2009/10 GP2 Asia Off Season & 2010 GP2 Series off season discussions - Page 4

p-matt · 5 Oct 2009, 12:30 (Ref:2554487)

If Vettel is still in contention for the championship after Brazil, surely Horner will slot him into into an Arden for the GP2 Asia test in Abu Dhabi to save on the engine mileage in practice

runshaw · 5 Oct 2009, 13:56 (Ref:2554553)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Albeckinho

And some rich paydriver called Felipe Massa (?) will also be there, presumably with ART. Oh boy...

Really?

Mekola · 5 Oct 2009, 14:45 (Ref:2554585)

In this mood, Nelsinho could test with his own Piquet Sports team. But will not to do so.

Peat · 5 Oct 2009, 18:20 (Ref:2554642)

SO tomorrow see's the start of a 3 day test. Several drivers testing with multiple teams (Clos, D'Ambrosio) but im sure all eyes will be on 3 individuals making returns/debuts.

Bruno Senna is in for iSport to lay down some benchmarks for new drivers.

Sebastian Loeb is in for DPR. Much mooted as prep for an F1 appearance at Abu Dhabi.

and

Felipe Massa making a return to single seaters after 2 months on his sick bed. Dunno who he is running with, but its for a FIA medical assesment. Could Fez really be thinking of getting him back for Sao Paulo???

I'm sure theyre will be plenty to discuss as the week wears on.

sauber11 · 6 Oct 2009, 09:43 (Ref:2555041)

http://gp2insider.wordpress.com/2009...day-test-list/

No Felipe Massa. He might test at Abu Dhabi , week before f1\gp2 asia race there.

Spudy · 6 Oct 2009, 09:59 (Ref:2555048)

I'm mostly interested to see how Ericsson and Turvey go. Not many exciting names at the test (Senna and Loeb don't really count) so these two could be interesting.

I'm suprised not to see guys like Brendon Hartley have a go, maybe we'll see him at Paul Ricard.

d'Ambrosio as well. He has been with Dams a long time it will be interesting to see how quick he is in a different car.

sauber11 · 6 Oct 2009, 10:44 (Ref:2555084)

1 - Davide Valsecchi - PartyPoker Coloni - 1'26"408
2 - Roldan Rodriguez - Racing Engineering - 1'26"707
3 - Jules Bianchi - ART - 1'27"184
4 - Diego Nunes - Racing Engineering - 1'27"187
5 - Jerome D'Ambrosio - iSport - 1'27"322
6 - Charles Pic - Arden - 1'27"380
7 - Christian Vietoris - Barwa Addax - 1'27"413
8 - Luiz Razia - Piquet GP - 1'27"635
9 - Stefano Coletti - Dams - 1'27"728
10 - Sam Bird - Dams - 1'22"767
11 - Esteban Gutierrez - ART - 1'27"987
12 - Michael Herck - DPR - 1'28"196
13 - James Jakes - Super Nova - 1'28"251
14 - Oliver Turvey - iSport - 1'28"260
15 - Alexander Rossi - Piquet GP - 1'28"480
16 - Edoardo Piscopo - Trident - 1'28"489
17 - Rodolfo Gonzales - Arden - 1'28"509
18 - Philip Eng - Ocean - 1'28"551
19 - Johnny Cecotto - Trident - 1'28"907
20 - Fabio Onidi - PartyPoker Coloni - 1'28"924
21 - Ricardo Teixeira - Super Nova - 1'29"111
22 - Josef Kral - Ocean - 1'29"901
23 - Victor Garcia - DPR - 1'29"941
24 - Max Chilton - Barwa Addax - 1'31"968

WSR Fan · 6 Oct 2009, 14:38 (Ref:2555218)

I too am looking forward to seeing how Ericsson fares, he really is an exciting prospect for the future. And also Fabio Leimer. GP2 is one of his options for next year, but with his long-time team Jenzer Motorsport being awarded a place in the new GP3 series, who knows, he could possibly end up there.

