A. Tambay: “We have to learn”

Adrien Tambay, after Formula BMW and the Formula 3 Euro Series, is racing in AutoGP this season. Member of the Charouz-Gravity Racing team, the French driver can legitimately hope to achieve good performances this year. In a newly created discipline, the son of the former pilot of F1 Patrick Tambay can showcase himself.

But he will have to deal with a tough field, several experienced drivers taking part in this championship, such as Stefano Coletti, Giorgio Pantano, Jan Charouz, Walter Grubmuller and Federico Leo. In addition, Adrien Tambay knows that he will have to work a lot to hope to get ahead of his many competitors.

« The Charouz-Gravity Racing Team is young and we all have something to learn and progress, explains the Frenchman. It’s a great adventure that we’re experiencing together. With my engineer, things are going very well. He is Italian and as I love speaking his language, we communicate really effectively. There Single seat d?AutoGP pleasantly surprised me. It is a very powerful car equipped with a 8 horsepower V550, almost three times faster than the F3 that I was able to drive last year. It has a lot of downforce, which makes it a very efficient single-seater in fast corners but also very physical! »

This Friday, Adrien Tambay made his mark at Imola, achieving very honorable times. Third in the second free practice session, he clocked 1:33:217, one of the best times of the day, and the best time of the Charouz-Gravity team, which also includes Jan Charouz in its ranks. , Stefano Coletti and Walter Grubmuller. The most important thing is yet to come: qualifying and the first race will take place this Saturday.