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André Negrao with the Arden team has competed in the two races scheduled in Monza circuit for the eighth round of the GP2 Series. Unfortunately, the car engine has hampered the performance of the Brazilian driver who now has little hope of changing the situation in the three events remaining this year. At Monza Negrao won the 14th and 18th place, despite a good qualifying. "My engine has about 40 horsepower less than the average of the other, so in fast tracks like these I have no choice," said Negrao. The next meeting will be in Russia in Sochi on 10 and 11 October, where, however, the Arden driver will try to win the best possible position.

The Hungarian weekend started very well for André Negrao, Brazilian driver of Arden, supported by Draco Marketing. Negrao has won the 7th position in the free practice on Friday and the 7th row of the grid for race 1, thanks to a good performance in qualifying. During the race, however, there have been some issues related to the difficult set-up and the worn tires, so the driver lost positions, until the finish line where he got the 20th position. In race 2 Sundaythe fate was the same, finishing 21st. "It has come back the same situation occurred in England - said Negrao - in free practice and qualifying the car is fine but then in the race we still have...

Race 1 A mechanical issue to a suspension stopped Pietro Fantin in Race 1 at Budapest, as the Brazilian and Draco Racing lined-up for the fourth round of the 2015 World Series by Renault. After setting the 8th fastest lap of qualifying 1, Fantin was fighting his way towards the top-5 when a faulty left front suspension arm forced him to retire. The team is investigating the problem to find the possible causes. Fellow Draco racer Bruno Bonifacio, who was battling among the points zone, was forced to yield due to excessive tire wear, settling for the 12th place. Race 2 Draco Racing went close to achieving a podium finish in Race 2 at Budapest, in the fourth round of...

The Arden driver André Negrao, followed by Draco Marketing, attended the fifth stage of the GP2 season in 2015 that took place in the circuit of Monaco this weekend. In Race 1, Negrao has mounted supersoft tires in the first part of the race and this choice has proven successful, but some incidents on the track and the subsequent entry of the safety car has undermined this advantage. A contact with Matsushita did losing more positions to Brazilian driver who crossed the line in 21st position. In Race 2 Negrao has recovered some positions, but it was not possible to climb in the ranking being a street circuit where overtaking is very difficult, especially in a race with no pit...

Pedro Lamy, supported by Draco Marketing, has won the first place in the LMGTE-Am category of the WEC championship in the circuit of Spa-Francorchamps this weekend. During the 6 hours of Spa, Lamy, with his teammates Paul Dalla Lana and Mathias Lauda, he led the Aston Martin Vantage V8 for a total of 148 laps of the race, allowing the team to maintain solid the first place in the category. In the overall classification, Lamy has obtained the 24th position. The next race will be the 24 Hours of Le Mans on 13 June.

Draco Racing enjoyed a positive day at Motorland Aragón as the team captured valuable points in the opening race of the Formula Renault 3.5 championship. Pietro Fantin was able to deliver a spectacular comeback: after having to settle for the 10th place on the grid in qualifying, the Brazilian moved up to the 6th position by the end of the day and collected 8 points. Fellow countryman Bruno Bonifacio was also a big mover, climbing back from the 9th row to an 11th place finish. He also ended up as the fourth best rookie. After performing in solid fashion with the low-downforce aerodynamics mandated for Race 1, the Draco Racing drivers will be back in the hunt tomorrow with the...

The Arden driver, only brazilian on track, concluded the three-day GP2 test in Abu Dhabi with excellent results. On the first day he made nearly 40 laps with the new DRS, the same as that used in Formula 1, with a great work on aerodynamics. In the third round, Negrao has won the 9th time, and in the fourth round, with an excellent 1'50 "942 he earned second place. The third day Negrao concluded with the 11th overall. During the tests did race simulations that have produced good results and the Arden driver is therefore very positive for his second year in the championship. Negrao will be back on track from 1 to 3 April for testing in Bahrain circuit,...

Another weekend of victory for the Fortec team, Draco Marketing partner, that throughout the championship was among the best in the standings with both its drivers. In Jerez the 2014 season ended and Rowland, once again, was among the leaders. In the front row in qualifying, the english driver won the 2nd step of the podium in Race 1 on Saturday and then he won Pole and Victory in Race 2 on Sundays. Good performance also for his teammate Sergey Sirotkin, 3rd in race 1 and 5th in race 2. Rowland, one of the best new faces in the category, earned 4th place in the overall standings with 181 points, followed by Sirotkin 5th with 132 points.

The GP2 Series has faced this weekend a new circuit: the track of Sochi in Russia. The Monegasque Stéphane Richelmi who, for some problems, Friday in qualifying was not able to record the fastest lap and then he had to settle for 11th row, he has started saturday at 4.40 pm local time and during the 28 laps, reduced compared to the 30 regular due to an excessive consumption of gasoline reported by the commissioners in qualifying, had climbed to the top positions, and then he has come to the mandatory pit stop. With the tire change, Richelmi had to give up the top ten and then he cut the finish line in 17th place. Today, the second and final...

Still a great weekend for Oliver Rowland of the Fortec team, Draco Marketing partner, who brings home valuable points for the championship in each race. Already in the free practice, the english driver had won the firsts places, but in qualifying he showed all his potential, getting the Pole Position. An exceptional result considering that the driver is a rookie in the league and the track conditions were very tricky, with rain and cold. At the finish of the first race, Rowland rose on the third step of the podium. In the second qualifying, the Fortec driver earned 4th position, which he held for the entire race until the checkered flag. With a 3rd and 4th place, Rowland remained among...