ENGE GETS F1 CHANCE – JAROSLAV JANIS JOINS COCA-COLA NORDIC RACING. 

Thetford: Monday 10^th September. 

EMBARGOED UNTIL 17:00hrs / Monday 10^th September. 

Coca-Cola Nordic Racing driver Tomas Enge will replace the injured Brazilian Luciano Burti at the Prost F1 team for the forthcoming Italian Grand Prix – due to be held on the 14^th, 15^th and 16^th September at Monza, Italy. 

Enge, who is currently joint second in the FIA F3000 2001 International Drivers Championship, will join the Prost team with immediate effect. Fellow Czech driver Jaroslav Janis, who will make his F3000 race debut at Monza, has taken his position at the Coca-Cola Nordic Racing team. 18 year-old Jaroslav joins the British team from the German F3 Championship where he has been competing for the Opel Team KMS outfit. 

Team Principal Derek Mower said: “ We are all excited for Tomas and will be watching him closely at Monza. It is good to see that drivers such as Tomas and Justin are attracting the attention they deserve from the F1 bosses, and will help establish this formula once again as the route to F1” 

Team Manager Chris Mower added: “I am pleased for Tomas and his new position at Prost. One of our main concerns now will be to get Jaroslav settled into the team as quickly as possible and give him the same support and equipment that helped Tomas to get where he is now. Knowing what a talented driver Tomas is and having the chance to work with Jaroslav, who is such a young driver at this level, I am sure that this is only the beginning of the Czech invasion.”