Parente to drive for Coloni in Bahrain
Alvaro Parente has announced that he will return to GP2 with Coloni in this weekend's Asia series event in Bahrain
The 25-year-old Portuguese driver had recently admitted he was concerned about his 2010 prospects after the collapse of a sponsorship deal cost him his Virgin Formula 1 testing seat, but he has now completed a last-minute deal to join Coloni for Sakhir.
"Everything happened so fast and I only had time to grab my stuff and leave," Parente said. "I don't know the team's staff, but I know they are very pleased with my presence and it's an excellent opportunity to drive a GP2 car once more."
He declared that his aim for Bahrain was just "to do the best I can, knowing that they are already at the end of the championship and that it won't be easy."
Former British Formula 3 and Formula Renault 3.5 champion Parente has driven in the main GP2 series for the past two years with Super Nova and Ocean, winning a race each season, and contested the 2008/2009 GP2 Asia championship with Meritus. He was also a race winner in Superleague Formula last year.
Parente will race the #24 Coloni entry driven by Roldan Rodriguez and Alberto Valerio in the last two GP2 Asia events. Will Bratt remains in the sister Coloni car.
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