Does anyone know what's happening with Mika Maki? It doesn't look like he'll be testing at Jerez, but I'd have thought we would see him at Paul Ricard in November. He hasn't had the best second season in the F3 Euroseries, but he's still a respectable seventh in the standings with four races left.

If he doesn't land a GP2 seat, then I can see a potential opening for him in WSR, possibly at Carlin as that is where Red Bull tend to put their drivers (Aleshin, Alguersuari etc.) Of course, that is if Red Bull decide to keep him in their program for 2010

ptclaus98 · 6 Oct 2009, 15:13 (Ref:2555240)

Quote:

Originally Posted by sauber11

1 - Davide Valsecchi - PartyPoker Coloni - 1'26"408
2 - Roldan Rodriguez - Racing Engineering - 1'26"707
3 - Jules Bianchi - ART - 1'27"184
4 - Diego Nunes - Racing Engineering - 1'27"187
5 - Jerome D'Ambrosio - iSport - 1'27"322
6 - Charles Pic - Arden - 1'27"380
7 - Christian Vietoris - Barwa Addax - 1'27"413
8 - Luiz Razia - Piquet GP - 1'27"635
9 - Stefano Coletti - Dams - 1'27"728
10 - Sam Bird - Dams - 1'22"767
11 - Esteban Gutierrez - ART - 1'27"987
12 - Michael Herck - DPR - 1'28"196
13 - James Jakes - Super Nova - 1'28"251
14 - Oliver Turvey - iSport - 1'28"260
15 - Alexander Rossi - Piquet GP - 1'28"480
16 - Edoardo Piscopo - Trident - 1'28"489
17 - Rodolfo Gonzales - Arden - 1'28"509
18 - Philip Eng - Ocean - 1'28"551
19 - Johnny Cecotto - Trident - 1'28"907
20 - Fabio Onidi - PartyPoker Coloni - 1'28"924
21 - Ricardo Teixeira - Super Nova - 1'29"111
22 - Josef Kral - Ocean - 1'29"901
23 - Victor Garcia - DPR - 1'29"941
24 - Max Chilton - Barwa Addax - 1'31"968

Also

at Chilton. Maybe he should follow his brother. Can't wait to compare Rossi with Leimer, though.

Who are all the first timers in this group?

sauber11 · 6 Oct 2009, 16:42 (Ref:2555295)

Afternoon times http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/79308

1. Jules Bianchi ART Grand Prix 1:26.919 23
2. Jerome d'Ambrosio iSport International 1:26.938 25
3. Diego Nunes Fat Burner Racing Eng. 1:26.967 21
4. Roldan Rodriguez Fat Burner Racing Eng. 1:27.087 20
5. Christian Vietoris Barwa Addax Team 1:27.299 25
6. Esteban Gutierrez ART Grand Prix 1:27.403 20
7. Johnny Cecotto Trident Racing 1:27.503 29
8. Charles Pic Telmex Arden International 1:27.638 28
9. Sam Bird DAMS 1:27.787 20
10. Oliver Turvey iSport International 1:27.849 21
11. Ricardo Teixeira Super Nova Racing 1:28.004 19
12. Alexander Rossi Piquet GP 1:28.005 21
13. Fabio Onidi Party Poker Racing.com SC 1:28.369 27
14. Philip Eng Ocean Racing Technology 1:28.371 18
15. Victor Garcia DPR 1:28.476 16
16. Josef Kral Ocean Racing Technology 1:28.636 20
17. Michael Herck DPR 1:28.700 12
18. Luiz Razia Piquet GP 1:28.744 13
19. Edoardo Piscopo Trident Racing 1:28.872 26
20. Rodolfo Gonzalez Telmex Arden International 1:29.169 23
21. James Jakes Super Nova Racing 1:29.472 12
22. Stefano Coletti DAMS 1:29.529 13
23. Davide Valsecchi Party Poker Racing.com SC 1:30.675 12
24. Max Chilton Barwa Addax Team 1:31.870 6
25. Francesco Castellaci Durango 1:37.504 10

Quote:

Who are all the first timers in this group?

