Racing Engineering drivers ready for action

Stefano and Lello are ready for action after GP2 mid-season break‏

This weekend sees the GP2 teams, after a four week break, head to Belgium for one of the most popular venues for drivers and spectators alike, the magnificent Spa-Francorchamps circuit, venue for the 8th weekend of the 2014 GP2 Series.

The track contains some of the most famous corners in racing over its 7.004 km length with such historic names as Eau Rouge, Radillon, Les Combes, Stavelot, Blanchimont and La Source. With its mixture of very fast and very slow corners, changes in elevation and high-speed straights it is a circuit that requires total commitment from a driver and, this in turn, requires a very good set up to his chassis.

The recent GP2 Series race weekends have seen the Racing Engineering drivers, Raffaele Marciello and Stefano Coletti, racing very competitively with both men sharing a race win, pole position, fastest lap and podium positions. However, despite this, various incidents often outside their control has meant they have not scored the number of points they have deserved and they will be looking to put this right on Saturday and Sunday.

The Spa circuit is very hard on tyres with its long lap length, fast straights, high-speed turns and it is not unusual for rain and changeable conditions to affect the circuit so for this weekend Pirelli will be supplying the P Zero Orange hard and P Zero White medium compound tyres.

Timetable:Practice: Fri 22 Aug 2014, 12:00 (GMT+2)Qualifying Session: Fri 22 Aug 2014, 15:55 (GMT+2)Race 1: Sat 23 Aug 2014, 15:40 (GMT+2)Race 2: Sun 24 Aug 2014, 10:35 (GMT+2)


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