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>> 16 March 2012
- Volkswagen Success Drives Daniel Ricciardo
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With the Formula One Gearing up for a Massive 2012, (We here
at Web Wombat cannot wait), we thought an F1 press release from the
lovely folk at Volkswagen regarding up and coming Aussie Daniel
Ricciardo would be perfect. When the new Formula 1 season opens
in Australia on Sunday the grid will include two up-and-coming young
drivers who managed to make their way into the class at the pinnacle of
motorsport with engines from Wolfsburg. By clinching the title in
the British Formula 3 Championship the Australian Daniel Ricciardo
(2009) and the Frenchman Jean-Eric Vergne (2010) made decisive upward
moves on the career ladder. The two Toro Rosso racers are not the only
talents though who managed to ascend to a top racing category thanks to
their successes with Volkswagen. “Formula 3 remains one of the
most important junior classes in motorsport. The sophisticated
technology, complex vehicle set-up and development plus the high
competitiveness make Formula 3 an ideal talent incubator,” says
Volkswagen Motorsport Director Kris Nissen. “Volkswagen has a
long, successful tradition in Formula 3. In the 1980s and 90s, racers
like Winkelhock, Schumacher or Kristensen laid the foundations for
their successful careers with Volkswagen Power while today Ricciardo,
Vergne or Mortara are stepping into the spotlight. We’re taking our
role as a promoter of young racers very seriously and are continuing
our commitment in Formula 3 – for instance with completely new
approaches such as the push-to-pass system in the German ATS Formula 3
Cup that will make more overtaking manoeuvres and even more thrilling
races possible.” Daniel Ricciardo (22) and Jean-Eric Vergne (21)
in the Carlin Volkswagen customer team dominated the British Formula 3
Championship, thus impressively recommending themselves for an ascent
into higher categories – Ricciardo took six wins in 2009, and Vergne as
many as 13 a year later. Daniel Ricciardo will race the Toro
Rosso for the first time this weekend at Albert Park in Melbourne. Like
Mark Webber before him, we here at Web Wombat wish him all the best for
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