Davide Valsecchi News

Davide looks forward to recover in Race 1 at Barcelona

press@davidevalsecchi.it (Davide Valsecchi) — Fri, 11 May 2012 00:00:00 +0200

The fourth round of the 2012 GP2 Series took off today at the Spanish Barcelona racetrack. Current series leader Davide Valsecchi hit the seventh fastest lap in today's qualifying. The session set the grid for tomorrow's race 1: the Italian-based DAMS racer was slowed down by traffic issues and by some yellow flag conditions that prevented him from showing his full speed potential.

"The battle for the pole has been particularly hot since the early part of the session - said Davide. During my fastest lap with soft tires I was slowed down by the yellow flags exposed in the third sector. As a consequence, I had to lift the throttle at one point. I believe I would have scored a laptime good for the first two rows, but I reckon there's just a little that can be done in this cases. Today's seventh place won't prevent us from fighting for tomorrow's podium positions. A good start will be key, as well as having a consistent car that can work well in terms of tire wear."

The Barcelona weekend will continue tomorrow with the running of Race 1, on a 37-lap distance. The race will take-off at 15:40 with live coverage on RaiSport 2. The Spanish weekend will be rounded out on Sunday with the running of Race 2 at 10:35.

Valuable points extend championship lead

press@davidevalsecchi.it (Davide Valsecchi) — Sat, 12 May 2012 00:00:00 +0200

The weekend schedule for the GP2 Series race at Barcelona featured the first race of the weekend today at the Catalunya Circuit. After having taken-off from 7th, Davide Valsecchi immediately moved up to fifth with a first-corner move. His race proved pretty linear, and his 4th place under the checkered flagcame thanks to 37 flawless laps and an almost perfect strategy.

"We didn't have all what it takes to win today - told Davide - and our starting position wasn't the best. In the end we scored 12 points which increased our margin in standings. The race did not offer huge chances for recovery except the start and I have to say that everything worked well there. With such a long season I believe is do the maximum and I think we did it today. The goal now is to end the weekend on a positive note in tomorrow's race 2. "

The weekend at Barcelona will be rounded out tomorrow with the running of race 2, on a 26-lap distance. The race will take-off at 10:35, with Davide starting from the 5th place on the grid.

On the podium again

press@davidevalsecchi.it (Davide Valsecchi) — Sun, 13 May 2012 00:00:00 +0200

The fourth round of the 2012 GP2 Series was rounded out this weekend at Barcelona with the running of Race 2. Davide Valsecchi did a great job as he cruised to an extremely valuable third place thanks to a sensational start.

"My start has been great - told Davide, who passed two cars in the process - at the first corner I would have been able to go for second place, but the situation was risky and I decided not to insist. The overall pace of my race has been good and I believe that my car was more performing today than yesterday. Unfortunately, the chances to overtake on this racetrack are almost non-existant without big differences between the two cars. The team did a good job in terms of set-up, and we also increased our margin by one point over our rivals."

After eight races, Davide is still on top of the standings with 129 points in front of Luiz Razia (104) and James Calado (69). The next round of the GP2 Series will be starting on the prestigious Monte Carlo circuit from May 24 to 26.