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16.01.2008
Formula Master champion heads to Asia
With only days until his start in the GP2 Asia season, 2007 Champion Jérôme D’Ambrosio continued the development programme of the 2008 Formula Master single-seater in Racalmuto, Sicily. D’Ambrosio completed 125 laps over the two-day test, which took place Monday 14 and Tuesday 15 January, whilst the test team activity focused on putting the new Honda K20A engine through its paces using the Autodromo Valle dei Templi’s need for low speed accelerations. "It keeps the engine hot!" said D’Ambrosio. "There’s no part of the circuit that allows the engine to rest so the temperatures are higher and the stress on the engine is more significant than other tracks. It’s a good way to test it and it passed." The Champion now flies to Dubai for the first of two tests in GP2 Asia with DAMS ahead of the season starting next week. He will be joined by Formula Master graduate Marcello Puglisi, also racing in GP2 Asia with Minardi Piquet Sports, along with 2008 Formula Master driver Harald Schlegelmilch (Trident Racing). Formula 3 Euroseries’ Schlegelmilch is one of three drivers to race with the new Formula Master team Trident Racing when the season starts in May, as will be fellow Euroseries racer Sergey Afanasiev who joins JD Motorsport. "It’s good to see so many of our drivers in GP2 after only one Formula Master season," said Series Director Mauro Sipsz. "The link between the two series is getting stronger with every step we take, whether it is from a technical point of view with the Formula Master race car, or the cross-over in teams and drivers that has developed. "Best of luck to D’Ambrosio and Puglisi, both have proven their talent time and time again during their season with us and we wish them all the best in GP2 Asia." Teams involved for 2008 to date (Alphabetical order) ADM Motorsport Italy 3 Alan Racing Italy 3 TBA AR Motorsport The Netherlands 2 TBA Bicar Racing Italy 1 TBA Cram Competition Italy 3 Euronova Racing United Kingdom 4 TBA Iris Project Switzerland 2 TBA ISR Czech Republic 2 TBA JD Motorsport Italy 3 Jenzer Motorsport Switzerland 2 TBA Performance Racing Sweden 2 TBA Pro Motorsport Italy 3 TBA Scuderia Famà Italy 2 Team JVA United Kingdom 2 TBA Trident Racing Italy 3 Harald Schlegelmilch (LAT)
For more information please visit www.formulamaster.net Formula Master’s inaugural season in 2007 delivered some of the year’s best racing with the Series’ concept of offering young, aspiring drivers the chance to establish themselves on an international stage proving a great success already.
2007 statistics FIA WTCC partner series Featuring N.Technology’s Formula Master race car with electric gearshift and clutch paddles and advanced aerodynamics, the car weighs just 550kg including the driver and runs on control tyres by Yokohama. The first car in the world to secure 2008 FIA homologation, the Formula Master single-seater has generated excitement from all sectors thanks to its dynamic styling, light-weight body and powerful engine.
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Last modified: Wednesday, 16.01.2008 - 08:34 More reports from this category all copyright automobilsport.com.
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