FR 3.5 – Aurélien Panis will drive for Tech 1 Racing

At 20 years old, the son of the old pilot F1 Olivier panis will be aligned in 2015 in Formula Renault 3.5, the benchmark championship of the World Series by Renault. Team resident ART Junior Team this season, both in Eurocup FR 2.0 and in FR NEC 2.0, Aurélien Panis won a victory in each series and convinced Simon Abadie, Team Manager of the Toulouse team Tech 1 Racing to hire him for the next campaign.

“The whole team is delighted with this collaboration with Aurélien in Formula Renault 3.5. We followed his performances in 2014 with great interest, which demonstrated very strong potential. During the tests in Barcelona, ​​Aurélien won over all the team members with his endearing personality, his talent and his professionalism. Now we can't wait to do battle in 2015! » explains Abadie.

Panis will want to follow the example of the drivers who passed through Tech 1 Racing, having subsequently managed to access the highest level of the caras an Jean-Eric Vergne, Charles Pic and Jules Bianchi. “I am extremely determined to tackle this new challenge. This is an important milestone for me in this discipline which requires a lot of application and involvement and the choice of the team was crucial to allow me to maximize the work. I am happy with the confidence placed in me by Tech1 Racing, a team with such a prestigious track record. I can't wait to be in Spain for my first race. »