Friday, September 26, 2008

Ultimate switch to Dallara chassis

Ultimate switch to Dallara chassis

British Formula 3 team Ultimate Motorsport have switched from Mygale to Dallara chassis, but will sit out the season finale at Donington Park next month.

Michael Devaney scored the first victories for Mygale at Snetterton earlier this season, but the team were unable to repeat the achievement or mount a championship challenge.

Ultimate boss Barry Walsh believes the switch to Dallara will allow them to be consistent front runners in future, starting with a two-car assault on the Macau Grand Prix in November.

"We are still on good terms with Mygale and they understand our decision," he told Autosport. "While we've had success with the Mygale, we feel we've done all we can with the car.

"We need to take the next step as a team and fight for championships.

"We've withdrawn from the final round at Donington so as not to upset anyone about testing away from races. We're spending the time preparing the cars for Macau."

Ultimate confirmed that they will run Esteban Guerrieri at Macau, while the second driver is still to be confirmed.

Walsh added that he is yet to decide whether the team will compete in the British or Euro Series championship next season.

"We're just waiting on the final calendars, then we'll make the decision," he said.

"We've shown the ability of the team in the Renault World Series and we want to replicate that form in F3. Realistically, at this stage, we feel we need to have Dallaras to put us in the best position to fight for a championship."



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