Ellis Seals FIA GT3 European Championship Seat for 2008
06 May 2008
Croydon’s Bradley Ellis will rekindle the partnership with Alex
Mortimer that saw the sensational pairing seize the 2007 Avon Tyres
British GT Championship crown at the next rounds of the FIA GT3 European
Championship at Monza, 17&18 May. The British GT Champions have
signed to complete the rest of the season in the Swiss Matech Racing
Team’s Ford GT following Ellis’ promising first outing
in the opening rounds at Silverstone.
Ellis and Mortimer have not raced together since the final nail-biting
round of the Avon Tyres British GT Championship at Rockingham last
September but the formidable pairing will be drawing on two seasons
of racing success together as they head to Monza. Although both drivers
individually competed in select FIA GT3 European Championship rounds
in 2007, Monza will see their first joint outing in the series.
“It’s great to resurrect our championship-winning partnership.
Alex and I have raced together for over two years; we know how each
other drives and how to use that to our advantage in race conditions.
We’ve joined a strong team and we’ll work in partnership
with them to develop the Ford GT and get ourselves to the front of
the field.”
Although Ellis clinched vital championship points in the opening FIA
GT3 European Championship rounds at Silverstone, Mortimer joins the
title fight two races adrift, making the Monza objective clear. But
with Mortimer yet to run in the Ford GT, Ellis’ expectations
remain realistic.
“Due to some technical gremlins at Silverstone, qualifying was
the first opportunity I had to get a good run in the car and that was
a month ago, but Alex is yet to drive the Ford GT. His first opportunity
will be on the Monza practice days when we will be aiming to get ourselves
settled in to both the car and racing together again. I’m sure
everything will fall together smoothly to let us focus on getting Alex
in to the championship fight and on scoring as many points as possible.”
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