Luiz Razia celebrated on the top
step of the podium after storming to victory in the GP2 sprint race this
afternoon.
Last time out Razia finished in 8th
after starting 13th and with the reverse grid, meant a pole position
was in order to start the sprint race.
From the start Luiz Razia got a
clear lead and had plenty of space into turn one. From then the pack just
followed and by the end of lap one Razia had six tenths lead, ahead of Berthon
and championship leader Valsecchi in third.
Berthon began to be hot on Luiz
Razia’s tail and closed the gap down to half a second on lap six. Out in the
lead Razia could set the pace of the pack and manage his tyre wear, as it would
be crucial for the coming laps towards the end.
Half race distance and Razia was
still in the lead with Berthon closely behind with the gap at less than half a
second, but as tyre drop off points were playing into the hand of Luiz Razia
the gap began to increase to over a second with eight laps to go.
The final laps of the race saw a
comfortable lead for Luiz Razia, two and a half seconds separating him and 2nd
place Berthon.
Luiz Razia won the GP2 sprint
race at the Circuit de Catalunya for Arden International. This is a track that
has always favoured the team with wins in the past coming from Williams F1
driver Bruno Senna.
This is Razia’s second win of the
season and has scored in the points consistently in every race so far.
Luiz Razia is still second in the
championship and has moved onto 104 points. He is only 25 points behind
Valsecchi who leads the championship on 129 points.
Monaco is the next round in two
weeks time, an iconic track. The jewel in the crown and Luiz Razia hopes that
the crown will be his in two weeks time.
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Notes to editors.
About: Luiz Razia.
Luiz Razia is a Brazilian racing
driver in the GP2 series, driving for Arden International. He has been a test
driver for Virgin Racing, now Marussia and is currently 2nd in the
GP2 championship.
@LuizRazia
About: Arden International.
Arden International competes in
both the GP2 and GP3 championships. Christian Horner the current Red Bull
Racing team principal and his father Gary founded the team in the 1970’s. The
team has gone on to produce Formula 1 drivers Vitantonio Liuzzi and the current
Marussia Racing driver Charles Pic.
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