Formula V8 3.5
Nurburgring: James Walker preview
GOOD TEST RESULTS FIRE WALKER UP FOR ROUND TWO Jersey, UK -- 27 April 2007: James Walker has just returned from a very productive test at Magny Cours in France where he and the Fortec team made preparations for round two ...
Published: Apr 28, 2007, 10:53 PM
Copy link
Share on Viber
GOOD TEST RESULTS FIRE WALKER UP FOR ROUND TWO
Jersey, UK -- 27 April 2007: James Walker has just returned from a very productive test at Magny Cours in France where he and the Fortec team made preparations for round two of the 2007 World Series by Renault in Germany next week (5/6 May).
The Jersey racing driver finished day one in ninth place out of 29 cars, running consistently in blistering track temperatures. He tried various set-ups to get ready for the next race and did plenty of runs on new and old tyres; his pace on old tyres being particularly good. A solid 12th place on day two cemented the efforts of James and the team who are now all looking forward to getting down to business in Germany.
"We've got a good plan for the next race now," said James. "I feel like I've got my confidence back after taking a bit of a knock at Monza."
The German round of the World Series by Renault takes place at the Nurburgring, the home for many years of the European Grand Prix. The circuit lies in the shadows of the daunting "Nordschleife", a 14-mile rollercoaster ride of a track, twisting through the Eifel Mountains. Today's circuit is tame by comparison but it will come alive next Sunday when 30 World Series by Renault cars roar into the first tight right-hander, the "Castrol 'S'", and on into the twisty opening stadium section.
James won at the Nurburgring in 2005, whilst driving for Fortec in F3. He took the lead from sixth place on the first lap and didn't look back until he took the chequered flag, setting the fastest lap of the race along the way. It goes without saying that the Nurburgring is one of James' favourite tracks.
"I enjoy racing at the Nurburgring, not least because I've won there. I was quick there on the first day of the recent World Series test so I want to go back and show that pace. I hope that after the disappointments of Monza we can go to Germany and have a great race weekend. There's no reason why we can't, especially as the car now feels the best it has all year."
After two 45-minute practice sessions on Friday, qualifying is scheduled to take place at 0900hrs on Saturday. Race one takes places later that day at 1400hrs with race two on Sunday at 1300hrs.
-credit: www.jwalkermotorsport.com
We want your opinion!
What would you like to see on Motorsport.com?
Take our 5 minute survey.
- The Motorsport.com Team
Read and post comments
Read also :
Share Or Save This Story
Copy link
Share on Viber
Previous article Commerce: Friday qualifying report
Next article ASCoT Texarkana results 2007-04-27
Top Comments
There are no comments at the moment. Would you like to write one?
View More & Comment
More from
James Walker
Strong performance for Greaves Motorsport in 4 Hours of Silverstone
European Le Mans
European Le Mans
Strong performance for Greaves Motorsport in 4 Hours of Silverstone
112 drivers, 39 cars, 25 nationalities make up ELMS 4 Hours of Silverstone field
European Le Mans
European Le Mans
112 drivers, 39 cars, 25 nationalities make up ELMS 4 Hours of Silverstone field
Fall-Line Motorsports GTD has early end to Rolex 24
IMSA
IMSA
Fall-Line Motorsports GTD has early end to Rolex 24
Latest news
Kyle Busch and Greg Biffle named co-winners of Comcast Community Champion of the Year Award
NASCAR Cup
NAS NASCAR Cup 6 min
Kyle Busch and Greg Biffle named co-winners of Comcast Community Champion of the Year Award
NASCAR makes amends for 2004 Dale Earnhardt Jr. swearing fine
NASCAR Cup
NAS NASCAR Cup
Talladega II
24 min
NASCAR makes amends for 2004 Dale Earnhardt Jr. swearing fine
Franco Colapinto, George Russell to sit out FP1 at F1 Mexico GP
Formula 1
F1 Formula 1
United States GP
34 min
Franco Colapinto, George Russell to sit out FP1 at F1 Mexico GP
Rally US reveals further details ahead of WRC 2027 return
WRC
WRC WRC 36 min
Rally US reveals further details ahead of WRC 2027 return
Subscribe and access Motorsport.com with your ad-blocker.
From Formula 1 to MotoGP we report straight from the paddock because we love our sport, just like you. In order to keep delivering our expert journalism, our website uses advertising. Still, we want to give you the opportunity to enjoy an ad-free and tracker-free website and to continue using your adblocker.
You have 2 options:
- Become a subscriber.
- Disable your adblocker.
Subscribe now Already subscribed? Sign in here
Already disabled your adblocker?
Reload page
Manage Alerts
Subscribe