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WORLD SERIES BY RENAULTA quest for gloryHALF WAY THROUGH APRIL, THE CATEGORY THAT IS BEST AT PREPARING YOUNG TALENT FOR THE DIFFICULTIESOF F1 WILL BEGIN ITS SIXTH YEAR. IT INCLUDES A CAR, THE DALLARA T08, WITH POWER,TECHNICAL EVOLUTION AND SAFETY FEATURES THAT BRING IT VERY CLOSE TO ITS FORMULA ONE EQUIVALENTJean-Eric VergneJunior Red Bull driver’sPublished by Dallara Automobiliin cooperation with Inpagina srl (info@inpagina-bo.it)Last week’s group testing atAlcaniz brought the preseason2010 of WorldSeries by Renault to a close,and it is now just over twoweeks until one of the mostinteresting and competitivecontinental championships forthe singleseater begins. Theseries began in 2005 followinga discussion that began withthe World Series by Nissan in2002 and has continued to relyon the collaboration withDallara, a combination that hasmade the category, promotedby Renault, the ideal series forpreparing drivers for a carrierin Formula One. After theDallara T02 took to the track inthe three years between 2002and 2004, when the Nissanname was still being used, andthe T05 (2005-2007), this yearwill see the turn of the T08,development of which began in2008 and which has nowreached its third year inexistence. A car that cancomfortable draw nearer the F1car at a technological level,especially in terms ofaerodynamics and safety. TheDallara T08 is the same size asand F1 car, with Michelin tyres,and has passed the strictedcrash test set by the FIA. With500 horsepower at 8500 rpmdelivered by a Renault V6 3.5litre engine and kept groundedby the very efficientaerodynamics it is the idealtrial for driver wishing to getused to the performance of thetop categories. Amongst thedrivers that shined in the WorldSeries by Renault and moveddirectly to F1 are RobertKubica, Sebastian Vettel andJaime Alguersuari. Thechampionship will begin on the18th April on the MotorlandAragon circuit in Alcaniz, andwill continue with a furthernine dates, all in Europe:Belgium, Germany, France,Monoco, Hungary, CzechRepublic, Great Britain andSpain. The winner will be givena test with the Renault F1 team.16