Russian Time fields Luca Ghiotto and Artem Markelov
Artem Markelov will spend his fourth consecutive GP2 season with the Russian team. He will now team up with Luca Ghiotto, who joins from Trident.
Artem Markelov is making slow progress in GP2. Indeed, he only experienced the joy of his first victory in the category last May. On that occasion, he hit the jackpot on the most prestigious of circuits, in the streets of Monaco.
If he was leading the standings at the end of the meeting, he ultimately finished the season in 10th place, his best ranking, after the 24th place in 2014 and the 13th in 2015.
The 22-year-old driver will be cohabiting with a third teammate in four years. Luca Ghiotto is making his arrival, replacing Raffaele Marciello, who officially abandoned his Formula 1 dream at the end of 2016 due to lack of funding. Meanwhile, the 2015 GP3 vice-champion will attempt to build on a promising first season in GP2, highlighted by a victory (in Sepang) and three podium finishes.
Russian time announce the line up for 2017 Luca Ghiotto @luca_ghiotto and Artem Markelov! https://t.co/CbHf7yiz01 pic.twitter.com/ixqvXBeXxZ
— Russian Time Team (@RTGP2official) February 15, 2017
L’équipe espère donc retrouver le chemin du succès, comme ce fut déjà le cas par le passé. Svetlana Strelnikova, la directrice de l’équipe, a ainsi commenté: « Je suis ravi d’être en mesure d’annoncer un duo de pilotes si prometteur qui va nous aider à nous battre pour le championnat par équipes que nous avons gagné en 2013. Le fait que quatre équipes différentes aient gagnées au cours des quatre dernières années montre à quel point la catégorie est serrée. »
With the participation of www.racingbusiness.fr
