ホンダ、ルーカス・ディ・グラッシ選手をテストに☆☆
たった今、イギリスのホンダから来たプレスリリースです♪
今シーズンGP2でシリーズ3位だったブラジル人ドライバーのルーカス・ディ・グラッシ選手が、今月バルセロナのカタロニアサーキットで、ホンダのRA108に乗ってテストに参加するそうです!!
ディ・グラッシ選手といえば、今年ルノーでテストドライバーも務めていましたが、ルノーは先日来年度のドライバーラインナップを正式に発表したので、他のチームと交渉していくということなんでしょうね。
ご本人もすごく楽しみにしている様子♪
ホンダは、11月24日にツインリンクもてぎで開催されるホンダレーシングサンクスデーというイベントにジェンソン・バトン選手が出席するため、来年も残留が濃厚かと思いますが、バリチェロ選手に代わってディ・グラッシ選手が乗るのか・・・
日本のチームだけに、他のチームよりも気になりますね。
以下プレスリリースです☆
HONDA RACING F1 TEAM TO TEST LUCAS DI GRASSI IN BARCELONA
The Honda Racing F1 Team has invited Formula One test driver Lucas Di Grassi to join the test in Barcelona later this month.
The Brazilian driver will join the Honda team at the Circuit de Catalunya for the first test of the winter from Monday 17 to Wednesday 19 November.
Lucas will spend all three days with the team, commencing with a part-day familiarisation programme and culminating in a full day of testing in this year's RA108 race car.
Lucas, 24, has three seasons of experience in GP2, finishing second in 2007 and third in 2008 despite missing the first three rounds.
He has been the ING Renault F1 Team's third driver for the 2008 season and part of their Driver Development Programme since 2004.
Ross Brawn, Team Principal of the Honda Racing F1 Team, said: "We are delighted to provide Lucas with a test with the Honda Racing F1 Team later this month. This is a very well-deserved opportunity for Lucas to prove his potential after such an impressive performance in GP2 this season and during his testing responsibilities with the ING Renault F1 Team. We look forward to seeing Lucas in action and will take a keen interest in how he performs."
Lucas Di Grassi commented; "I am very excited to have the opportunity of testing with the Honda Racing F1 Team in Barcelona and look forward to proving myself to the team. I would like to say thank you to the ING Renault F1 Team for all their support and for allowing me this opportunity to help further my career. The next two weeks will be a very important stage in my development and I will be spending a lot of time at the Honda Racing F1 Team's factory before the test to speak with the engineers and learn as much as possible in advance of the test."
For a biography of Lucas Di Grassi's career, please visit www.HondaRacingF1.com .
Photography and updates from the Barcelona test will be available from Monday 17 November.
(ホンダF1チームプレスリリースより)