as F1 fever hits France  

Bridgestone e-reporter finalist to report on GP2 Series from Magny-Cours As the Formula One World Championship returns to Europe for the French Grand Prix this coming weekend (29 June – 1 July), Bridgestone’s e-reporter initiative for talented, young, pan-European journalists will be making a come back following a five week break in the GP2 Series calendar.

Michael  Scott,  from  Addlestone,  UK,  is  the  second  finalist  as  part  of  the  2007  e-reporter competition  who  will  be  gaining  invaluable  experience  as  a journalist by writing GP2 race reports for Bridgestone during a Formula One race weekend. Scott will be at Magny-Cours in the F1 and GP2 paddocks, interviewing drivers and submitting copy to be published on the Bridgestone website, bridgestone.eu/e-reporter.

Bridgestone,  exclusive  tyre  supplier  to  the  GP2  Series,  has  also  confirmed the e-reporter finalists   due   to   attend   Silverstone,   Nürburgring   and   Hungaroring   –   making   it   four consecutive races for Bridgestone e-reporter. Out of the seven finalists selected this year for the  contest,  participants  from  Malta,  Hungary,  the  Netherlands,  and  the  UK  are  still  to showcase their journalistic talent on-event at a race weekend. Aspiring sports journalist Tom Hornsby, from Oxford, UK, was in Barcelona (11-13 May) to kick-start  the  e-reporter  season,  and  witnessed  driver  Bruno  Senna  (Arden  International) take  his  first  ever  race  win  in  GP2. 

Hornsby  impressed  his  media  counterparts  in  the  F1 paddock and has now set the standard for remaining finalists. The overall winner of the 2007 Bridgestone e-reporter competition will be announced at the GP2 end of season finale in Valencia.