Team Air Asia debuts in GP2

The GP2 Series season will begin this weekend alongside the Turkish GP. Phill Spencer, the team manager of the team owned by Tony Fernandes, hopes to achieve a good result for his first steps in the discipline.

Published on 05/05/2011 à 17:13

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Team Air Asia, which should soon be renamed Caterham after the purchase of the British manufacturer by Tony Fernandes, will compete in its first season in the GP2 Series this weekend. The single-seaters will be entrusted to the Italian Davide Valsecchi, GP2 Asia Series Champion in 2010, and the Brazilian Luiz Razia, reserve driver for Team Lotus.

The team's team manager, Phill Spencer, is looking forward to seeing the level of his team in the race. “ I'd be lying if I said I didn't feel a little apprehensive “, he admits. " We will perform our first race in front of our peers in the F1. So we have to be solid and achieve a good result. »

However, Phill Spencer believes in his team's success, even if the uncertain weather could disrupt the weekend. “ I have complete confidence in our chances », assures the Air Asia team manager. “ We have just returned from a very good test session. The weather will play a key role in the race but I remain very impatient for this new challenge. »