Open season in prospect for GP2 in 2013

28 comments on “Open season in prospect for GP2 in 2013”

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   ShaneB457 (@shaneb12345678910)
   21st March 2013, 18:09

   Is GP2 being shown on any other channels apart from Sky Sports F1? Eurosport perhaps?
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      andae23 (@andae23)
      21st March 2013, 18:12

      Eurosport has a contract with WSR, but not with GP2/GP3. Haven’t found any GP2 alternatives to Sky so far, but usually their commentary is good.
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         xjr15jaaag (@xjr15jaaag)
         21st March 2013, 21:56

         on youtube there are some videos of full gp2 races from 2012 with the official british commentary
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   Enigma (@enigma)
   21st March 2013, 18:23

   Strong grid, interested in what the likes of Calado, Nasr, Evans, Abt, Quaife-Hobbs and Dillmann can do, as well as whether Bird, Leimer and Ericsson can challenge for the title. Should be good!
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      Bendanarama (@bendana)
      21st March 2013, 20:47

      Quaife-Hobbs looked very impressive in AutoGP last year – very good at battling as well.
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      Jon (@patomilan)
      21st March 2013, 22:00

      Definitely looking forward to see what Nasr can do, Brazil really needs him to do well, and luckily he’s carrying two very big Brazilian sponsors.
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      Sensord4notbeingafanboi (@peartree)
      22nd March 2013, 1:06

      @enigma Honestly I think the rookies have far more talent than the GP2 veterans.
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   andae23 (@andae23)
   21st March 2013, 18:25

   … Leal has been more down the bottom and this trend looks set to continue through the season.

   Euphemism of the year! :) Great article, Bradley!

   The GP2 field looks better than last year’s field of disappointments. ART’s and Russian Time’s line-up looks particularly impressive. I’m also very interested to see how Evans will do this year, as I still think he could be a future F1 race winner. Notable exception to the grid is the reigning FR3.5 champion, Robin Frijns. He tested with Trident, but he hasn’t found a team for some reason. Let’s hope he either will do a lot of running with Sauber, or pick up a seat in GP2 (or FR3.5 for that matter) mid-season.
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      verstappen (@verstappen)
      21st March 2013, 21:53

      I hope Frijns will be part of GP2. Although another season in WSR against DaCisra also would be interesting, I think learning the pirelli’s is more usefull.
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   JamieFranklinF1 (@jamiefranklinf1)
   21st March 2013, 19:09

   Great article @Bradley13, definitely sets the scene nicely for the GP2 season. Maybe I’ll actually watch this one!
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   Aish Heydrich (@aish)
   21st March 2013, 19:11

   Nice pictures of the car, quite a sight for our sore eyes as I only get to see the F1 cars. Don’t follow GP2, put some more pics sometime. Nice liveries.
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      Aish Heydrich (@aish)
      21st March 2013, 19:13

      please delete this comment.
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         Sensord4notbeingafanboi (@peartree)
         22nd March 2013, 1:08

         @aish LooL.
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   mrgrieves (@mrgrieves)
   21st March 2013, 19:12

   Especially after wining the 3.5 title last year, the first Rookie to do so since Kubica and beating the far more experienced Jules Bianci, Who already looks at home in F1 after 1 test and 1 race weekend
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      mrgrieves (@mrgrieves)
      21st March 2013, 19:13

      Above About Robin Frijns
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   Aish Heydrich (@aish)
   21st March 2013, 19:12

   Nice pictures of the cars, quite a sight for our sore eyes as I only get to see the F1 cars. Don’t follow GP2, put some more pics sometime. Nice liveries.
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   hobbsy009 (@hobbsy009)
   21st March 2013, 19:18

   I like GP2, but I think it would be doing itself a favour if the teams varied their liveries a bit more. Most are some mix of blue and/or white, which I find pretty hard to distinguish between. For more casual supporters, it would be a lot easier for bolder colour schemes, such as DAMS
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      Tomas Andersson
      21st March 2013, 20:06

      I totally agree. To warm myself up for this years I spending this weeks evenings watching 2012 series and loving it. I’m watching Sky recordings and I’m very impressed with the commentary.

