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GP2 teams nearly decided
These are the teams that will race in this years GP2 championship. Obviously the number 1 spot has been passed on as Lewis Hamilton will be in the McLaren number two seat for the year.
- Lucas di Grassi BRZ ART Grand Prix
- Michael Ammermüller GER ART Grand Prix
- Alexandre Negrao BRZ Piquet Sports
- Roldan Rodriguez ESP Piquet Sports
- Timo Glock D iSport International
- Andi Zuber AUT iSport International
- Bruno Senna BRZ Arden International
- Adrian Zaugg SA Arden International
- Antonio Pizzonia BRZ FMS International
- Jason Tahinci TUR FMS International
- Kohei Hirate JAP Trident Racing
- Pastor Maldonando VEN Trident Racing
- Javier Villa ESP Racing Engineering
- TBA - Racing Engineering
- Mike Conway GB Super Nova International
- Luca Filippi ITA Super Nova International
- Sakon Yamamoto JAP BCN Competition
- Ricardo Risatti ARG BCN Competition
- Christian Bakkerud DEN DPR
- Andy Soucek AUT DPR
- Nicolas Lapierre FRA DAMS
- Kazuki Nakajima JAP DAMS
- Giorgio Pantano ITA Campos Grand Prix
- Vitaly Petrov RUS Campos Grand Prix
- Borja Garcia ESP Durango
- TBA - Durango
Hamilton takes GP2 Title
In his first year of GP2 racing, Lewis Hamilton has taken the GP2 championship title from his closest rival Nelson Piquet Jnr.
Hamilton finished behind Piquet in third position, and it looked like he would have to finish well in the Sunday race to clinch the title, as he needed one more point.
However later in the day the stewards deemed that the fastest lap from Giorgio Pantano was set during a yellow flag, and this then gave Hamilton the one point needed to take the title.
Ron Dennis (Hamilton's major sponsor) had this to say about the new GP2 champion.
“The manner of his many outstanding performances this year, such as those at Silverstone and Turkey, has been phenomenal and he is a deserving champion,” he said.
“McLaren and Mercedes-Benz’s ongoing involvement in Lewis’ career began in 1998 and he is getting better every day, a trend that has been constant during the past nine years.
“Lewis has an exceptional talent, which has been demonstrated this year, and his overall performance during the season gives you a definite sense of pride and satisfaction.”
With the probability that Raikkonen will be leaving McLaren at the end of this year to join Ferrari, it has been suggested that Hamilton may take the second seat at the McLaren team.
“In due course the team's and Lewis’s plans for 2007 will be announced,” said Ron. However word in the paddock says that Hamilton will start in the F1 testing program alongside Pedro de la Rosa and Gary Paffett.
Hamilton however did not need to be 'given' the race by the stewards on Saturday, as he finished in second place in the Sunday race, and would have taken the title at that point.
No commentsCracking Weekend
As I have mentioned earlier, the F1 weekend will be a cracker. There will be a bunch of announcements, and some fun on the track; hopefully with rain to add the extra spice.
The partner races for F1 this year, GP2 is going to have a great weekend as well. With only 10 points between Hamilton and Piquet in the GP2 championship, it boils down to this.
If Piquet can only manage to score 7 point’s more than Hamilton this weekend, then Hamilton will take the championship. If not then Senna has a chance.
Alex Premat (Hamilton’s Art GP team mate) and Timo Glock are fighting for the third spot in the championship as well, so strangely the GP2 championship is actually tighter than the F1 one.
No commentsGP2 Voting
GP2 are holding their annual Winning Attitude Awards on the 10th of September, and they are asking for your input.
Pop along to the GP2 site and vote for things like who has the best driving style, overtaking maneuver of the year, and other interesting ones beside.
Pop along and vote for yourself.
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