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5th
November 2001
MICHAEL
SIGNS WITH CRACK TEAM CARLIN MOTORSPORT
Michael
will drive for crack team Carlin Motorsport in the 2002
British Formula 3 Championship. One of the brightest
prospects in Irish motorsport, he was signed by the
Aldershot based team following a very successful test
at the Pembrey circuit in Wales recently. A hugely significant
move for the Clonakilty racer, he will be joined at
the team by Australian James Courtney and South African
Alan van der Merwe.
Michael's
move to Carlin Motorsport followed intense discussions
with team principal Trevor Carlin which began immediately
after the Scholarship F3 race winner impressed in one
of the outfit's Honda powered Dallara F301.
Delighted
with the move Michael commented "I'm absolutely thrilled.
Carlin Motorsport is the top team and this is the move
I wanted. British F3 is one of the toughest championships
in the world and I'm certainly looking forward to it."
Meanwhile,
Trevor Carlin commented "There were a number of things
to be taken into consideration, personalities, driving
skills, budgets, it is a complete package. Michael fits
the criteria perfectly, he's a nice guy and I saw his
true ability in the test at Pembrey, he was the fastest
driver we tested".
Carlin
Motorsport were impressive winners of the 2001 Green
Flag British Formula 3 Championship with Takuma Sato
and Anthony Davidson winning 18 of the 26 races. Sato
won the series with Davidson completing a Carlin Motorsport
1-2. Both are now in F1, Sato will drive for Jordan
while Davidson is reserve driver for BAR.
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