MARCO SHINES AT PAUL RICARD
On the 7th and 8th of March, REBELLION Racing attended the 2010 Le Mans Series official test days that were held at Paul Ricard High Tech Test Track. For the first time this season, all of the Swiss team's Lola-Rebellion #12 car drivers were together: Marco Andretti, Neel Jani and Nicolas Prost


Photo: Lola/David Lord

The performance shown by both Lola-Rebellions met the team's expectations, despite unusual winter weather. The fresh air and the cold track meant that it wasn't possible to keep the tyres at optimum temperature levels. As with all the other teams present, the tire testing program had to be limited.

This first day of practice allowed each driver to accumulate miles and familiarise themselves with the Lola B10/60 - Rebellion. Marco Andretti and Guy Smith coming directly from the United States to turn their first laps.

Marco Andretti was quickly at ease with the Lola-Rebellion # 12, achieving promising lap times, just one second off fastest time on day two.

Mario Andretti, Marco's grandfather, warms his hands on the LMP1 tires! Photo: Lola/David Lord

INDYCAR TESTING AT BARBER MOTORSPORTS
Marco said after a two-day IZOD IndyCar Series Open Test at Barber Motorsports Park: "The Venom car laid a good foundation in practice yesterday and we were able to really build on that today. I think we’re still a couple small changes away from being in the ballpark, but we learned a lot this weekend. I’m looking forward to Brazil and putting what we’ve learned to good use."
The IZOD Series opens March 14 on the street course in Sao Paulo, Brazil, to be followed by the street course in St. Petersburg on March 28. The session at the 2.38-mile Barber track was held ahead of the series debut there at the Indy Grand Prix of Alabama in April.

The Barber race is the third race of the season and is scheduled for 2 p.m

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MARCO GOES TO LE MANS IN JUNE
REBELLION Racing have announced today their full driver lineup for the forthcoming 78th edition of Le Mans 24 Hours. American Marco Andretti will drive alongside Frenchman Nicolas Prost and Neel Jani from Switzerland in one of the teams Lola-Rebellion LMP1 during the legendary endurance race.

Team Manager, Bart Hayden, welcomed Marco to the team, "we believe that Marco will fit perfectly with his two co-drivers in the #12 Lola-Rebellion. He has shown that he has the ability to compete at the highest level of motorsport. All three drivers in the #12 Lola raced at the same time in the A1GP series so they know each other from those days. When we get to Le Mans, Marco will be able to draw on the experience of the rest of the guys in the team and we are looking forward to seeing him in the car at the Paul Ricard test in March." FULL PRESS RELEASE

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PRE-SEASON MARCO INTERVIEW


"I think the Meijer car ran really well these past couple of days. I think we are taking the right approach at this test; we are making big changes and getting clear results. There are times during a race weekend where we need to make these types of big changes and time is not on our side. So, I think we are going to be able to show up this season with a better idea of our baselines and that will allow us to be a step ahead."
MARCO, After tests at BMP.