to
do was win again
race 2Evans started last, Abt eighth, but took thelead. Evans
ought his way into the points,but a puncture dropped him to the
back anddashed his dreams once again. Abt was passedby Tio Ellinas
and Evans was champion or alap... until Abt retook the lead. With
two laps togo the Cypriot ought back and Abt could notrespond. The
German was heartbroken, but thevery picture o grace in deeat; Evans
was thechampion. Somehow, against the odds, Evanshad done it. You
couldnt have made it up!
The GP3/13 was nally unveiled to theworld at the nal round of
the 2013championship, in Monza. The paddockbuzzed with throngs of
journalists,drivers and team members all eager tocatch a rst
glimpse of the new car .
The second generation car eatures anaturally-aspirated 400hp
engine comparedto the current 280hp and the recentdevelopment tests
have shown that thecar is expected to be at least three
secondsaster than the current model. The GP3/13also enjoys a new
nose, sidepods andengine cover.
The car was fred up by Red Bull RacingF1 driver and MW Arden
team boss MarkWebber, who seemed to enjoy the newexhaust note, and
jokingly waved the crowdto move out o his way so he could drive
thecar out o the hospitality unit.
GP3 Series CEO Bruno Michel was
delighted to see the car launched.I am very proud o this new
generation
car, he said. Our main objective was tomake sure that GP3
remains the best wayto prepare young drivers or the next steps,GP2
and F1, which is why we designeda more powerul and more selective
car
that, among other things, reduces the gapbetween GP3 and GP2. In
order to do so,we careully assessed the dierent singleseater
categories below GP2 and took intoaccount observations rom our
drivers andteams. Were convinced that the way wevepositioned the
GP3/13 is the right one orthe next three seasons.
Even i the car has evolved, the costswill be similar to beore.
That was key. Theteams will not have to buy a new car. Wewill
provide them with a development kit.It was quite a challenge seeing
how theaerodynamics and the engine are dierent.And speaking o the
engine, we go rom280 to 400hp or the same price.
gP3to mE:
GP3 has been a big
part of my career, and
to follow Esteban and
Valtteri as GP3 champion
is a huge achievement.Ive learned many lessons
in GP3, and have grown
as a person and a racer.
The level of competition
is erce and the quality of
drivers has been so high.
Its been hard, but it
has been great fun.
mw ardEn
rEwardEdMW Arden began its weekend in Monzaas winners, even
beore Mitch Evanstook their frst title in eight seasons onSunday.
The team, or its exploits in GP2and GP3, was awarded a special
prize inMonza at the Conartigianato Motori inrecognition o their
outstanding 2012perormances.
Also recognised, was local heroand gastronomic legend
ChristianStaurenghi (below). The head che oGP2 and GP3 picked up a
special awardor his work with Pirelli in Formula 1.
mItch evans
2012 gp3 champIon
