The  German  track  of  Nurburgring  will,  this  weekend,  host  the third date in the busy  July  schedule  of  the  2007  GP2  series. 

Germany  will  hold  the  sixth  race meeting of the season, which is now entering its second and most decisive half held  in  conjunction  with  the  Formula  1  European  season  with  which  it  shares venues every race weekend. For  Racing  Engineering  the  first  half  of  the  season  has  had  quite  a  positive outcome  with  two  high  points:  firstly  there  was  Javier  Villa’s  podium  finish  at Montmelo and then, and especially, his brilliant win at Magny Cours.

This victory was the culmination of the gamble taken by Racing Engineering’s team principal, Alfonso D’Orleans,  and the main team sponsors, Repsol and Telefónica,   when they together decided to choose the young Spaniard for their GP2 project. At the French track the team also went through its hardest moment of the year when  Ernesto  Viso  had  his  big  crash  in  Saturday’s  race. 

This  means  Viso’s expected return this weekend will be great news for the team. Ernesto just needs the FIA to OK his come back at the wheel of the Telefónica  and Repsol backed car,  something  that  he  should  receive  on  Thursday  after  he  passes  the  final Doctor’s  check.  With  Viso  and  Villa  the  team  will  recover  its  best  line-up,  a perfect combination of speed and talent that should produce excellent results in the remaining races due before the end of the season.

Nurburgring  is  a  track  with  good  memories  for  Racing  Engineering.  In  the  two previous  years  the  Spanish  team’s  drivers  have  always  been  among  the  main contenders at the GP2 races held on the German track. In 2005 Neel Jani led for most of the Sunday race in one of the fiercest battles seen in the GP2 series so far,  and  in  2006  Adam  Carrol  finished  on  the  podium  after  a  spectacular  fight with current Formula 1 Championship leader Lewis Hamilton. This year Racing Engineering arrives at the track, named after the historic circuit located in the Eifel Mountains, aiming to continue this successful trend.

For the very technical German track, requiring heavy braking for the initial, very twisty, section, as well as for the mid-track parabolic corner and the final chicane, the target for Racing Engineering will be to score points with both cars and fight for the  highest  possible  places. The excellent progress  Villa has been showing all season  and  the  positive  feelings  left  by  Viso,  despite  the  few  laps he drove  in France,  means  that  the  team  has  got  really  high  hopes  of  doing  well  this weekend in order to get in the best possible mood to face the second part of the season.