FIA
F3000 International Championship
Round 8 (of 12). Silverstone, England. July 14th.
Race preview.
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ON HOME SOIL
Round
eight of the Federation Internationale de l’Automobile Formula 3000
International Championship marks the return of the Coca-Cola Nordic Racing
team to it’s more familiar home soil. For the British team, based at
Thetford in Norfolk, this is their “home” grand prix and the
importance of the occasion has not been lost on their drivers, especially
Justin Wilson.
For
Wilson, who leads the championship going into the Silverstone round, this
could now be classed also as his local circuit. “I moved into the
Silverstone area several weeks ago, so this is like a second home to me
now. Being British, the Grand Prix weekend means a great deal to me and it
is my main ambition to win in front of the home crowd this coming race
weekend. I have a good knowledge of the circuit, but then again so do
several other drivers. The important thing, yet again, is qualifying and I
am determined to be at the top of the times as quickly as possible.”
With
a 100% podium appearance record, the Coca-Cola Nordic Racing team has
every confidence in its drivers, Tomas Enge and Justin Wilson, to be at
the sharp end of the grid for round eight. Team Manager Chris Mower said:
“ Both Justin & Tomas went well at Silverstone during our test in
March earlier this year and Justin finished on the Podium there last year
so we are quietly confident that he can do at least the same again. It is
an important race for us because the top 3 are so close in the Drivers
Championship, and whoever finishes in front of will probably be leading
the Championship going to Hockenheim”
Team
Principal Derek Mower added: “ It is our aim to go into the Silverstone
weekend prepared for all eventualities, the weather can play a significant
role in the outcome of the race, both drivers are ready and I am sure they
will be totally committed and somewhere at the front. ”
The
race shall be shown live on EUROSPORT at 15.00hrs CET.
Information from the race shall be available over the weekend on the team website. Be sure to check out www.nordicracing.com for further updates.