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Reemz27 · Posted: Fri Nov 21, 2008 4:14 pm Post subject: ART sign Pastor Maldonado

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The ART Grand Prix team has announced a new partnership with Pastor Maldonado for the upcoming 2009 GP2 European Championship Season.

As well as contesting the European season, Maldonado will also contest three rounds of the GP2 Asian series. The talented Venezuelan finished fifth overall in 2008 with one win, and sixty points to his credit. After suffering a lot of bad luck early in the season, things tuned around in the final four events where he scored more points than any other driver in the series.

During his time in the GP2 series, Pastor has secured two wins, 8 podiums and 3 pole positions and will be a very strong addition to the team as they work toward securing both titles in the 09 season.

Pastor Maldonado said: “I am very proud to be part of a team with the most titles and winners in the history of the GP2 Series and of course, I hope to contribute to winning the teams championship again as well as fighting for the drivers’ title in the new season. ART Grand Prix is a highly professional team combined with an environment which has great human qualities. We instantly got along together during testing and I am sure that it will be a great experience for both of us: let's learn from each other and make a great team which will be ready to fight for both championships.”

Frédéric Vasseur added: “Pastor had an exceptional end to the 2008 season, scoring more points than any other driver and three time as many as the GP2 Europe champion during the last 8 races. There is no doubt he is one of the fastest and more complete drivers in the series. With his raw speed his experience of the series and his knowledge of the tracks it will make him one of the favourites for the 2009 championship. Pastor and the team got along really well during recent testing at the Paul Ricard HTTT circuit. All the lights are green and our aim will be to secure both titles next season.”

ART Grand Prix Press Release

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Nico Hülkenberg’s collaboration with ART Grand Prix started in 2007 and both parties are aiming high for the third year of their partnership.

The German driver has a lot of work ahead of him in order to learn the series and some of the circuits they visit. His task won’t be easy in the Formula One feeder series, which gathers together the best young talents, but ART Grand Prix is confident that Hülkenberg will make the most of this package just as he did with its predecessor.

Frédéric Vasseur commented: “There is no need to give the reasons that convinced us to continue our collaboration with Nico. His records speak for themselves! Nico is a fast and talented driver but also a young man who is very well balanced. He has strong race intelligence and positive human relationships. With Nico and Pastor, ART Grand Prix’s aim will be to return to the place that was ours in 2005 and 2006, champions!”

Nico Hülkenberg added: “ART Grand Prix and me, it sounds like a good combination to me! We know each other very well and we have worked great together so far. I had four days of testing with the team and the GP2 car and I feel comfortable with everything up to this point. Next year will be a tough one because the GP2 Championships are extremely competitive with great teams and great drivers but I think we have a good package ourselves. It’s difficult to see where we are going because there are some tracks I don’t know and the single practice session every round is very short, but we have to set our target high. We might not be able to fight for the podium in the very beginning but it is my aim, as well as the team’s, to climb up there and to try to get a win or two.”
http://www.gp2series.com/en//website/2008gp2series/news/newsgp2/newsdetail.php?articleid=2165

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LogicPro · Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2008 3:11 pm Post subject:

Great team. Maybe Nico Hulkenberg will bring ART to 2006 levels again, when Lewis won.

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Reemz27 · Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2008 2:41 am Post subject:

Yeah, He seems to be a great young driver and also he Tests for Williams

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