ADDAX TEAM SIGN MEXICAN DRIVER PABLO SANCHEZ FOR GP3 2010 SEASON

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Staff Reporter / 2010-02-12 14:12:41

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Addax Team have confirmed the signing of TELMEX driver Pablo Sánchez López for the inaugural GP3 Series 2010. As with the GP2, this new class will run alongside the Formula 1, racing on the same circuits and dates in the European events of the elite class. In the maiden season of this new event, teams and drivers will be starting from square one so they will have to develop the car, which has a Dallara chassis with Renault engines, supplied by their Viry plant. The 4 cylinder engine is 2000cc, turbo powered, capable of generating up to 280 brake horse power. The gearbox is a Hewland design and the tyres are supplied by Pirelli, which means a welcome return to elite motor racing for the Italian firm.

The GP3 Series championship this season will be made up of eight rounds, with two races each racing weekend. Seven of these rounds will coincide with the Formula 1 World Championship and the GP2 Series. Apart from guaranteeing a solid base for this new event, it also means that young drivers will be in contact with superior classes and at the same time, will be observed and evaluated by teams, whose main objective will be to guide them to a future in Formula 1.

The pre-season tests will take place at the Paul Ricard circuit in Le Castellet, France on the 3rd and 4th of March and at the Montmelo circuit in Barcelona, on the 13th and 14th of April. The season will start with the first race at Montmelo, Barcelona, Spain on the 9th of May and will finish at the Monza circuit in Italy on the 12th of September. There will only be ten teams competing, which the organization has chosen from a great number of teams which had applied for the possibility of competing in this new event. The championship therefore, starts from a solid base. Addax Team is the only latin representative thanks to their success in GP2 in recent years. The Addax Team is based in Valencia, Spain. It is owned by Spanish businessman Alejandro Agag. Since he took over the team there has been continuous success, with the team finishing in the top three for the constructor´s title in the last three years, in both GP2 Main Series and GP2 Asia. The team claimed the GP2 Main Series title in 2008 and they have guided 3 out of the 4 drivers in their ranks to Formula 1 status. Vitaly Petrov, Romain Grosjean and Lucas di Grassi.

Pablo Sánchez López: “I´m very happy and grateful to have been given this great opportunity and I realize that being involved with a team like Addax, that has so much capacity, will give me the chance to demonstrate my true potential. This is an important challenge in my career and together with the team, we have to develop the new car and reach the targets we have set ourselves. I’d like to thank Escuderia Telmex for their unconditional support and thank as well the Addax Team and all the sponsors that are giving their support and making this GP3 project a reality.”

Alejandro Agag: (Team principal Addax Team): “We are satisfied to know that Escuderia Telmex is putting their faith in us once more to help guide the sporting career of another of their most promising drivers, Pablo Sánchez . Like, GP2 Main Series driver Sergio Pérez, Pablo is Mexican, which demonstrates our commitment to Mexican motor-racing. Our objective is take one of their drivers to Formula 1 status. Welcome on board Pablo, we know you will work hard to take full advantage of this opportunity.”

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