Bianchi, Vietoris , Gutierrez. They all drive for very top team ART and Addax.
Then Rossi

, Eng, Garcia, Kral , Piscopo , Chilton and Castellaci.

ptclaus98 · 6 Oct 2009, 16:57 (Ref:2555309)

Hopefully Rossi will end up in F3 or GP3. Think he'll run GP2 Asia?

sauber11 · 6 Oct 2009, 17:03 (Ref:2555312)

Quote:

Originally Posted by ptclaus98

Hopefully Rossi will end up in F3 or GP3. Think he'll run GP2 Asia?

No gp2 asia , at least not all 4 races. Look at his schedule http://www.alexanderrossi.com/events.cfm
Originally his plan was 2 years in GP2 ( 2010-2011) , but it was also reported that he might be thinking about GP3. And he is going to test formula3 car soon ( likely signature , why ? for macau ?! ).

My guess - its all about money , 50\50 between Gp2 and Gp3 in 2010.

the sniper · 6 Oct 2009, 18:04 (Ref:2555353)

Quote:

Originally Posted by sauber11

http://gp2insider.wordpress.com/2009...day-test-list/

There's a couple of names missing that I'd like to have seen, including: Valtteri Bottas, Alexander Sims and Renger van der Zande. Is it already known what these guys are doing in 2010?

I'd also like to see Daniel Ricciardo, but I assume he's going to WSbR...

Slightly different subject, but does anyone know if there are any changes planned for the Dallara bodywork? Racing hasn't exsactly been brilliant these past two season, I hope they have something planned. What could they do though that would improve the situation? Maybe removing the chimneys would be a start. Would removing the lowest 3rd tier of the rear wing help?

Anybody got any (no doubt, better) ideas?

ivanalesi · 6 Oct 2009, 20:03 (Ref:2555414)

What's going on with Hartley, is he after WSbR title? I hope Maki will get a chance, he's quite a handy driver, won on his debut in F3ES!
James Jakes is a strange one, didn't drive anything all year since GP2 Asia and testing last year with Super Nova and now testing again with them...

Robbe · 6 Oct 2009, 20:18 (Ref:2555432)

Red Bull still doesn't seem to send their drivers to GP2. Coletti still has a bit of support (and Loeb aswell..) but with Hartley, Ricciardo, Aleshin, Bortolotti, Wickens, Mäki and Afanasiev they have lots of drivers that could drive GP2.

Fujer · 7 Oct 2009, 11:24 (Ref:2555814)

Day 2 morning session times – taken from Italiaracing.net:
1 – Giedo Van der Garde – Barwa Addax – 1′25″291 – 34 laps
2 – Alberto Valerio – PartyPoker Coloni – 1′25″434 – 25
3 – Kamui Kobayashi – Racing Engineering – 1′25″520 – 30
4 – Jerome D’Ambrosio – ART – 1′25″525 – 28
5 – Christian Vietoris – Dams – 1′25″575 – 40
6 – Luiz Razia – Piquet GP – 1′25″734 – 27
7 – Oliver Turvey – iSport – 1′25″759 – 26
8 – Diego Nunes – Barwa Addax – 1′25″783 – 38
9 – Sam Bird – Dams – 1′25″911 – 38
10 – James Jakes – Super Nova – 1′25″972 – 24
11 – Philip Eng – Ocean – 1′26″170 – 31
12 – Stefano Coletti – Trident – 1′26″248 – 33
13 – Marcus Ericsson – iSport – 1′26″317 – 37
14 – Dani Clos – Arden – 1′26″357 – 37
15 – Michael Herck – DPR – 1′26″496 – 25
16 – Ricardo Teixeira – Super Nova – 1′26″632 – 39
17 – Fabio Leimer – Ocean – 1′26″975 – 33
18 – Will Bratt – PartyPoker Coloni – 1′26″990 – 38
19 – Rodolfo Gonzales – Arden – 1′27″083 – 39
20 – Josef Kral – Piquet GP – 1′27″170 – 44
21 – Sten Pentus – Racing Engineering – 1′27″175 – 40
22 – Filip Salaquarda – Trident – 1′27″229 – 44
23 – Vladimir Arabadzhiev – DPR – 1′28″516 – 29
24 – Francesco Castellacci – Durango – 1′28″682 – 30
25 – Jan Charouz – ART – 1′29″205 – 28

