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9 Nov 2009, 20:27
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Racer
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GP3 series 2010 silly season.
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9 Nov 2009, 21:43
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I have missed most of the GP3 talk - these cars are equivalent to what category? ie: in between frenault & f3...
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9 Nov 2009, 21:46
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F3 but by the Michels
Entry List (3 cars each)
Addax Team (Esp)
ART Grand Prix (Fra)
Carlin Motorsport (GB)
Hitech Racing (GB)
Jenzer Motorsport (Swz)
Manor Motorsport (GB)
Mucke Motorsport (Ger)
MW Arden (Aus/GB)
Status Grand Prix (Ire)
Tech 1 Racing (Fra)
Provisional Calendar
1) Catalunya (Esp)
2) Valencia (Esp)
3) Silverstone (GB)
4) Hockenheim (Ger)
5) Hungaroring (Hun)
6) Spa-Francorchamps (Bel)
7) Monza (Ita)
8) (GP2 stand-alone race – Algarve (Por)?)
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11 Nov 2009, 10:16
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jab
F3 but by the Michels
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By the Michels? I only knew Bruno.
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11 Nov 2009, 15:37
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Mekola
By the Michels? I only knew Bruno.
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Hasn't he got a brother?
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11 Nov 2009, 15:45
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Racer
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jab
Hasn't he got a brother?
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Yes Mathieu however Mathieu is a driver agent.
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11 Nov 2009, 19:50
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jab
Quote:
Originally Posted by gomick
these cars are equivalent to what category?
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F3 but by the Michels |
Actually, these cars are quite a bit more powerful (280PS) than F3s and have more downforce. So they should drive a little faster than the Int'l Formula Masters (250PS).
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11 Nov 2009, 20:16
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I think the final spec for both IFM and GP3 should be at 250 bhp, because there was some FIA rule that was limiting drivers under 17 to drive such cars, though in reality both series will be/are more powerful.
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14 Nov 2009, 14:26
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Plenty of publicity for Gp3 but still nothing significative from drivers' interest point of view IMO:
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/80137
"Ex-Formula 1 designer Gary Anderson will lead the technical side of Status Grand Prix's GP3 team.
The Northern Irishman's extensive F1 career included stints with Brabham, McLaren, Ensign and Stewart, as well as a spell as chief designer for Jordan."
Except for Varhaug at Jenzer haven't heard anything else... Some Teams will probably have less trouble finding drivers but others will probably struggle a lot looking at the budget figures rumored
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14 Nov 2009, 15:34
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Racer
Join Date: Feb 2009
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Benjamin Bailly,Gutierrez,Tambay,Dean Smith consider GP3 series.
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14 Nov 2009, 20:22
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Surely way too early for Bailly, this year was his first in cars. For Telmex a Barwa Addax combo deal (Perez in GP2 and Gutierrez in GP3) would make some sense.
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16 Nov 2009, 08:51
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Join Date: Apr 2009
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Gutierrez is already testing in GP2 and doing competitive times so you can easily see Perez and Gutierrez as teammates to either Addax or Arden with Telmex of course
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16 Nov 2009, 09:22
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Everything seems a little slow in the GP3 camp. You would think that the organisers should be pushing for each of the 10 teams to recieve a least one car by Decemeber to start testing. As it is I have heard February as an expected time. I cannot see any driver with options signing to this without first testing in the car. I wonder why they are so late with car delivery. Have they finalised car spec.. I have also heard that the car quality is not the best, (somewhere between F3 and F Renault, but closer to Renault) which is pretty bad considering the cost/budgets and lack of testing races which the series is offering !! I think there are a lot of issius which need to be addressed and fast.
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16 Nov 2009, 11:13
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They can be successful w/o the car being the fastest, look at FBMW. But their mistake is the 3 car entries, it's just too many cars and they can't expect full grids. Some teams will loose money because of this rule and some may disappear all together, it's just too many entries.
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16 Nov 2009, 11:49
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First cars delivered in early January.
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