Racing Engineering held a winter training session for its new 2006 drivers fromJanuary 12 - 15 in Switzerland.
On January 12 the new Spanish F3 drivers, Nicolas Prost, Miguel Molina and Marcos Martinez Ucha together with the GP2 driver Javier Villa began the session with a brisk workout at the fitness facilities of the Amrita Spa in Montreux Switzerland.
The next day everybody was up early to Gstaad and onthe slopes for a day of vigorous skiing. The difference in skiing talents did notdampen the spirit of competition and soon everybody was trying to keep up withNicolas Prost who is a very accomplished skier. Skiing was the program for the nextcouple of days, with the evenings spent tasting traditional Swiss fare such as fondueand meeting with the press. On Saturday January 14, on invitation from Alain Prost,the team attended the famous Trophée Andros ice race in France. At the end of theweekend the drivers were in toughened physical form and had bonded together in agreat team spirit!
Nicola Prost: “I think it was a really good idea to all meet before the tests and racesbegin. It helped us to get to know each other much better than if we had met at thecircuit. The whole weekend was organized very professionally and we all got alongvery well and had a good time. I am looking forward to great season.”Javier Villa: “It was a great meeting with all the other team members and it was avery pleasurable weekend skiing, especially since I had not skied for a long time.We all had a very good relationship and I am confident that this positive atmospherewill continue into the season.”
Marcos Martinez Ucha: “It was a great idea and a great success. We became unitedas a team and are ready to enter into the new season!”Miguel Molina: “I had a very nice time because it was the first time with my newteam members and we had a very good first contact. I would like to thank the teamfor giving me this opportunity to get to know my team members and build great teamspirit.”
Alfonso de Orleáns-Borbón: “I think this training session has been helpful for thedrivers but most of all they have been able to train and ski in the high altitudes ofSwitzerland which gives an extra benefit. They also enjoyed very much the invitationby Alain Prost to go to see him race in Trophée Andros ice race."
