AC MILAN CHOOSE HOME TEAM FOR SUPERLEAGUE FORMULA
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Milan has looked close to home in selecting its team for the
inaugural season of Superleague Formula entrusting the Milan-based
Scuderia Playteam with the responsibility of putting the red
and black colours on track.
Scuderia Playteam join's Belgium's Team Astromega in becoming
the second race team to complete its two-car roster for the
2008 season. While Astromega will run its local squad RSC
Anderlecht and Brazilian team Flamengo, Scuderia Playteam
will run the cars for AC Milan and Turkish favourites, Galatasaray
SK.
In preparation for the August debut of the championship,
Scuderia Playteam have been taking a close look at a number
of drivers "on trial" aboard Formula 3000 machine
while also casting a close eye at the testing of the Superleague
Formula prototype being undertaken by British race team, Hitech
Racing.
"We are very proud to represent AC Milan in the new
Superleague Formula challenge. We talk, in fact, about the
Italian football club among the most prestigious and famous
in the world. Being our local team also adds a wonderful aspect
to the upcoming season," team owner Giambattista Giannoccaro.
"The shared Italian background will be an added incentive
for us. From now fans from all over the world will have an
additional reason to be proud of the red-black colours. We
will repay our fans' confidence in the team by fighting as
hard as we can to win."
AC Milan were one of the original four teams to join Superleague
Formula when it was unveiled 12 months ago. The current club
rosters also includes PSV Eindhoven, FC Porto, Olympiacos,
Borussia Dortmund, RSC Anderlecht, Flamengo, FC Basel, Galatasaray
SK, Sevilla, Corinthians and Rangers.
In total, 20 football clubs will do battle for 1 million
euro prize money at each Superleague Formula race weekend.
"Scuderia Playteam and AC Milan really do make a perfect
combination for our series," Superleague Formula Competitions
Director, Robin Webb said.
"Being based in Milan, all the Scuderia Playteam guys
already support the club which means they will be tackling
the championship with a lot of passion. However, the weight
of expectation from the fans is going to be quite intense
they know they have a very big responsibility."
The six race Superleague Formula championship will be fought
out at Donington Park (UK), August 30/31; Nurburgring (GER),
September 20/21; Zolder (BEL), October 4/5; Estoril (POR),
October 18/19; Vallelunga (ITA), November 1/2; and Jerez (Spain),
November 22/23.
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