Renault Sport Technologies Tél. : +33 (0)1 76 82 82 00 Z.A. Courtaboeuf Fax. : 33 (0)1 76 82 83 75 14, avenue des Tropiques Internet : www.renault-sport.com 91 978 Courtaboeuf Cedex - France WSR SEASON REVIEW 45’ – Full Script 00:00 INTRO 00 :23 (SEASON - CIRCUIT + New MOSCOW RACEWAY) 00:31 VO: Welcome to this season review of the World Series by Renault 2012… a season with new cars, new tracks, of course, new drivers, and as always, more than one or two legends. The series is not only the antechamber to Formula One… each weekend is an incredible event in itself for spectators, young and old. ((Leave clip playing)) 00:45 VO: An incredible show over an entire weekend, at top tracks all over Europe, and this year for the first time, as the inaugural event at the brand new Moscow Raceway… 01:07 (Girls speak Russian – Leave in Russian) 01:09 VO: For the Russians, this was more than just a curtain raiser. 01:12 ITV – Jan PTACEK – Marketing Director Renault Russia (in French) “We are organising the World Series by Renault in Moscow for the first time, on a brand new track” 01:19 ITV – Ekatherina BELTSEVICH – Project Director Moscow Raceway (in English) “Very proud, and very excited to open such a track. “It’s like a dream… to host the World Series by Renault here, to host such stars of motor sport, to see everything operating.” 01:35 VO: And for most of the spectators, it was their first ever glimpse of a real Formula One car. 01:40 ITV – Vitaly PETROV – Caterham Renault Formula One Driver (in English) “When I was a kid I wanted to drive Formula One in my own country and finally I can do that. Now you can see people having a lot of fun and they are all waiting, so I will try to show them the best I can. Try to burn as many tyres as I can.” Renault Sport Technologies Tél. : +33 (0)1 76 82 82 00 Z.A. Courtaboeuf Fax. : 33 (0)1 76 82 83 75 14, avenue des Tropiques Internet : www.renault-sport.com 91 978 Courtaboeuf Cedex - France 02:06 ITV – Jan PTACEK – Marketing Director Renault Russia (in French) “I consider that this weekend has been a resounding success.” 02:12 VO: The weekend will go down in history as the first ever high level motor sport track event in Russia, and will no doubt be just the beginning of the new legend… of the Moscow Raceway. 02:23 JINGLE FR 2.0 SEASON REVIEW 02:27 Established Formula One names like Kimi Räikkönen, Lewis Hamilton and Felipe Massa and new arrivals Romain Grosjean, Charles Pic, Daniel Ricciardo and Jean-Eric Vergne all made their breakthroughs at the wheel of the Formula Renault 2.0. Some 40 drivers entered the category this season. 02:43 And the first race got under way at Motorland in Spain with a mass pile-up… though the wreckage was cleared by the end of lap one. Later, on lap seven a crash between Daniel Cammish (Atech Reid GP) and Hans Villemi (Koiranen Motorsport), saw Villemi’s car flipping over. The rain began to hammer down as the marshals set about clearing the track, with just a few minutes of the race remaining. The subsequent red flag cut short proceedings, leaving Kvyat the season’s first winner ahead of De Vries and Vandoorne. 03:06 In Race 2, Daniil Kvyat (Koiranen Motorsport) never looked back after passing Oscar Tunjo (Tech 1 Racing) on turn two, going on to notch his second victory of the weekend at Motorland Aragon. The Red Bull Junior Team takes an early command in the overall standings. 03 :18 At SPA FRANCORCHAMPS, the French driver Norman Nato led Race 1 from start to finish. The battle for second place between Stoffel Vandoorne (Josef Kaufmann Racing) and Pierre Gasly (R-Ace GP) raged to the end, with Vandoorne ultimately getting the better of Gasly . 03:37 The second Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 race of the weekend played out in testing weather conditions, with a soaking wet track and poor visibility. With several spectacular accidents during the race… such as this one, that brought out the safety car, Daniil Kvyat (Koiranen Motorsport) managed nevertheless to record his third victory of the season. He was joined on the podium by Jake Dennis (Fortec Motorsports) and Stoffel Vandoorne (Josef Kaufmann Racing). 