A  combination  of  Luca  Filippi  and  Franck  Perera  served  to  take  Durango  to  the  top  of  the timesheets at the second post-2006 GP2 series season test at Circuit Paul Ricard this week.

The Italian combo of Luca and Durango took the top spots in both the morning and afternoon sessions of the first day, while Franck’s morning time from the second day was enough to top the times not only  for  the  final  day,  but  of  the  test  overall.  Luca  again  topped  the  timesheets  on  the  final afternoon, this time running for Arden International.

Once  again  there  were  many  new  faces  behind  the  wheel  of  GP2  series  cars  as  the  teams search for their ultimate 2007 line-ups.

The test was overshadowed however by the sad news of the death of ART Grand Prix’s Steeve Marcel on Monday night. The team subsequently pulled out of the test, and our thoughts are with Steeve’s family, friends and everyone at ART Grand Prix at this difficult time.