The GP2 Series exchanges rings this weekend as Nurburg makes way for Hungaro and theseventh round of the 2007 championship. The weather at the circuit on the outskirts of Budapest, Hungary, is set to be sweltering this weekend after a heat wave in the country saw temperaturesrise as high as 40 degrees in recent days. That said, there is still the ever-looming possibility ofthunderstorms, and as the GP2 Series discovered last year, Hungaroring in the wet can be apretty exciting place to be racing.
Blue Danube: The Hungarian Round of the 2007 GP2 Series sees us enter the second half ofwhat is turning out to be an incredibly closely contested championship. After seeing nine differentdrivers take victory in the first nine races of the year, the races in Germany two weeks ago saw Timo Glock and Javier Villa become the first drivers to take their second victories of the season.At this tricky circuit, not known for its overtaking opportunities, the level of competitiveness issuch that another new winner could be just around the corner.
Having said that the Hungaroring is not notorious for its overtaking spots, the GP2 Series hasalways managed to throw up exciting races at the circuit. Last year’s rain affected weekend wentdown in history as the first time that a driver scored maximum available points. That driver was Nelson Piquet Jr, and his record-breaking weekend set him up for a nail-biting run in to the end ofthe championship with eventual champion Lewis Hamilton.
This weekend, Timo Glock’s rivals will be gunning for the German as they attempt to stem theflow of points he started to amass on his home track last time out, after a four-race lull that hadseen his championship lead cut to almost entirely nothing. Meanwhile, the GP2 Series welcomes two new drivers this weekend. Following SakonYamamoto’s promotion to a full-time race seat with the Spyker Formula One Team, Finn MarkusNiemela steps into the vacant BCN Competicion seat.
Meanwhile over at Racing Engineering, Spain’s Marcos Martinez will take the number 15 car for the rest of the season.
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