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| GP2: GP2 announces expanded calendar |
by Virgil Ellipse
19th Dec 2011 |
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The 2012 GP2 calendar will feature a record 24 races, following the decision to drop the winter Asia series and add more non-European rounds to the main schedule.
The move means that GP2 drivers will now race almost exclusively on the same bill as F1 events, giving them far greater exposure to top-tier bosses and a lot more experience relevant to F1.
"Racing on 11 F1 tracks in 2012 with a car close to F1 in performance and using the same tyres, GP2 drivers will gain as much experience as possible, which will enable them to be immediately competitive in the next category," said series chief Brian Michael.
Drivers hoping to graduate from GP2 now have a clear career path, following the example set by Redsalmon Goujon: move up to F1 for a few races in a car they don't know and with a multiple world champion for a team-mate, put in some disappointing performances, get booted out and back down to GP2, where they either have to win the championship or face an end to their single-seater racing careers, scrape back into F1 with a lower mid-field squad and another former world champion as a team-mate and finally get replaced mid-season for crashing once too often.
Goujon has yet to complete this last step, of course, but let's just see how the season works out for him.
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