FR3.5 – Arthur Pic will aim for regularity from Monza

After taking eighth place in the Championship last year with Dams, Arthur Pic joined the new AV Formula team to compete in his third season in Formula Renault 3.5 Series. Caterham driver's younger brother F1 Team will bring its experience to an inexperienced team even if it will receive the support of track engineer Philippe Gautheron and boss Adrian Valles who was vice-champion of the discipline in 2005. “My goal is to fight for the championship, which means winning when we can and scoring big points the rest of the time. Having Philippe in the team is fantastic, and it played a big role in my decision to join AV Formula. He worked with my brother Charles in GP2 and is renowned for his ability to extract the most from the racing cars he works on. At the same time, Adrian has done a very good job preparing the team for Formula Renault 3.5, and he is also someone I can turn to for advice since he was racing at that level he didn't ?not that long ago yet. So it’s a good combination! »

Arthur Pic will defend the colors of the Hispanic team this weekend with the first round of the season contested at Monza. The 21-year-old Frenchman took ninth place when he made his debut in the discipline in 2011 with Tech 1 Racing. “I love Monza and its unique characteristics. We will need good "low downforce" settings, which makes the heavy braking imposed by the track very delicate due to the lack of rear stability, while managing the degradation of the rear tires will also be one of the most important keys. important events of the weekend. I really hope to finish in the top five in each of the two races in order to start this new championship well! » The former resident of the Dams team will seek to obtain more regular results this season after having often failed to achieve his good positions on the starting grids. “Clearly, I need to improve the management of my races. Last year I was generally fast in qualifying but I made too many mistakes in the race, so my ambition this season is to convert my one-lap performance into two tangible results at each meeting?, concludes the AV Formula driver.