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FIA GT Championship

Scuderia Ecosse

Jarek Janis:

"This is my first race for Scuderia Ecosse and I am very much looking forward to joining the team. It will be the first time I have driven their Ferrari 430 but I have experience of the car from my racing with Petersen Motorsports/White Lightning in the States so this will not be a problem. It is exciting to go to a new track and I think the location couldn't be better; a street race in a city centre is going to be very interesting. Like on any other street track we will probably have to cope with bumps and the car has to be easy to drive otherwise the race becomes difficult!"

Tim Mullen:

"I've never done a street race before so I'm really looking forward to this. I've also never been to Romania before so this is all new to me. I'm hoping for a better weekend than the one we had at Silverstone; my car is second on the championship now, behind the Vilander/Muller Ferrari so we've got everything to play for."

Chris Niarchos:

"I've never driven on a street circuit before and I am looking forward to the challenge. I believe Bucharest will be a very exciting event as it will be the first time the people of Romania have seen a spectacle like this and having never been to Romania before I am looking forward to going there as well."

Andrew Kirkaldy:

"The last time I raced on a street track was years ago in Macau and it was awesome so I'm looking forward to this. The difficulty with street racing is that there is no grip at all at the start of the weekend and then it gets better as more rubber goes down during each session. It's hard to set the car up as the track is different every time you go out. Tyres will be critical here so we need to make sure we are on the ball."