ERNESTO CATELLA STARTS ELK MOTORSPORT AND AIMS AT SUCCESS IN FORMULA 3000

After having drawn attention to himself in the seventies and eighties as a formula driver,Ernesto Catella became known in the international field for successes with RC Motorsport, the team he has started in 1989, and for having helped the careers of drivers such as Giancarlo Fisichella, Alessandro Zanardi, Jarno Trulli, EstebanTuero and Enrique Bernoldi.

After a break, and thanks to the support of an important long-standing sponsor, the managerfrom Milan has decided re-enter racing with a new team, ELK MOTORSPORT.

Among the several formula championships that are emerging, Catella has chosen the Formula3000 for his comeback as he believes that the Euroseries 3000 is the best launching pad bothfor Elk Motorsport and for his drivers, without concealing the fact that is goal is GP2.And his return to the stage it’s intended to be successful already from 2007, both in the ItalianChampionship, where he has already won many titles (in F.2000 and F3), and in Europe,where Elk Motorsport will have the chance to distinguish itself on F1 circuits and in front of thelive TV viewers.

The new Mechacrome 500 BHP, the new aerodynamic kit and the F1 super licence at stake,as well as the involvement of prestigious teams as Fisichella Motor Sport and Minardi Team,have persuaded him to take up this challenge.

Ernesto Catella has stated: “I’m really satisfied with this agreement with Coloni Motorsportand I’m sure that the upcoming season will be very rewarding. I’m sure it will be a winningteam and that my staff will be competitive, also thanks to the collaboration with Jean Silaniwho has already been the engineer of Liuzzi, Pantano and Friesacher. We are nowconsidering several drivers and will soon communicate the line up.”