The French shine in Barcelona

Nelson Panciatici and Jean-Eric Vergne made convincing debuts during Formula collective testing Renault 3.5 Series. On the Montmelo circuit, near Barcelona, ​​Nelson Panciatici (Lotus Racing Junior Team) set the best time ahead of Victor Garcia (KMP Racing), Daniel Ricciardo (Tech 1 Racing) and Jean-Eric Vergne (SG Formula).

« This is the first real day of work with Junior Lotus Racing, so I am very happy to start our collaboration by setting the best time, comments Nelson Panciatici for his part. This motivates you for the future! Today we didn't look for performance, we worked on my installation in the car. The feeling is very good. »

« I am very happy to participate in the FR3.5 Series in addition to my program in F3 British, announces Jean-Eric Vergne, whose participation in the FR 3.5 Series championship was only confirmed this Thursday. I prepared myself physically this winter to be able to manage both programs. My goal is to win the title in F3 and to make a splash in the FR 3.5 Series. For this, it?s perfect to be able to count on an experienced teammate like Marcos Martinez. »

Continuation of Montmelo testing this Friday.