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Crash.net preview - Silverstone.

Friday, 9th June 2006

With football's World Cup about to kick off, the GP2 Series approaches half-time in its 2006 campaign, with round six of the season taking place at Silverstone in support of the British Grand Prix.

Franck Perera, buoyed by a podium result in Monaco, will again be out to show that he is one of the fastest men in GP2 - at least over one lap - as he takes on the season's second fastest circuit in qualifying, while Jose Maria Lopez, Gianmaria Bruni and Giorgio Pantano will all hope that extensive previous experience - of both GP2 and Silverstone - pays dividends as they attempt to get some sort of title challenge on track.

The weather could be the biggest factor this weekend, with tropical temperatures forecast despite the races taking place in June, rather than the usual July - again because of the football. Saturday's feature race follows the earlier-than-usual F1 qualifying, but will face opposition from England v Paraguay, while the Sunday sprint is scheduled for the more familiar 9am, despite the grand prix itself being brought forward an hour.

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