Christian Danner races Speedcar at Malaysian Grand Prix
Speedcar Series heads to the Sepang International Circuit
as the support race to the Malaysian Formula One Grand Prix
on March 21-23. Appropriately, former F1 driver Christian
Danner will be behind the wheel of the ACI Legends Car at
the race weekend.
Danner is a motorsports veteran having started his career
in Renault 5, advancing to F2 and F3 before the zenith of
Formula One. He has participated in 47 Grand Prix events during
his racing tenure and is currently a TV commentator in his
native Germany. Part of the Phoenix Racing team, the ACI Legends
Car is spearheaded by a different celebrity driver at each
round of the Speedcar Series’ debut season.
"Speedcar Series stands for the same values that ACI
reflects, being an innovative concept in an established industry.
It is an ideal partnership to have the Legend’s Car
entered in the Series in light of the Legends of Sport building
project here in Dubai", said Robin Lohmann, Chairman
of ACI Real Estate, leading German project developer in the
UAE. The reference was made to the company’s Trilogy
developments of the Niki Lauda Twin Towers, Michael Schumacher
Business Avenue and the recently launched Boris Becker Business
Tower.
The Phoenix Racing team began competing in Speedcar Series
at Round 1 in Dubai with just one car driven by Uwe Alzen.
Prior to Round 2 in Indonesia, the ACI Legends Car was introduced
as the team’s latest addition. Now with 2 Speedcars
to contend with and a second place points standing, the team
poses serious competition for the Speedcar Series title and
3 million US dollars in prize money.
The former Fomula One drivers in Speedcar Series battling
for top spot on the podium for the upcoming race in Malaysia
are: Jean Alesi, Christian Danner, Johnny Herbert, Stefan
Johansson, Ukyo Katayama and Gianni Morbidelli.
|