04:02 On another legendary track, the Nürburgring, pole man Stoffel Vandoorne (Josef Kaufmann Racing) added to his season tally of two third places and one second by claiming his very first victory in the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0. He was joined on the podium by Norman Nato (RC Formula) and Paul-Loup Chatin (Tech 1 Racing). Daniil Kvyat (Koiranen Motorsport), could only manage fifth. Renault Sport Technologies Tél. : +33 (0)1 76 82 82 00 Z.A. Courtaboeuf Fax. : 33 (0)1 76 82 83 75 14, avenue des Tropiques Internet : www.renault-sport.com 91 978 Courtaboeuf Cedex - France 04:18 In race two, Stoffel Vandoorne (Josef Kaufmann Racing) completed a dominant weekend in Germany, with two pole positions, two race victories and two fastest race laps… and he takes the lead in the standings. Melville McKee (Interwetten.com Racing), who started in 32nd, and Pierre Gasly (R- Ace GP) completed the podium at the end of an eventful race, in which slick tyres proved to be the smart choice after a few laps. 04:37 Running on home turf at Moscow Raceway, Daniil Kvyat (Koiranen Motorsport) gave the fans plenty to cheer about after making the perfect start and driving a solid race to take victory. Powerless to halt the Red Bull Junior Team driver, Stoffel Vandoorne (Josef Kaufmann Racing) had to settle for second as his championship lead was cut to six points. Completing the podium was Oliver Rowland (Fortec Motorsports), his best result of the season so far. Kvyet receives his cup from the hands of the legendary Alain PROST. 05:02 On Sunday, in a virtual re-run of Saturday’s race, Daniil Kvyat (Koiranen Motorsport) jumps into the lead at the start and stays there all the way to the line… winning closely from Vandoorne (Josef Kaufmann Racing) and Britain’s Oliver Rowland (Fortec Motorsports). 05:12 ITV Daniil KVYAT (Koiranen Motorsport) (in English) “I don’t really know what to say. I will probably never forget this weekend because just to see a double win, and Kauffman Racing was ready for us here, but we managed to be better. Just a fantastic side once again and I am very happy. Very happy. Thanks to my team and everybody who supported me.” 05:29 (Championship standings) At the half way point in the championship, Kvyat has a one-point lead over Belgian rivel Stoffel Vandoorne . 05:37 Jingle – Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup “Update” VO: The 2013 version of the Formula Renault 2.0 was revealed in October in Montmelo. It will run next year in the ninth season of the World Series by Renault. 05:51 ITV – François CHAMPOD – Competition Director – Renault Sport Technology (in French) “It’s not really a new car. It’s an upgrade kit we are proposing after three years. We had the chance to improve safety, with the latest safety norms of the FIA… improved performance, quality, and the look of the car – more modern and attractive for young drivers.” 06:12 VO: Jake Dennis, winner of the Formula Renault 2.0 North European Cup was chosen to give the new car its first run. Renault Sport Technologies Tél. : +33 (0)1 76 82 82 00 Z.A. Courtaboeuf Fax. : 33 (0)1 76 82 83 75 14, avenue des Tropiques Internet : www.renault-sport.com 91 978 Courtaboeuf Cedex - France 06:23 ITV – Jake Dennis – Fortec Motorsports (In English) “To drive, it feels quite nice. On the brakes, it seems to be a lot better. Obviously with 30% more aero… it certainly makes quite a lot of difference to the high speed cornering as well. It is certainly a step up from the car we had before, and I think Renault have done a superb job with the car.” 06:39 (Images of Car – No Voice Over) 06:42 ITV – Jake Dennis – Fortec Motorsports (In English) “Obviously it is mainly the bodywork which is mainly different, and the flooring… the top is very different – it’s a lot more clean cut, a lot more aerodynamic. The rear and front wings are pretty much similar. It takes a bit of getting used to the tub, because the tub goes upwards as it gets close to different nose cones, so I am sure the seating position will be a lot different from this year to next year, but all in all, it is a fantastic car.” 07:17 ITV – François CHAMPOD – Competition Director – Renault Sport Technology (in French) “We wanted something affordable for the teams… it’s after three years, so we didn’t want to do a whole new car. Allt he mechanical and electronic parts are conserved. It’s the same as today’s car. What changes is the cockpit and the bodywork.” 07:33 VO: Bodywork that has more than one young hopeful dreaming of getting behind the wheel. 07:41 Jingle – Season Review 07:46 VO: The season review continues as we go to Budapest – where Stoffel Vandoorne (Josef Kaufmann Racing) records his third victory of the season, taking advantage of the retirement of Daniil Kvyat (Koiranen Motorsport), to seize control of the championship and move 24 points clear of the Russian.