English version Back on track after the summer It has been a long summer holiday for International GT Open, which gave teams and drivers the time to relax and at the same time to prepare themselves for the return on track, waited for since last July. Marco Frezza is ready for the event: "I took a deserved rest break, but above all I dedicated a lot of time to training," the driver from Milan tells before his comeback to racing. "Even some funny and summer sport such as water-scooter." The passion for motors never leaves him, even away from tracks. This weekend, though, it's serious stuff again and the theatre of the new battle is the legendary Brands Hatch, one of the most technical and difficult tracks in Europe. "It's a track that I already know well, where I even took a podium in the past," Marco explains confidently. "I like the fast section very much, that is so hard on us drivers." The English event will be the sixth of the season, which sees Marco Frezza split with the Portuguese Pedro Couceiro the cockpit of the Swiss team Kessel Racing's Ferrari 430 GT2. In the last races before thte summer break, Frezza's championship had an important acceleration with his first two wins, which brought him close to the top of the standings. Now the championship leader Jean-Philippe Dayrault, Luxury Racing's driver, is just two points away, 58 vs 56. A minimum advantage which leaves an all-Ferrari battle for the GTS standings lead wide open. In Brands Hatch's race, Marco will have the advantage of no time handicaps thanks to the first and fourth placet in the last round. About his goals, the young driver leaves no place to carefulness anymore and doesn't think to the single race, but to the title: "My only goal for this weekend is to overtake Dayrault and gain the championship lead," he announces. This weekend the timetable will also be slightly modified. Both races will be held on Sunday, while free practice and qualifying will be condensed on Saturday. Here is the complete programme, with live broadcast of the races on Nuvolari TV (SKY 218): Saturday 18th September 2010 10:30-11:30 Free Practice 1 13:05-14:05 Free Practice 2 14:55-15:10 Qualifying 1 GTS 15:10-15:15 Qualifying 1 SGT + GTS 17:05-17:20 Qualifying 2 GTS 17:20-17:25 Qualifying 2 SGT + GTS Sunday 19th September 2010 11:45-12:55 Race 1 (70’ - Rolling Start) 15:35-16:25 Race 2 (50’ - Rolling Start)
Il pilota milanese nato nel 1987, affronta le prime esperienze agonistiche nel motorsport con il karting, passando poi alle monoposto con la Formula Renault 2.0. Nel 2007 lasca le monoposto per passare alle ruote coperte, gareggiando con una Ferrari 430 GT2 nell'International GT Open, una serie dedicata alle vetture Gran Turismo con un palmares di concorrenti e di vetture provenienti da tutta Europa. Il suo anno magico è il 2010, stagione nella quale conquista il titolo di Campione della Classe GTS dell’International Gt Open con la Ferrari 430 Scuderia del team elvetico Kessel Racing. Seguono altre stagioni entusiasmanti, trascorse sui tracciati più importanti e prestigiosi del Mondo. Marco mostra ad ogni occasione il suo talento cristallino, conquistando importanti successi sempre con la Ferrari, ed entusiasmando gli appassionati con il suo stile spettacolare, ma sempre preciso e redditizio. Nel 2014 gareggia ancora una volta con Kessel Racing con la Ferrari 458 GT3 nella Blancpain Endurance Series ed alla "12 Ore di Abu-Dhabi". |