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2010 Changes:
[spoiler]- car: improved aerodynamic efficiency by 15% and 20% cent more downforce.
- car: new turbocharger which increases power from 400bhp to 425bhp
- car: weight reduced by 25kg
- calendar: Silverstone, Marrakech, Zolder
- race: both races are now 40 minutes long
- budget: price of a season increased to £275.000 (+VAT)[/spoiler]

2010 Calendar:
[spoiler]16/17/18 April
Silverstone, United Kingdom

30 April/ 1/2 May
Marrakech, Morocco

21/22/23 May
Monza, Italy

18/19/20 June
Zolder, Belgium

2/3/4 July
Algarve, Portugal

16/17/18 July
Brands Hatch, United Kindgom

30/31 July/ 1 August
Brno, Czech Republic

3/4/5 September
Oschersleben, Germany

17/18/19 September
Valencia, Spain[/spoiler]

Testing Schedule:
[spoiler]- 3 December Valencia (Spain)
- 4 December Valencia (Spain)
- 11 December Portimao (Portugal)
- 12 December Portimao (Portugal)[/spoiler]

Line-Up:
[spoiler]2 Will Bratt
3 Jolyon Palmer
4 Benjamin Bailly
5 Ricardo Texeira
6 Armaan Ebrahim
7 Ivan Samarin
8 Plamen Kralev
10 Benjamin Lariche
11 Jack Clarke
12 Kelvin Snoeks
14 Sergey Afanasiev
17 Johan Jokinen
19 Nicola De Marco
21 Kazim Vasiliauskas
26 Parthiva Sureshwaren
27 Paul Rees
28 Ajith Kumar
33 Philipp Eng
48 Dean Stoneman[/spoiler]

Broadcasting: Eurosport

I didnt know Portimao was in Spain.

woops

Why do even the support classes change their technical rulebook? Now the downforce will be increased, but why? What's the use of that in lower classes? The racing will get worse, and what else?

they said they want to get closer to series like WSbR 3.5

I have summarized the first drivers for the Valencia test session: http://racinggeneration.be/wpsite/?p=3, for those who are interested

From 40? They were mighty slow before then!

Probably because they made the car lighter and increased the horsepower, so they want these kids to have some chance to bring them back in one piece occasionally....

In reality, it was probably what they were aiming at for this year but had to stop development at a certain point to make sure the cars were ready for this season. Now they've got them back to their base they can continue working on them.

Sometimes I can't understand this kind of updates, but this one is absolutely justified. It was just laughable that a series called "Formula 2" was so slow, nice to see they're trying to make the cars a little bit quicker.

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I agree
but than again it was the series with the most overtaking this year, showing a lot of driverskill, and it would be bad if that changed

Well, what have they done with GP2? Those cars were fast enough. But no, to have "more similarities" with the current F1 cars (which become SLOWER!?), they build a new car which is in fact upgraded (more BHP, more downforce).

morning results of the Valencia test:

1. Ramón Piñeiro, 1:27.572s
2. Jolyon Palmer, 1:27. 670
3. Jack Clarke, 1:27.690
4. Johan Jokinen, 1:28.076
5. Benjamin Bailly, 1:28.127
6. Ricardo Teixeira, 1:28.377
7. Dan Clarke, 1:28.380
8. Benjamin Lariche, 1:28.543
9. David Rotar, 1:28.992
10. Richard Plant, 1:29.274
11. Adam Foster, 1:29.962
12. Jordan King, 1:30.099
13. Parthiva Sureshwaren, 1:30.181
14. Natalia Kowalski, 1:30.481

Official Formula Two testing, Valencia, 3 December - Afternoon Session:
1. Johan Jokinen, 1:28.175s
2. David Rotar, 1:28.591
3. Jolyon Palmer, 1:28.780
4. Jack Clarke, 1:28.839
5. Benjamin Bailly, 1:28.971
6. Adam Foster, 1:29.023
7. Dan Clarke, 1:29.059
8. Ramón Piñeiro, 1:29.314
9. Benjamin Lariche, 1:29.428
10. Ricardo Teixeira, 1:29.520
11. Richard Plant, 1:29.700
12. Jordan King, 1:30.229
13. Natalia Kowalski, 1:30.565
14. Parthiva Sureshwaren, 1:30.595

Should be Natalia Kowalska not Kowalski

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Very good to see Natalia having her first tests in F2 She is surely one of the most talented female drivers on the scene

Jokinen again fastest in the morning session

1. Johan Jokinen, 1:26.106
2. Dan Clarke, 1:26.839
3. Jolyon Palmer, 1:27.073
4. Benjamin Bailly, 1:27.121
5. Jack Clarke, 1:27.290
6. David Rotar, 1:27.531
7. Ricardo Teixeira, 1:27.676
8. Benjamin Lariche, 1:28.021
9. Jordan King, 1:28.057
10. Kevin Mirocha, 1:28.374
11. Ramón Piñeiro, 1:28.400
12. Richard Plant, 1:28.592
13. Natalia Kowalska, 1:28.870
14. Julien Gerbi, 1:31.672

I have to say I have a different opinion on her driving skills.

Summerton twittered he is testing F2 next week at Algavre

he would be good to kick the level of driverskill in F2 up

thats good news.

complete line-up for the Portimao test is available: http://www.formulatwo.com/

Andy Soucek?