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The first and second round of the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup were held in the kingdom of Bahrain, at the Bahrain Sakir circuit. This remote desert track is the hottest on the Supercup calendar, with temperatures reaching 39 degrees Celsius outside and over 55 degrees Celsius inside the cockpit! “It will certainly be a tough race, both on the car and driver” said Sean Edwards.
This will be Sean’s first season in the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup and he is definitely looking forward to it. “I have a very steep learning curve, as I only know four tracks on the calendar (Monza, Spa, Hockenheim and Silverstone), as well as never doing a standing start in a Porsche and going back to sprint racing after being in GT’s for the past three years, but I am really looking forward to the challenge.”
Sixty Porsche 997 GT3 Cup cars were delivered to the teams of the Porsche Mobil1 Supercup and the Porsche Carrera Cup in Hockenheim on the 4th of March. This was followed by a two days test session for 26 teams from both championships, on the Formula 1 GP Circuit.
With the two-day test now complete and positive feedback from everyone involved, the season opener of the German Carrera Cup and the Supercup has ended in Hockenheim. The new 420hp 997 GT3 Cup car was considerably faster than the official Supercup lap record.
Sean Edwards, one of the leading Porsche drivers in the UK, is set to join the Mobil Porsche Supercup grid for 2008.
The 21 year old from Henley-On-Thames, London will drive a Konrad Motorsport prepared Porsche 997 GT3 Cup machine.
With guidance from driver manager Phil Hindley, and team boss Franz Konrad, Sean is ideally placed to learn from the current Porsche masters, and compete at the highest level in front of the Formula 1 crowd. ‘Konrad Motorsport were our perfect choice in terms of providing Sean with the best machinery to perform, their history in Porsche Motorsport has been outstanding and I am confident that we will be competitive’ – quotes Hindley
Sean Edwards is in talks with various teams to either race in the Porsche Michelin Supercup or German Carrera Cup during the 2008 season. On going negotiations are underway to secure the right seat in order to progress his career in the right direction with the aim of securing a Porsche Works drive in the future.
In an ideal world, Sean hopes to secure a two year Porsche Supercup deal with a top team and established number one driver, which will enable him to gain valuable experience in his first year and put him in good stead for the second.