Exciting Cooper Tires British Formula 3 International Series rookies Camren Kaminsky and Andy Chang are setting their sights high for the first three rounds of the 2014 season at Rockingham this weekend, with the Double R Racing team-mates targeting podium success from the outset.Taking place on Sunday, 4th May, and Bank Holiday Monday, 5th May, the curtain-raiser to the new seven event campaign carries much promise for Woking’s Double R – the squad having enjoyed an impressive showing during the official pre-season test at Donington Park earlier this month.Chang posted the second fastest time of the day in his Dallara-Mercedes with American youngster Kaminsky only a mere 0.055 seconds shy of his Macanese team-mate in third, confirming the duo’s strong pace despite their respective lack of experience in F3 machinery.“After such a strong showing in the official test earlier this month, hopes are very high for Andy and Camren at the weekend”, said team principal Anthony ‘Boyo’ Hieatt, “F3 cars aren’t easy to master at all, but so far they’re doing a fantastic job and have really impressed us. From what we’ve seen during the pre-season, there’s no reason at all we shouldn’t be able to challenge for the podium.”Double R, of course, put together an impressive British F3 campaign last year after carrying Italy’s Antonio Giovinazzi to the Vice-Champion’s position with seven podiums and two wins. His then team-mates, Sean Gelael and Tatiana Calderón, also climbed the podium – the latter making history as the first lady racer to ever stand on the outright International Class podium in the British series.Qualifying for the opening three rounds of the Cooper Tires British F3 International Series will take place at 11.10 on Sunday, 4th May, at Rockingham in Northamptonshire with the first race of the weekend getting underway at 16.35. On Bank Holiday Monday, 5th May, round two will begin at 11.10 with round three following at 16.50.Brazilian ace Guimaraes targeting more points at HockenheimAs well as its outing in British F3 this coming weekend, Double R Racing will also be in action at Hockenheim in Germany for the second event of the FIA Formula 3 European Championship season with Brazilian racer Felipe Guimaraes.After an excellent series debut just over a week ago at Silverstone Grand Prix Circuit, where he finished in the points-paying top 10 in his first FIA Formula 3 race, the Dallara-Mercedes driver will be aiming to build on that success in rounds four, five and six.Making a strong impact last time out, the 22-year-old impressed Double R team boss Hieatt from the outset – particularly with his electrifying starts – and looks a superb prospect for more points scoring success on German soil a few days from now.“Felipe had a fantastic weekend at Silverstone, his pace in both qualifying and race trim was very good”, commented Hieatt, “Without a fuel pump issue in second qualifying, three top 10 finishes would easily have been on the cards. Hockenheim will be a new challenge, of course, but after such a strong start to the year I’m sure Felipe is only going to go from strength to strength.”Following two free practice sessions on Friday, 2nd May, qualifying for round four will take place at 17.10 (UK time). On Saturday, 3rd May, the first Hockenheim race will begin at 11.10 (UK time) with the qualifying session for rounds five and six then taking place at 14.40 (UK time). On Sunday, 4th May, races two and three of the weekend will be contested at 12.00 (UK time) and 15.00 (UK time).
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