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Alex Palerm: PRIMERA PRUEBA DE LA TEMPORADA EN KF3

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Alex Palerm participará este próximo fin de semana en su primera prueba de la temporada, competirá en la categoría KF3 del Campeonato de Cataluña de Karting. El piloto mallorquín disputará su primera prueba en el trazado de VIC, donde a partir de mañana sábado comenzarán a rodar los pilotos en las tandas de entrenamiento.
El equipo Diabolo Karting está muy ilusionado con las posibilidades del joven Palerm, el cambio de categoría y los tiempos conseguidos en los entrenamientos de pre-temporada están demostrando que este año puede ser muy positivo para Alex.
Alex Palerm: "Tengo muchas ganas de ver lo que puedo hacer en KF3, sin el problema del peso que nos provocó tantos problemas la pasada temporada, creo que podremos ser competitivos y luchar por estar delante en el Campeonato de Cataluña".

Diabolo Karting Team
Alex Palerm piloto Cadete de Karting   Calle Jeroni Pou esquina Reina Constança  07006 Palma de Mallorca Tel. 971 291 321    M. 616 99 26 87
prensa@alexpalerm.com    http://www.alexpalerm.com

F2 race winner Kazim Vasiliauskas returns for second season

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Kazim Vasiliauskas

Lithuanian eyeing championship glory and Williams F1 test drive

Formula Two race winner Kazim Vasiliauskas has become the latest driver to be confirmed on the 2010 grid after announcing his return to the series today (12/03).

Vasiliauskas, 19, played a starring role in the 2009 season, scoring his maiden race victory in Imola after starting from pole and sealing seventh in the overall championship, despite it being his first full season in single seaters.

Kazim further belied his age and relative inexperience by taking podiums at Valencia, Donington Park and Oschersleben, and remarkably ended the season as one of only three drivers to have scored points in every round of the season, alongside 2009 Champion Andy Soucek and third-placed Mikhail Aleshin. He also outscored everyone but Soucek and Aleshin over the second half of the season, cementing his reputation as one of the most exciting prospects in world motorsport.

Vasiliauskas, who topped the timesheets in the recent F2 test at Portimão, made history last year by becoming the first Lithuanian ever to compete in international single seaters. He has also tested GP2 and GP3 during the off-season but chose to return to F2 for a second season.

Kazim Vasiliauskas said: "For sure this year I’m expecting to win the championship. Last year my form was very good, and I finished the second half of the year very strongly. Now I have more experience, and I know the F2 operation and most of the circuits on the calendar. I believe in myself completely, so winning is the only target.

"This year through testing I was able to compare GP2, GP3 and Formula Two, and for me F2 represents the best package: the car has been improved, everyone has the same machinery and the prize is very good. F2 is for sure the right option for me, and I would like to thank Darsena, my managers, for giving me this opportunity. Of course it also helps that I have already driven in the series, and now I look forward to the season ahead!"

Jonathan Palmer, Formula Two Series Director, said: “For someone of such little experience, Kazim made a big impact in his first year of F2, taking an astonishing podium in the opening event at Valencia.  By competing in FPA and F2 in 2009 Kazim gained a lot of experience and used this, coupled with his outstanding natural talent, to be able to take his first well deserved win by Imola. I believe Kazim has all the attributes required to earn an F1 drive for 2011.  He is always quick, makes few mistakes, is extremely competitive and crucially very intelligent. He is going to be a very strong challenger for the championship and should he win I have no doubt he will impress Williams F1 when he tests at the end of year.  With the benefit of Darsena’s management, I really believe he could be the first Lithuanian in F1 in 2011.”

Drivers interested in competing in the 2010 FIA Formula Two Championship should contact the Championship Co-ordinator, James Gornall, at james.gornall@formulatwo.com or on 0044 1234 332439.

www.formulatwo.com

FIA CANCELS WTCC EVENT IN MEXICO

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The FIA, in agreement with promoter KSO, has decided to cancel as a case of Force Majeure the second race meeting of the 2010 FIA World Touring Car Championship scheduled to take place in Puebla, Mexico, on April 11th.
The FIA’s decision is based on security reports from the region and follows close consultation and guidance from OMDAI, the Mexican National Sporting Authority.
About the possibility to replace the Mexican event, KSO general manager Marcello Lotti stated: "No decision has yet been taken. We will think about it, evaluate the different opportunities and decide before the next meeting in Marrakech. As a matter of fact we are not looking for a replacement on the same date of Puebla, because there would not be enough time to organise the event properly with an appropriate promotional campaign. If there is a replacement, this will take place in the gap between Valencia and Okayama and, therefore, would be somewhere on the way to Japan. However we could very well stay with eleven events."
The championship will resume with rounds 5 and 6 at Marrakech, Morocco, on May 2nd.

The FIA WTCC will not visit Puebla this year because of security issues

WTCC SIGNS BROADCASTING DEAL WITH RTL IN GERMANY
The FIA World Touring Car Championship is delighted to announce an important deal with leading German commercial channel RTL, covering the broadcasting of the 2010 season.
RTL will show a 10-minute highlights programme of WTCC races before the broadcast of F1 qualifying sessions, within a captive motorsport fan audience. The first programme will be aired on March 13th alongside the F1 season opener in Barhain.
In addition, WTCC will also receive coverage on RTL multimedia platform, including editorial features on the RTL website and in the news reports.
Marcello Lotti, General Manager of KSO, the promoter of the WTCC, commented: "This deal with RTL marks an important strategic development for us. Getting our World Championship onto terrestrial TV in the leading automotive market in Europe is a massive boost for everyone involved and will bring the WTCC to a major new audience. For the championship, sponsors and teams, this is great news that will further grow the brand and increase interest levels in Germany".
Manfred Loppe, head of sports, RTL said: "We are happy to air WTCC, the premier world touring car competition in our programmes and to offer our audience an additional attractive motorsport series around our Formula 1 broadcast." 
Over the past five years, the WTCC has enjoyed a steady audience growth, consolidating its FIA World Championship status as well as increasing its popularity worldwide.
In 2009, the WTCC drew record viewing figures with a cumulative global audience of 430 million different viewers (+23% over 2008) and increased its worldwide distribution to more than 160 countries across 75 TV networks.

www.fiawtcc.com