Fujer · 7 Oct 2009, 16:05 (Ref:2555982)

Day 2 Afternoon times

1 - Kamui Kobayashi - Racing Engineering - 1'26"105 - 26 giri
2 - Jerome D'Ambrosio - ART - 1'26"358 - 24
3 - Giedo Van der Garde - Barwa Addax - 1'26"700 - 25
4 - Diego Nunes - Barwa Addax - 1'26"829 - 26
5 - James Jakes - Super Nova - 1'26"956 - 22
6 - Fabio Leimer - Ocean - 1'27"007 - 29
7 - Marcus Ericsson - iSport - 1'27"099 - 31
8 - Michael Herck - DPR - 1'27"236 - 15
9 - Christian Vietoris - Dams - 1'27"270 - 30
10 - Luiz Razia - Piquet GP - 1'27"301 - 30
11 - Stefano Coletti - Trident - 1'27"352 - 26
12 - Sten Pentus - Racing Engineering - 1'27"405 - 21
13 - Dani Clos - Arden - 1'27"489 - 23
14 - Alberto Valerio - PartyPoker Coloni - 1'27"595 - 25
15 - Rodolfo Gonzales - Arden - 1'27"627 - 30
16 - Josef Kral - Piquet GP - 1'27"744 - 29
17 - Sam Bird - Dams - 1'27"781 - 22
18 - Filip Salaquarda - Trident - 1'27"823 - 23
19 - Oliver Turvey - iSport - 1'27"927 - 26
20 - Philip Eng - Ocean - 1'27"992 - 32
21 - Francesco Castellacci - Durango - 1'28"421 - 27
22 - Ricardo Teixeira - Super Nova - 1'28"458 - 7
23 - Vladimir Arabadzhiev - DPR - 1'29"085 - 22
24 - Jan Charouz - ART - 1'29"382 - 20
25 - Will Bratt - PartyPoker Coloni - 1'30"160 - 12

strider · 8 Oct 2009, 00:24 (Ref:2556281)

Code:

Day 2 combined times:

Pos  Driver                Team                Time
 1.  Giedo van der Garde   Addax               1m 25.291s
 2.  Alberto Valerio       Coloni              1m 25.434s
 3.  Kamui Kobayashi       Racing Engineering  1m 25.520s
 4.  Jérome d'Ambrosio     ART                 1m 25.525s
 5.  Christian Vietoris    DAMS                1m 25.575s
 6.  Luiz Razia            Piquet              1m 25.734s
 7.  Oliver Turvey         iSport              1m 25.759s
 8.  Diego Nunes           Addax               1m 25.783s
 9.  Sam Bird              DAMS                1m 25.911s
10.  James Jakes           Super Nova          1m 25.972s
11.  Philip Eng            Ocean               1m 26.170s
12.  Stefano Coletti       Trident             1m 26.248s
13.  Marcus Ericsson       iSport              1m 26.317s
14.  Dani Clos             Arden               1m 26.357s
15.  Michael Herck         DPR                 1m 26.496s
16.  Ricardo Teixeira      Super Nova          1m 26.632s
17.  Fabio Leimer          Ocean               1m 26.975s
18.  Will Bratt            Coloni              1m 26.990s
19.  Rodolfo Gonzalez      Arden               1m 27.083s
20.  Josef Kral            Piquet              1m 27.170s
21.  Sten Pentus           Racing Engineering  1m 27.175s
22.  Filip Salaquarda      Trident             1m 27.229s
23.  Francesco Castellaci  Durango             1m 28.421s
24.  Vladimir Arabadhziev  DPR                 1m 28.516s
25.  Jan Charouz           ART                 1m 29.205s

Tomorrow's final day of testing will be especially interesting as it will see five times World Rally champion Sébastien Loeb running for DPR and 2008 GP2 runner-up Bruno Senna returning with iSport, ostensibly to set a bench-mark for the youngsters, but really to get the feel of a decent single-seater again in readiness for his bid for an F1 drive next year.

