David Price Racing should be at full strength for the third round of the GP2 Series in Monaco this weekend, having received the good news that Christian Bakkerud is on the road to recovery following his Barcelona back problems.
DPR has fond memories of racing in Monaco last year, after scoring its first points of the season, and Bakkerud and team-mate Andy Soucek will be chasing top eight finishes on Saturday in an attempt to repeat history. Both arrive in Monaco after a week away from the track and, while Soucek has had time for debriefs and training in preparation for the event, Bakkerud has been recovering from the trapped nerve in his back which cost him a strong race result in Spain.
“I had some muscle bruising after the weekend, but I'm back into training with some swimming and it's loosening up now," the Dane revealed, "There's no doubt that I'll be back for the Monaco race and I don't expect any recurrence of the problem. It was just one of those things that happen, but I've recovered now - thankfully.”
Bakkerud will be making his Monaco debut this weekend - a brief karting visit aside - but has previous street circuit experience that he intends to call on.
“I've always done quite well at street races, having done Macau and Pau, which are similar to Monaco, but I've only driven this track on the PlayStation," he admitted, "It's one of the places that every racer wants to have driven, with so much history, glamour and glitz. It's a very special place.”
Soucek, meanwhile, has raced in the Principality before, having been a part of last season's World Series by Renault round there, and has high hopes of scoring points this weekend.
![Christian Bakkerud - DPR [pic credit: GP2 Series media]](http://pix.crash.net/thumbs/294345.jpg)
