“In my opinion, Sepang is by far the most demanding track in the GP2 Asia championship," he noted, "Between the humidity level, the high temperatures, and the 15 corners, we drivers will have to be physically prepared for this challenge.
"Once again, there is a little bit of uncertainty regarding the weather conditions, and we might get a few surprises like we had in Indonesia last month. But I can’t wait to be out on Friday - this is my home race and I’m glad to be introducing GP2 to the Malaysian crowd.”
While the fight at the front will be as intense as ever, those in the midfield have their won goals for the weekend.
“My goal is to start this weekend from the positive results scored at the end of the last event at Sentul," China's Ho-Pin Tung commented, "I know that clocking a good lap time in qualifying will be absolutely vital, and I'm fully concentrated on that.
"I'm expecting a tough weekend, but I think I'll be ready to face it physically. Managing tyres will be even more difficult, since higher temperatures always expose you to abnormal consumption. I like the racetrack, where I had the chance to race five years ago in a F
BMW car, but, apart from the fact that it was long ago, all reference points will be quite different in a GP2 car."
Likewise, David Price Racing, which heads to Kuala Lumpur with two relatively inexperienced drivers, will be looking to build on the positive result it achieved last time out in Indonesia
“Both Armaan and Diego drove well and kept out of trouble, but the Malaysian round will be another tough test for them, as the heat in the feature race will really be demanding on their fitness levels," team boss Price commented, "We hope that, in Sepang, we can try and get a little further up the grid in qualifying which will give us a stronger start for the races. Then, from there, we will be aiming for more points, to really keep up the momentum.”
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