Mr Pink · 8 Oct 2009, 14:30 (Ref:2556660)

Day 3 morning session times, from Italiaracing.net

I tempi del 5° turno, giovedì 8 ottobre 2009

1 - Dani Clos - Racing Engineering - 1'28"875 - 17 giri
2 - Jerome D'Ambrosio - Racing Engineering - 1'28"936 - 26
3 - Luiz Razia - Barwa Addax - 1'29"095 - 35
4 - Edoardo Mortara - Arden - 1'29"372 - 23
5 - Will Bratt - PartyPoker Coloni - 1'29"527 - 22
6 - Michael Herck - DPR - 1'29"850 - 33
7 - Oliver Turvey - iSport - 1'29"932 - 17
8 - Fabio Leimer - Ocean - 1'30"071 - 20
9 - Roldan Rodriguez - Arden - 1'30"125 - 24
10 - Filip Salaquarda - Trident - 1'30"197 - 30
11 - Davide Valsecchi - Super Nova - 1'30"489 - 10
12 - James Jakes - Super Nova - 1'30"498 - 7
13 - Fabio Onidi - Trident - 1'30"611 - 25
14 - Bruno Senna - iSport - 1'30"995 - 26
15 - Vladimir Arabadzhiev - Piquet GP - 1'31"039 - 28
16 - Rodolfo Gonzales - Ocean - 1'31"128 - 25
17 - Jon Lancaster - Dams - 1'31"391 - 34
18 - Sebastien Loeb - DPR - 1'31"487 - 32
19 - Max Chilton - Barwa Addax - 1'32"083 - 22
20 - Marco Bonanomi - PartyPoker Coloni - 1'32"210 - 19
21 - Alexander Rossi - Dams - 1'33"592 - 35
22 - Francesco Castellacci - Durango - 1'34"135 - 7
23 - Marcus Ericsson - ART - 1'41"867 - 22
24 - Chris Van der Drift - Piquet GP - 1'42"140 - 25
25 - Jan Charouz - ART - 1'43"143 - 1

ivanalesi · 8 Oct 2009, 14:50 (Ref:2556669)

live-timing: http://www.crono-jerez.com/cgi/resultados.php

Impressive Ericsson, Leimer and Rossi.

sauber11 · 8 Oct 2009, 15:46 (Ref:2556695)

Day3 , Afternoon
1 - Marcus Ericsson - ART - 1'25"970 - 34 giri
2 - Dani Clos - Racing Engineering - 1'26"105 - 33
3 - Fabio Leimer - Ocean - 1'26"193 - 24
4 - Jerome D'Ambrosio - Racing Engineering - 1'26"483 - 27
5 - Luiz Razia - Barwa Addax - 1'26"546 - 27
6 - Marco Bonanomi - PartyPoker Coloni - 1'26"607 - 30
7 - Oliver Turvey - iSport - 1'26"648 - 33
8 - Davide Valsecchi - Super Nova - 1'26"651 - 32
9 - Alexander Rossi - Dams - 1'26"740 - 34
10 - Roldan Rodriguez - Arden - 1'26"846 - 31
11 - Chris Van der Drift - Piquet GP - 1'26"858 - 42
12 - James Jakes - Super Nova - 1'26"956 - 29
13 - Will Bratt - PartyPoker Coloni - 1'27"137 - 27
14 - Bruno Senna - iSport - 1'27"173 - 39
15 - Rodolfo Gonzales - Ocean - 1'27"186 - 35
16 - Edoardo Mortara - Arden - 1'27"311 - 11
17 - Michael Herck - DPR - 1'27"327 - 25
18 - Filip Salaquarda - Trident - 1'27"421 - 39
19 - Max Chilton - Barwa Addax - 1'27"438 - 30
20 - Francesco Castellacci - Durango - 1'27"615 - 33
21 - Fabio Onidi - Trident - 1'27"698 - 26
22 - Jan Charouz - ART - 1'27"845 - 25
23 - Jon Lancaster - Dams - 1'27"893 - 48
24 - Vladimir Arabadzhiev - Piquet GP - 1'28"059 - 34
25 - Sebastien Loeb - DPR - 1'28"114

Imagine Bianchi + Ericsson pair at ART. Reminds me of Senna+Prost or Alonso+Hamilton.

