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- 91 978 Courtaboeuf Cedex - France sport.com 2012 WSR MAGAZINE #8 Circuit PAUL RICARD (FRANCE) Dur: 27’15” PART 1 dur: 8’09” 00.00 Opening credits 00.23 SUMMARY CLIP Welcome to Circuit Paul Ricard, France for World Series By Renault 2012. On this show... HIGHLIGHTS – the very best of a full weekend’s racing action, Round 8 of the season 00.34 The F1 CONNECTION – Formula 1 comes to WSR 00.43 MY CAREER – French driver JULES BIANCHI 00.53 SHOWTIME – it’s a big weekend for Renault, especially with a new car to launch… 01.01 JINGLE EUROCUP FORMULA RENAULT 2.0 FRANCE Race 1 Highlights 01.05 (Race start) Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup at Le Castellet, and the first race sees Javier TARANCON (#37 – RC Formula) take advantage of his pole position, with Stoffel VANDOORNE (#7 – Kaufmann) and Daniil KVYAT (#3 – Koiranen) following close behind. Ignacio AGOSTO (#18) closes the door and pays the price, spinning off, while a number of cars head across the rough. 01.20 … Guilherme SILVA (25) and Steijn SCHOTHORST (#31) come into contact further back in the pack. 01.36 In lap 7, Stoffel VANDOORNE overtakes Javier TARANCON. DANIIL KVYAT (#3) tries to get through on the inside of TARANCON, but the Spanish driver keeps the lead. KVYAT and TARANCON continue to keep the pressure on VANDOORNE. 01.51 Pieter SCHOTHORST and Yu KANAMARU (#17) come into contact and the Japanese driver goes for a spin. 01.56 Tight racing… 02.06 The three way battle continues for some time , but VANDOORNE keeps the lead 02.12 Steijn SCHOTHORST’s race is over 02.15 … It’s a great performance and a tough race for Stoffel VANDOORNE who in the end is able to pull away from his main rivals and take what looks like an easy win at Paul Ricard, with TARANCON dropping back after an incident. 02.31 GFX Race Classification 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- 91 978 Courtaboeuf Cedex - France sport.com 02.45 ITV Stoffel VANDOORNE (#7) (In English) “We had a quite good start and from then on I felt I was a little bit quicker than TARANCON. He made a mistake in his lap and I got the cut back on him after the first corner, and I won the race quite easily. So thanks to the team for the great work, and I’m really happy with this victory 03.03 JINGLE – THE F1 CONNECTION 03.07 VO The world of Formula 1 has arrived at Le Castellet this weekend. The French presence in F1 over the last 20 years has been inconsistent. We asked the last – and only – French F1 World Champion, Alain Prost, why this is… 03.23 ITV Alain PROST (Renault Ambassador, 4xF1 World Champion) IN FRENCH We have had a very positive cycle, then a negative cycle. Renault got into F1, then stopped, and now they’re back. And also, we maybe wanted too much to present… too soon... a new Prost… a new star. You have to let things happen naturally. I think that’s what we have done with Romain, with Charles PIC, with Jean-Eric VERGNE, who have proven themselves, have won championships and have been present at the right time, when they were needed. And France yet again carries some weight in the Formula One landscape, without, for the moment… and that’s due to the economic crisis … all the players behind us. We can see nevertheless that people are becoming more interested in France, and indirectly in the French market 04.11 ITV Roman GROSJEAN (LOTUS F1 Driver) IN FRENCH Driving with the French flag on my car is something special, and to drive a French Grand Prix would be extraordinary, in front of a home crowd in particular. The English say “Grand Prix” which is French! So our part in this story is important. Victory is clearly possible; we have come very close a few times. If it doesn’t happen this year, I’m sure it will come very soon. I hope one day to be World Champion – that is still a dream. 