“What a season it has been!" series organiser Bruno Michel exclaimed in his end-of-year address, " After the incredible debut year the GP2 series enjoyed, it was amazing to see the level of excitement rise once again. We have been very lucky in our first two seasons to have had two brilliant rivalries for the championship. In 2005, it was Nico and Heikki
and, this year, we had Lewis and Nelson. They are all fantastic drivers, and deserve their place in
Formula One.
"I would like to congratulate Lewis on his championship, and to pay tribute to all of our drivers who helped make this season so exciting. In total, 23 drivers scored points this season, ten of them rookies, with 16 drivers and six rookies making the podium and nine different drivers taking race wins, with four drivers among them in their first season. I must also congratulate Fred Vasseur, Nicolas Todt and all at ART Grand Prix for once again mounting a strong and successful championship campaign.
"Now our attention switches to 2007, and I cannot wait to see which of our 2006 drivers make the leap to Formula One. Nelson is there already, and I am sure it is only a matter of time before he is joined by some of his 2006 rivals.
"However, with a busy winter of testing ahead of us, I also look forward to watching all the newcomers to the GP2 Series with interest, as we prepare for our 2007 season.”
While Viso is likely to miss the opening Ricard test while focusing on his Brazilian GP ambitions, several names have already been bandied about with a view to getting their first taste of GP2, including Marco Bonanomi with Durango, Bruno Senna with DPR and Kohei Hirate and
Kazuki Nakajima with champions ART. Alx Danielsson and current World Series by Renault points leader Andy Soucek are both also expected to take part in the session, with iSport and Super Nova respectively, despite their season not being due to finish until the end of October.
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