GP2 teams tested the 2011 car

If the GP2 Series teams will soon go to Abu Dhabi for tests with the? “old” car, they were able to test the car 2011 this Thursday at Paul-Ricard. Each team was able to roll a copy in order to debug this “small F1 ". The first official tests with the GP2/11 will take place on February 2 and 3.

In the Var, under the sun, 434 laps were covered by the thirteen teams. Two French people were present, Charles Pic for Barwa Addax, Romain Grosjean with DAMS. Former F1 driver, Romain Grosjean was not the only one in this case since Karun Chandhok (Ocean Racing Technology) was also present during this day at the wheel of a GP2. “ I had a lot of fun! », commented the Indian. “ It feels good to get back behind the wheel of a fast car. I was able to collect a lot of data, make set-up changes and learn to ride with Pirelli tires. This new car has a lot of aerodynamic load! »

Technical Director of GP2 Series, Didier Perrin explains the goal of this day. “ We had to be sure that all the cars are ready to be sent to the Middle East for the next tests, which will be held in February. No technical problems were detected. The good surprise was that after an hour, we no longer imagined ourselves witnessing a shakedown but a traditional test session! It?s better than what we expected today. »