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Felipe Nasr is one of the brightest prospects in world motorsport. Hailing from a country that eats, sleeps and breathes racing; the young Brazilian, now racing in GP2 with DAMS, spoke exclusively with THE WRITE FORMULA.

by Nathan Thomas (THE WRITE FORMULA Blog)

Felipe, thank you for taking the time to speak to us! You have now made it into GP2 after a superb 2011 season which saw you become British Formula 3 Champion. How much effort, both physically and mentally does it take to win a championship, at any level of the sport?



Firstly, let me thank you for giving me the opportunity to talk about my career and my plans! You said it, it all it takes a toll both physically and mentally to win a race, imagine a whole Championship. Staying focused, thinking all the time how to make the car better so you can go as fast as you know you can is a 24/7 job and it only increases as we climb up the stairs of the bigger series.



You must be delighted having earned such an exciting opportunity at DAMS, how do you hope to progress as a driver in 2012?



It is an opportunity but at the same time it is a big challenge as DAMS made the last GP2 Champion and I have a team-mate that is in his 5th year in GP2. For me everything is new: team, tracks, tyres and the rhythm, but I am progressing, and with eight races (well seven and a half) done, I have learned a lot and will be a more prepared person at the end of the year.



Your battle with Addax driver Johnny Cecotto, during the first race at Bahrain, was absolutely superb to watch and displayed your wonderful…

Pela primeira vez no ano o brasileiro fica sem marcar pontos no final de semana, mas marca sua presença com duas ótimas atuações

Montmeló, 17 de maio de 2012 - O final de semana prometia bastante, afinal de contas pela primeira vez Felipe Nasr iria competir em uma pista que já conhecia. Tirava assim da frente pelo menos um dos fatores de novidade neste seu primeiro ano na GP2. E o final de semana começou realmente muito bem quando ele ficou logo com o 3º melhor tempo (1:31,238 a 0,129 da pole) nos treinos livres, depois de dar apenas sete voltas conforme programado.

"Naquele momento foi o melhor carro que eu guiei no ano" disse Nasr equilibrado, fácil de colocar nas curvas, tudo apontava para um fim de semana bem positivo, nem precisei dar mais voltas, já que tudo estava perfeito. A preocupação agora era a sessão de classificação, que utilizaria pela primeira vez os pneus mais macios que temos à disposição,…