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Sat, 05 Jul 2008 20:30:18 +0200 120 35 http://www.gpupdate.net/en/ http://images.gpupdate.net/if/rss/rsslogo.jpg http://gp2.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/07/05/pantano-wins-third-race-of-the-season/ http://gp2.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/07/05/pantano-wins-third-race-of-the-season/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 18:42:00 +0200 Giorgio Pantano has laid down a huge marker to the rest of the grid after exploding past his rivals to steal an incredible victory ahead of Lucas di Grassi and Karun Chandhok. http://gp2.gpupdate.net/en/gallery.php?catID=1104-3136 http://gp2.gpupdate.net/en/gallery.php?catID=1104-3136 Sat, 05 Jul 2008 18:25:05 +0200 http://gp2.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/07/04/second-pole-in-a-row-for-senna/ http://gp2.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/07/04/second-pole-in-a-row-for-senna/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 19:36:00 +0200 Bruno Senna has claimed his second pole in a row this afternoon in Silverstone, taking the top spot in qualifying ahead of Romain Grosjean and Andreas Zuber. http://gp2.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/07/04/grosjean-fastest-in-practice/ http://gp2.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/07/04/grosjean-fastest-in-practice/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 14:57:00 +0200 Romain Grosjean has set the pace this morning in free practice at Silverstone, topping the timesheets ahead of Mike Conway and ART teammate Luca Filippi. http://gp2.gpupdate.net/en/gallery.php?catID=1103-3136 http://gp2.gpupdate.net/en/gallery.php?catID=1103-3136 Fri, 04 Jul 2008 14:49:03 +0200 http://gp2.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/07/02/valsecchi-back-at-silverstone/ http://gp2.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/07/02/valsecchi-back-at-silverstone/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 09:22:00 +0200 Davide Valsecchi had to skip the last two races as the Italian crashed heavily at Istanbul Park during the qualifying session and needed time to recover. Valsecchi was replaced by Puglisi and Hanley at the Monaco and French Grand Prix but at Silverstone he will return at Durango. http://f1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/06/25/fia-hopes-to-see-formula-two-in-2009/ http://f1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/06/25/fia-hopes-to-see-formula-two-in-2009/ Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:10:00 +0200 The FIA has announced on Wednesday it will invite tenders for a new feeder series for Formula One. This championship, called Formula Two, would be launched in 2009 and used as an inexpensive platform to develop emerging driver talent for Formula One. http://gp2.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/06/22/dams-adds-a-point-in-race-two/ http://gp2.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/06/22/dams-adds-a-point-in-race-two/ Sun, 22 Jun 2008 16:37:00 +0200 DAMS had a difficult morning on the Magny-Cours circuit in the 2nd GP2 Series race, one of the curtain raisers to the French F1 Grand Prix. The event was run in tricky conditions as a shower fell just before the start making the track very slippery. http://gp2.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/06/22/senna-salvages-fifth/ http://gp2.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/06/22/senna-salvages-fifth/ Sun, 22 Jun 2008 13:41:00 +0200 On the surface, fifth place from 23rd on the grid looks like a positive result for Bruno Senna in Sunday morning's GP2 Series sprint at Magny-Cours.  http://gp2.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/06/22/disappointing-race-two-for-racing-engineering/ http://gp2.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/06/22/disappointing-race-two-for-racing-engineering/ Sun, 22 Jun 2008 13:30:00 +0200 It was a disappointing day for Racing Engineering in today's Sprint Race with Giorgio Pantano retiring and Javier Villa finishing 10th as all the teams struggled in very difficult conditions. http://gp2.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/06/22/tyre-choice-pays-off-for-arden-drivers/ http://gp2.