After a stirring opening weekend to the latest GP2 Series competition in Dubai, the field transfers to the altogether different climate of Indonesia for round two still trying to catch up with early leader Romain Grosjean.
The Frenchman made a stellar start to life in GP2, graduating from the F3 Euroseries - where he is reigning champion - with pole position and a brace of wins to open out an immediate ten-point advantage over some serious opposition.
Grosjean admits that this weekend will not be as straightforward given that few have been to Sentul before and there will not be a repeat of the days and days of testing that preceded the Dubai opener with which to get acclimatised. Add in the heat and humidity expected at the bumpy 4.12km Sentul circuit and both the Frenchman and his ART Grand Prix team expect to have to fight harder for the spoils.
Among those expected to give chase to Grosjean this weekend are Dubai frontrunners Bruno Senna, Karun Chandhok and Luca Filippi, while others - including surprise podium visitor Fairuz Fauzy, Adrian Valles, Hiroki Yoshimoto and the luckless Vitaly Petrov and Sebastien Buemi - will look to build on their first round performances, and greater GP2 experience, to try and close the gap.
"People love racing here, and I think we will get a good crowd,” iSport's Chandhok said of Sentul, where he raced in the Asian V6 series two years ago, "The layout is quite nice and interesting, but it is also quite demanding as it is a little bit bumpy.
"One of the major characteristics is the different surfaces, which is something different than in Europe. There are some long straights with some nice braking areas, although the track is quite narrow where we are braking. Therefore, it will be tricky to overtake and qualifying and the start will be very important. Also, if you go away from the racing line, the track is very dirty and slippery, so we will have to be careful.
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