Fujer · 8 Oct 2009, 15:49 (Ref:2556699)

Quote:

Originally Posted by sauber11

Day3 , Afternoon
1 - Marcus Ericsson - ART - 1'25"970 - 34 giri
2 - Dani Clos - Racing Engineering - 1'26"105 - 33
3 - Fabio Leimer - Ocean - 1'26"193 - 24
4 - Jerome D'Ambrosio - Racing Engineering - 1'26"483 - 27
5 - Luiz Razia - Barwa Addax - 1'26"546 - 27
6 - Marco Bonanomi - PartyPoker Coloni - 1'26"607 - 30
7 - Oliver Turvey - iSport - 1'26"648 - 33
8 - Davide Valsecchi - Super Nova - 1'26"651 - 32
9 - Alexander Rossi - Dams - 1'26"740 - 34
10 - Roldan Rodriguez - Arden - 1'26"846 - 31
11 - Chris Van der Drift - Piquet GP - 1'26"858 - 42
12 - James Jakes - Super Nova - 1'26"956 - 29
13 - Will Bratt - PartyPoker Coloni - 1'27"137 - 27
14 - Bruno Senna - iSport - 1'27"173 - 39
15 - Rodolfo Gonzales - Ocean - 1'27"186 - 35
16 - Edoardo Mortara - Arden - 1'27"311 - 11
17 - Michael Herck - DPR - 1'27"327 - 25
18 - Filip Salaquarda - Trident - 1'27"421 - 39
19 - Max Chilton - Barwa Addax - 1'27"438 - 30
20 - Francesco Castellacci - Durango - 1'27"615 - 33
21 - Fabio Onidi - Trident - 1'27"698 - 26
22 - Jan Charouz - ART - 1'27"845 - 25
23 - Jon Lancaster - Dams - 1'27"893 - 48
24 - Vladimir Arabadzhiev - Piquet GP - 1'28"059 - 34
25 - Sebastien Loeb - DPR - 1'28"114

Imagine Bianchi + Ericsson pair at ART. Reminds me of Senna+Prost or Alonso+Hamilton.

Yeah that would be awsome! GOOO MARCUS!

jab · 8 Oct 2009, 16:31 (Ref:2556726)

Can't see Loeb making it to Abu Dhabi now. That's pretty slow, considering the guy on top hadn't driven a GP2 car before yesterday - I know Seb hadn't driven one before today, but he's driven an F1 car a few times, so it cancels out

But some very impressive rookie performances this week. The future's bright for the junior series world. I see the current crop matching the famed 2006 generation that everyone raves about

strider · 8 Oct 2009, 16:33 (Ref:2556729)

Ericsson was much quicker today with ART than he was yesterday with iSport.

It was wet for the morning session.

**chunterer** · 8 Oct 2009, 17:09 (Ref:2556772)

Quote:

Originally Posted by jab

Can't see Loeb making it to Abu Dhabi now. That's pretty slow, considering the guy on top hadn't driven a GP2 car before yesterday - I know Seb hadn't driven one before today, but he's driven an F1 car a few times, so it cancels out

But some very impressive rookie performances this week. The future's bright for the junior series world. I see the current crop matching the famed 2006 generation that everyone raves about

AS strider mentions, the initial running was wet, at least that's what I read, and that's why Van der Drift and Bonanomi didn't figure more highly and perhaps why Loeb didn't go as well as one would've hoped, but then DPR perhaps isn't the best team to go testing in....

Loeb also did less running in the drier afternoon session that the first one which I find puzzling?

I don't think we've seen half the rookies that are likely to be looking at GP2 for next season yet though have we jab?

The Top few Euroseries, Brit F3 and WSR 3.5 drivers haven't been out yet have they?

I fully expect Perez to return to GP2, either with ART or Barwa, as well.

Anyone know if he's planning on doing the Asia series?

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