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/06/22/tyre-choice-pays-off-for-arden-drivers/ Sun, 22 Jun 2008 13:13:00 +0200 Sébastien Buemi headed team-mate Yelmer Buurman across the line as Trust Team Arden scored its first GP2 Series win of the campaign in Sunday morning's sprint race at Magny-Cours. Buemi moved up to third in the championship with his victory at Magny-Cours. http://gp2.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/06/22/dpr-reflective-after-race-two/ http://gp2.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/06/22/dpr-reflective-after-race-two/ Sun, 22 Jun 2008 13:06:00 +0200 Diego Nunes and Michael Herck returned to the Magny Cours track in France today, racing with David Price Racing (DPR) in the second of the two GP2 races supporting the French Grand Prix. Mixed weather shaped the race, but it was ultimately technical problems that forced Nunes to retire. Herck drove to 15th place, while still recovering from his wrist injury, which had put him out of the Series until this weekend.  http://gp2.gpupdate.net/en/gallery.php?catID=1105-3135 http://gp2.gpupdate.net/en/gallery.php?catID=1105-3135 Sun, 22 Jun 2008 12:22:28 +0200 http://gp2.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/06/22/trust-team-arden-dominates-race-2/ http://gp2.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/06/22/trust-team-arden-dominates-race-2/ Sun, 22 Jun 2008 11:26:00 +0200 Sebastien Buemi and Yelmer Buurman claimed first and second place during the French Grand Prix' sprint race on Sunday morning. The Trust Team Arden drivers began their race on slick tyres while the track was still wet. It proved to be the right team decision as the duo easily raced towards a one-two finish. Luca Filippi finished third. http://gp2.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/06/21/mixed-result-for-dpr/ http://gp2.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/06/21/mixed-result-for-dpr/ Sat, 21 Jun 2008 20:34:00 +0200 David Price Racing enjoyed a strong run with Diego Nunes today, with the young Brazilian finishing in 11th place from a 15th place start, his best Feature race finish this season. Unfortunately Michael Herck, in his first race with DPR, retired at mid-distance, with the young driver still recovering from his wrist injury.  http://gp2.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/06/21/senna-rues-clutch-problem/ http://gp2.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/06/21/senna-rues-clutch-problem/ Sat, 21 Jun 2008 20:23:00 +0200 Bruno Senna made a flying start from pole position to dominate the early stages of this afternoon's GP2 Series race at Magny-Cours, France, but his victory hopes were compromised when his clutch began to slip after a dozen laps. http://gp2.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/06/21/ambrosio-takes-vital-points-for-dams/ http://gp2.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/06/21/ambrosio-takes-vital-points-for-dams/ Sat, 21 Jun 2008 20:10:00 +0200 Today, the DAMS drivers competed in the first of the 2 races of the GP2 Series Championship on the Magny-Cours circuit, one of the curtain raisers to the Formula 1 Grand Prix. After a 41-lap incident-packed event, the team scored some valuable points thanks to Jérôme d'Ambrosio's 6th place. http://gp2.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/06/21/racing-engineering-celebrates-win/ http://gp2.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/06/21/racing-engineering-celebrates-win/ Sat, 21 Jun 2008 19:29:00 +0200 Giorgio Pantano did everything expected of him by winning today's Feature Race and taking the fastest lap on the day when he became the most experienced driver in GP2. Giorgio's confident race performance also puts him in a clear first place at the top of the Drivers Championship. For Javier Villa it was a day for doing the best he could from his 23rd place on the starting grid, Javi drove a steady to race to move up to 13th at the chequered flag. http://gp2.gpupdate.net/en/gallery.php?catID=1104-3135 http://gp2.gpupdate.net/en/gallery.php?catID=1104-3135 Sat, 21 Jun 2008 19:22:15 +0200 http://gp2.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/06/21/pantano-claims-victory-at-magny-cours/ http://gp2.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/06/21/pantano-claims-victory-at-magny-cours/ Sat, 21 Jun 2008 19:17:00 +0200 Giorgio Pantano has claimed yet another win at the Circuit Magny-Cours, outlasting Bruno Senna and Romain Grosjean in scorching conditions to cross the finish line well ahead of series returnee Lucas di Grassi and Pastor Maldonado.