Superleague Formula, the motorsport series won by a team representing Liverpool FC in 2009, will have twice the number of races in 2010 as in 2009, meaning the likes of Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur will be competing over 12 weekends.
Britain, Germany and Spain will each feature two rounds, with six new circuits on the schedule. One of those is Silverstone, which will host the season opener over the first weekend of April.
Superleague Formula seeks to combine soccer and motorsport with teams backed by professional soccer clubs. In 2009, Liverpool narrowly beat Tottenham Hotspur to the title, ahead of the likes of AC Milan, Porto and AS Roma.
The competition has been a popular innnovation with players at the clubs. When Liverpool's Spanish driver Adrian Valles visited Anfield and Liverpool's training ground in November, the club's manager Rafa Benitez admitted: "It was great that Adrian could join us on Monday and see Anfield for himself. I know the players were looking forward to meeting him as most have an interest in cars and have been following Liverpool's progress in Superleague Formula all season."
Valles will seek to defend his title for Liverpool in the newly expanded series in 2010. "There is a great mix of circuits with some existing and ex-F1 venues supplemented by regional tracks which are ideal given their location," said Superleague Formula competition director Robin Webb. "We are still looking at one or two non-European rounds at the end of the year. We are getting offers from outside of Europe, and our two major targets are the Middle East and South America. With more established drivers also taking an interest in Superleague, I'm confident 2010 will prove a vintage season."
Britain, Germany and Spain will each feature two rounds, with six new circuits on the schedule. One of those is Silverstone, which will host the season opener over the first weekend of April.
Superleague Formula seeks to combine soccer and motorsport with teams backed by professional soccer clubs. In 2009, Liverpool narrowly beat Tottenham Hotspur to the title, ahead of the likes of AC Milan, Porto and AS Roma.
The competition has been a popular innnovation with players at the clubs. When Liverpool's Spanish driver Adrian Valles visited Anfield and Liverpool's training ground in November, the club's manager Rafa Benitez admitted: "It was great that Adrian could join us on Monday and see Anfield for himself. I know the players were looking forward to meeting him as most have an interest in cars and have been following Liverpool's progress in Superleague Formula all season."
Valles will seek to defend his title for Liverpool in the newly expanded series in 2010. "There is a great mix of circuits with some existing and ex-F1 venues supplemented by regional tracks which are ideal given their location," said Superleague Formula competition director Robin Webb. "We are still looking at one or two non-European rounds at the end of the year. We are getting offers from outside of Europe, and our two major targets are the Middle East and South America. With more established drivers also taking an interest in Superleague, I'm confident 2010 will prove a vintage season."
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