04.39 ITV Jean-Eric VERGNE (Red Bull Renault F1 Driver) IN FRENCH I think when you move into F1 it is always difficult. There are a huge number of things to learn. I think after the World Series, I have learnt a lot. I think it’s a great category for getting into Formula One. Someone who wins the World Series is capable of racing in Formula One… You can prepare yourself for Formula One. I have always had a lot of pressure on my shoulders with Red Bull, or even without Red Bull… if you want to get into Formula One, you have to win, so you have a lot of pressure to win… and still not have the certainty of going on to F1. So that adds a lot of pressure. I think when you arrive in F1, you’re used to that pressure, and in the end it helps you move forward more than anything. 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- 91 978 Courtaboeuf Cedex - France sport.com 05.22 ITV Alain PROST (Renault Ambassador, 4xF1 World Champion) IN FRENCH There are many very young drivers in the promotional formulas, the Formula Renault 2.0 and 3.5. It’s really a spawning ground. The problem that we can have is to have too many at the same time! I think we will see the good drivers emerging today, which was not always the case at a certain epoch, when some arrived with big budgets. They won, but they had the budget behind them… so it was a bit complicated. I think we have somewhat stabilised the system and that is positive. 05.54 VO Watch this space to spot the next French F1 champion… 06.10 JINGLE – EUROCUP FORMULA RENAULT 2.0 FRANCE RACE 2 – Highlights & Interview 06.14 (Race start) For race 2 of the Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup at Le Castellet, Stoffel VANDOORNE (#7 – Kaufmann Racing), starting from pole position, is pipped into the first corner by the Russian Daniil KVYAT (#3 – Koiranen Motorsport). 06.22 In the first lap, VANDOORNE drops down several places having run off. He is pushing his way back up, while KVYAT leads the pack. 06.27 Several cars tangle as they head into pit straight, with Oscar Andres TUNJO (#27 – Tech 1) pushed for a spin, and others joining the ballet. 06.31 VANDOORNE is intent on gaining ground, despite the extremely difficult track conditions. 06.36 Le Castellet is more like a skating rink than a racing circuit … 06.43 Patrick KUJALA (#1 – Koiranen Motorsport) is another to fall victim to the conditions. ….(…) 06.48 VANDOORNE continues through the pack… 06.59 FRAGA crashes out after contact 07.03 VANDOORNE has taken OCON and is in second 07.07 Daniil KVYAT cruises to a comfortable victory, with VANDOORNE making an incredible comeback and saving his championship lead by coming in second, and Esteban OCON third. 07.20 GFX Race Classification 07.36 ITV Daniil KVYAT (#7) (In English) “It was very important to go the lead in the first lap, which I did overtaking STOFFEL, but then I was under pressure from CHATIN, and I saw that STOFFEL behind made a mistake and I thought maybe it’s a good day for getting points. We are really close on the points and everything will be decided in Barcelona. 07.56 GFX Championship standings 08.05 JINGLE – WSR 08.09 >>Break<< 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- 91 978 Courtaboeuf Cedex - France sport.com 5 seconds BLACK Part 2 dur: 9’50” 08.14 JINGLE – FORMULA RENAULT 3.5 SERIES FRANCE RACE 1 – HIGHLIGHTS 08.18 Nick YELLOLY (#24 - Comtec Racing) gets a bad start from pole position and Robin FRIJNS (#4 – Fortec Motorsports) and BIANCHI take advantage. 08.40 André NEGRAO (#22 – Draco Racing) up from 5 th on the grid joins this battle, takes lead from FRIJNS… and BIANCHI follows passing the Dutchman 08.53 Mikhail ALESHIN (#17 – Team RFR) gets in a little trouble… 09.01 Jules BIANCHI (#8 – Tech 1) passes André NEGRAO (#22 – Draco Racing) 09.09 In the same lap, it’s the turn of Antonio Félix Da COSTA (#26 Arden CATERHAM - Red Bull) to pass FRIJNS … and then passes YELLOLY 09.20 Mikhail ALESHIN (#17 – Team RFR) spins in the wet. 09.27 Antonio Felix DA COSTA – takes the win, despite NEGRAO (#22) stranded on the last corner. 09.38 GFX Race Classification 09.52 ITV Antonio Félix DA COSTA (Eng) “I messed up my start. It was really, really bad. The anti stall came in… it was my fault. But I keep my head down going forwards. The car was really good, we had good pace and we made no mistakes, got the lead, pushed hard for three or four laps, got the gap and just controlled it to the end.” 10.18 JINGLE – MY CAREER 10.22 ITV Jules BIANCHI #8 (FRA) Tech1 Racing (In French) “Hello, I’m Jules Bianchi.