AFANASIEV CONTINUES TO IMPRESS
Russia’s Sergey Afanasiev took top honours again yesterday in Formula Master’s second official test day at Vallelunga, Italy. The 19-year-old improved on yesterday’s time and posted a fastest lap of 1:28.462, ahead of Pablo Sanchez Lopez (Cram Competition) and Fabio Onidi (Promotorsport).
“I had quite a lot of traffic during the morning session,” said J.D. Motorsport’s Afanasiev. “This afternoon was perfect though. The first time I drove the car, a few weeks ago, I had a lot to learn but this test is more about finding the small steps and learning the track.
“It’s a very nice experience for me to drive the Formula Master car. It’s hard to compare the car to a F3 Euroseries though. On paper, they can be quite similar but on the track, they feel very different! I was mainly looking forward to using the paddle gear shift on the steering wheel since that is what GP2 and Formula 1 are using.”
Official Formula Master testing continues in Vallelunga on 18 and 19 December 2007.
Formula Master – Vallelunga winter testing
Day Two
1. Sergey Afanasiev (RUS), J.D. Motorsport, 1:28.462
2. Pablo Sanchez Lopez (MEX), Cram Competition, 1:28.731
3. Fabio Onidi (ITA), Promotorsport, 1:28.857
4. Arturo Llobell (ESP), Cram Competition, 1:28.892
5. Daniil Move (RUS), Alan Racing, 1:29.126
6. Frankie Provenzano (ITA), ADM Motorsport, 1:29.179
7. Norbert Siedler (AUT), ADM Motorsport, 1:29.186
8. Luca Persiani (ITA), Scuderia Famà, 1:29.261
9. Federico Rossi (ITA), Euronova Racing, 1:29.261
10. Matteo Cristani (ITA), Euronova Racing, 1:29.506
11. Alberto Costa (ITA), Promotorsport, 1:29.517
12. Hamed Al Fardan (BRN), J.D. Motorsport, 1:29.661
13. Michael Meadows, (GBR), Euronova Racing, 1:29.701
14. Vladimir Arabadzhiev (BUL), Euronova Racing, 1:30.048
15. Troy Castaneda (USA), Alan Racing, 1:30.376
16. Michele Caliendo (ITA), ADM Motorsport, 1:30.581
17. Dominik Schraml (GER), Alan Racing, 1:30.607
18. Gwendolyn Hertzberger (NED), Scuderia Famà, 1:30.884
19. Tomas Pivoda (CZE), ADM Motorsport, 1:31.191
20. Mattia Pavoni (ITA), J.D. Motorsport, 1:31.261
21. Salvatore Deplano (UK), Euronova Racing, 1:44.679
