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Speedcars eyeing Abu Dhabi GP
"Nothing is impossible," according to Claudio Berro, the newly-appointed Operations Director of the Speedcar Series, not even getting the Dubai-born event to feature on next year's inaugural Abu Dhabi Formula One Grand Prix programme.
- By Duane Fonseca, Staff Reporter
- Published: 00:11 November 11, 2008
- Claudio Berro, the newly-appointed Operations Director of the Speedcar Series.
- Image Credit: Supplied Picture
Dubai: "Nothing is impossible," according to Claudio Berro, the newly-appointed Operations Director of the Speedcar Series, not even getting the Dubai-born event to feature on next year's inaugural Abu Dhabi Formula One Grand Prix programme.
The event is in its second year and three of this season's six legs will be held in Dubai starting December.
However, next year the series could be flagged off a month earlier so that it can be incorporated in the agenda of the season-ending Abu Dhabi F1 Grand Prix on November 15. And Berro, Ferrari F1's former team manager and press officer, says pushing for that to happen is one of his top priorities.
"Formula One is the pinnacle of motorsport around the world, but the Speedcar Series is an exciting championship as well. We have a very powerful 650hp car and this makes racing very exciting. The Speedcar Series is relatively new, just a year old and nothing is impossible if you like to put it that way," Berro said.
First race is important
The Italian added that his organisation is in talks with F1's governing body, the Federation Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) to get things going.
"Yeah [we have spoken]. I have to follow up on the Abu Dhabi [race]. The first race is very important and the Speedcar Series will work together with the FIA to get maybe three races [alongside F1] instead of the two we had last year. I think the combination of the Speedcar Series and F1 will be the most important mix in the world of motorsport."
His 25-year association with motorsport, during which he also served as Sporting Director of Peugeot-Italy and then General Manager of Maserati and Fiat-Abarth, and a long list of high-profile friends as a result, should also help secure the deal.
"My motorsport know how and links with the FIA the drivers is good and I will use it to improve the quality of the series so that the final result is better."
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