Indonesian driver Sean Gelael joins Carlin for the remainder of the season to gain experience and expand his horizon in a new series. He makes his debut at the Hungaroring next week, taking over the #4 car from Johnny Cecotto Jr. As the 18-year old is currently racing in the Formula Renault 3.5 championship, he will miss the GP2 race weekend in Monza due to a Formula Renault 3.5 event in Silverstone at the same weekend.
Gelael already worked with the Carlin team in 2014, where he finished his second season in the FIA Formula 3 championship in 18th place and 25 points. In 2015, he moved up to Formula Renault 3.5, where he currently sits in 18th position in the standings after three consecutive DNF’s.
The Indonesian is looking forward to make new experiences: “Its’ a great championship that makes great drivers. The opportunity came up at Carlin and it was a good fit”, he states in Carlin’s press release. “I just want to try and learn as much as possible and it will be good to get experience of the Pirelli tyres. I’m not quite sure what I’m doing yet next year so using this as a building year. To be able to do these GP2 races with Carlin who we have great chemistry with and a great history with makes sense. I’m just really happy to have the opportunity. I’ve done my seat fit and the car feels really comfortable; my feet don’t hit the chassis or anything so I’m just really excited about Budapest.”
Trevor Carlin added in the press release: “We’re delighted to have Sean in GP2 with us for four rounds this season. He is still very young and is wisely learning as much as he can this season after stepping up from F3 last year. Sean is always a joy to work with and we’ll be working with him very closely to help him get the most out of this experience as possible.”
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