The journey to the 2010 Race of Champions began today as it was officially launched at Düsseldorf’s ESPRIT arena. The German stadium will play host to the event on the weekend of November 27-28, one day later than originally advertised.
The annual end-of-season competition brings together the world’s greatest drivers from motor sport’s most prestigious disciplines and sets them free to battle head-to-head in identical machinery. It has recently been held at the Stade de France in Paris (2004-2006), London’s Wembley Stadium (2007-2008) and Beijing’s ‘Bird’s Nest’ National Stadium (2009).
Now the Race of Champions is heading to Germany, to the delight of home heroes Michael Schumacher and Sebastian Vettel. Many more top drivers will join them in the run-up to the big weekend of November 27-28 – including racing legend Alain Prost, who announced today that he will be making his Race of Champions debut.
Schumacher said: “It’s very exciting to see The Race of Champions in Germany. Sebastian and I have won the Nations Cup for the last three years and I’m really looking forward to defending our title in front of our home crowd. I’m thrilled to hear Alain is joining in too, making the fun even bigger.”
Vettel added: “The Race of Champions is a great way to end the season and the drivers always have a lot of fun together. Hopefully Michael and I will get a lot of home support.”
The Race of Champions will take place on a specially constructed tarmac circuit with two parallel lanes winding their way round Düsseldorf’s ESPRIT arena. The transformed stadium will feature a track that is 7.5 metres wide, an increase of a metre on Wembley and Beijing.
Source: sebastianvettel.de
The annual end-of-season competition brings together the world’s greatest drivers from motor sport’s most prestigious disciplines and sets them free to battle head-to-head in identical machinery. It has recently been held at the Stade de France in Paris (2004-2006), London’s Wembley Stadium (2007-2008) and Beijing’s ‘Bird’s Nest’ National Stadium (2009).
Now the Race of Champions is heading to Germany, to the delight of home heroes Michael Schumacher and Sebastian Vettel. Many more top drivers will join them in the run-up to the big weekend of November 27-28 – including racing legend Alain Prost, who announced today that he will be making his Race of Champions debut.
Schumacher said: “It’s very exciting to see The Race of Champions in Germany. Sebastian and I have won the Nations Cup for the last three years and I’m really looking forward to defending our title in front of our home crowd. I’m thrilled to hear Alain is joining in too, making the fun even bigger.”
Vettel added: “The Race of Champions is a great way to end the season and the drivers always have a lot of fun together. Hopefully Michael and I will get a lot of home support.”
The Race of Champions will take place on a specially constructed tarmac circuit with two parallel lanes winding their way round Düsseldorf’s ESPRIT arena. The transformed stadium will feature a track that is 7.5 metres wide, an increase of a metre on Wembley and Beijing.
Source: sebastianvettel.de