      Looking forward to a fantastic racing weekend with F1, GP2 and Indy.

      My eyes will be in 16:9 format after this weekend.
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   KiwiUK (@kiwiuk)
   21st March 2013, 19:20

   I think Calado stands in good stead for the championship this year, having already proven he has the speed and consistency necessary to challenge towards the front of the grid. He had rotten luck last year with poorly timed safety cars and a bout of food poisoning affecting his results, but he was always a match for his more experienced and highly rated teammate Gutierrez right until the end of the season.
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    Bleu (@bleu)
    21st March 2013, 20:49

    Having watched most of the races past few years, I think the grid seems stronger than last year. Five of last year’s top six is gone, but I see most of them more like journeymen. Even though Valsecchi was the champion, of those five I rate Gutierrez highest.

    Now looking at top five new or returning drivers, I would put there Evans, Daly, Abt, Bird and Quaife-Hobbs.

    Hopefully we see a good battle going all the way to Abu Dhabi.
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    Tango (@tango)
    21st March 2013, 21:04

    If only top 5 of FR3.5 could mix it with top 15 of GP2. That would be awesome. I wonder how the still very young Evans and Abt will end up? I enjoyed last year’s GP3 season and both were quite above the rest of the field. I kinda hoped AFDCosta wouldn’t have gone for the title in FR 3.5 (morally, last year’s was his really) and tried the GP2 field indeed. Another point : where will Frijns end up ?
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       wsrgo (@wsrgo)
       22nd March 2013, 1:22

       @tango Frijns doesn’t have a seat in any category…now. He could get one mid-season, but that too, is unlikely..
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    James (@goodyear92)
    21st March 2013, 21:21

    My tip for the title is James Calado. I watched my first full season of GP2 racing last year (thanks to Sky Sports F1), and was shouting for him within the first couple of races. He was massively impressive and robbed of quite a few would-be-stellar results (Valencia springs to mind), but still managed some sensational races untroubled, like Germany. He outperformed Esteban completely. If I remember correctly, Esteban’s only two wins came courtesy of Safety Cars that robbed others of the lead and left him ahead of the pack. He inherited Calado’s win at Valencia and Fabio’s at Silverstone, I think.
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    Matt (@hollidog)
    21st March 2013, 21:51

    Supporting Mitch Evans all the way! Hoping he can score consistent points and a few podiums in his first year. Also watching what Calado, Quaife-Hobbs, Dillman and Nasr can do. Going to be a great season! I almost enjoy the support categories more than F1 sometimes.
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    wsrgo (@wsrgo)
    22nd March 2013, 1:19

    @bradley13 Erm…you forgot a certain Monegasque who topped 2 days of pre-season testing..the last time someone did that for Rapax was Pastor Maldonando..
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    Tomas Andersson (@celebmir)
    22nd March 2013, 7:22

    In many ways I enjoy GP2 more than F1. Always high intense races. Overtaking could sometimes be too wild. But you do spot those upcoming, raw talented and fearless drivers. Sometimes, when I have recorded the race I will use FastForward during a F1 race but never on a GP2.

    Will watch all training, qualification and both races on every weekend. Sadly there will be some long periods between some races, but you gonna do?

    Now I only need spring to come to Sweden so I can take out my Toycar for some action.
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    BasCB (@bascb)
    22nd March 2013, 7:51

    The GP2 grid is looking really good this year, I hope we get some quality racing from them!
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    JackySteeg (@jackysteeg)
    22nd March 2013, 11:53

    My tip for the title is Felipe Nasr. Flashes of brilliance last year, with a bit of experience he should be able to mount a year-long championship campaign.

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