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EU 2.0: Series Nurburgring preview

The Boys are back in town The Australian Daniel Ricciardo (SG Formula) comes to the Nurburgring as Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 championship leader, where the season reaches its halfway stage. Everything is still to play for, however.

Edited: Aug 25, 2008, 11:48 PM

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The Boys are back in town

The Australian Daniel Ricciardo (SG Formula) comes to the Nurburgring as Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 championship leader, where the season reaches its halfway stage. Everything is still to play for, however. Although Ricciardo seems to have a comfortable lead, Andrea Caldarelli (SG Formula), Valtteri Bottas (Motopark Academy) and Roberto Mehri (Epsilon Euskadi) will all be looking to buck the trend.

With four wins in six races and seventy-seven points to his name, Daniel Ricciardo has had an extraordinary first half of the season. Consistently among the leaders since the start of the year, the Australian must now maintain his form to make sure of winning his first ever motorsport title. It is critical for the man from Perth not to become overwhelmed by what is at stake and keep up his momentum. But there's still plenty of racing left before the title is decided.

Daniel's rivals are not about to let him saunter to victory without putting up a fight. With eight races to go this season, anything can still happen! Fellow SG Formula driver Andrea Caldarelli currently lies second in the standings, nineteen points adrift of his team-mate. With four runner-up spots and one third place, the Italian can boast an impressive level of consistency. But he needs to win a race to put some serious pressure on his team-mate!

Young Spanish driver Roberto Merhi is also looking for his first race win. Invariably among the leaders and twice on the podium, he just needs a bit more luck to grab his first victory. Like Caldarelli, Roberto Merhi needs to a good performance at the Nurburgring if he is to keep his title hopes alive.

On the home track, many fans will inevitably take a keen interest in the fortunes of the drivers from the German team, Motopark Academy, who will also be taking part in the Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup. Valtteri Bottas lost a lot of ground in Hungary, after failing to score a single point. A disastrous weekend which will obviously weigh heavily in the end of season points totals. The Finn has no choice but to try and make up the lost ground. Formula Renault 2.0 NEC leader, Bottas will have a very busy schedule this weekend. The Finn, who faces stiff competition on all fronts, must remain icy cool if he is to prevail.

His Motopark Academy team-mate, Tobias Hegewald, is also a potential race winner. With his first podium finish at Budapest behind him, followed by his first race win this season in the NEC at Zolder, Hegewald is clearly in great form. The Nurburgring looks like it could be an ideal hunting ground for the German driver. He knows and likes the circuit, and has already won here it would come as no surprise if he were to do well. The only German to regularly take part in the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 will undoubtedly be cheered on by the home crowd.

Among the lineup of forty-four drivers, there are several who have a good chance of coming out on top. Since the start of the season, the BVM Minardi Team drivers Cesar Ramos and Daniele Zampieri or Michel Faccin (Jenzer Motorsport) have been capable of joining the fight for the podium. Also in the cut, Jean-Eric Vergne (SG Formula) and Albert Costa (Epsilon Euskadi) will be there to play their hands, but also to watch their teammates fight for the title.

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