James Walker is the man charged with retaining Liverpool’s Superleague Formula by Sonangol crown after being confirmed as the club’s new signing for the 2010 campaign.
The 25-year-old from Jersey arrives with a rich pedigree in the racing world, having capped three seasons in Formula Renault 3.5 with a fifth placed finish last year.
During that time, Walker also made selected Superleague Formula appearances, culminating in a victory for Borussia Dortmund at Jerez in 2008.
"It's going to be great. Over the winter I've had a strange period of not knowing what I'm doing so to find out I'll be racing for Liverpool in Superleague Formula is fantastic," he said.
"Having done two races before I've already got a feel of what it's all about and the thought of doing a whole season now - and aiming for the championship - is going to be an honour and really exciting".
"With the prize fund that's up for grabs this year, which has been a big attraction, I'm only interested in winning after challenging for the Formula Renault 3.5 crown last year. The only realistic aim is to try to win the title and I think we've got a very good chance of doing just that while hopefully winning a lot of races along the way".
Walker is also honoured to be racing for the Merseysiders: "The thought of representing a prestigious club like Liverpool, one of the biggest teams in Europe and having the link between English club and driver, has got fantastic foundations already for being successful. As a local driver, trying to get the fans behind me is going to be a lot easier so hopefully we can have as good a season as they had in 2009".
The Reds will once again be working with the Atech Grand Prix team - the new name for Hitech Junior Team - and Principal David Hayle is relishing the chance to work alongside Walker.
"James is part of the Atech family really because he raced for me for two years while in British F3 and I've followed his career closely ever since," Hayle confirmed. "When this opportunity came about it made perfect sense".
"I think it's going to be tough for everyone this year, now that Superleague Formula is growing and more and more people want to be a part of it. I would have thought that James is certainly one of the championship favourites though."
Liverpool start their title-defence at home on April 3-4 when Superleague Formula by Sonangol travels to Silverstone for 2010's opening fixture.
The 25-year-old from Jersey arrives with a rich pedigree in the racing world, having capped three seasons in Formula Renault 3.5 with a fifth placed finish last year.
During that time, Walker also made selected Superleague Formula appearances, culminating in a victory for Borussia Dortmund at Jerez in 2008.
"It's going to be great. Over the winter I've had a strange period of not knowing what I'm doing so to find out I'll be racing for Liverpool in Superleague Formula is fantastic," he said.
"Having done two races before I've already got a feel of what it's all about and the thought of doing a whole season now - and aiming for the championship - is going to be an honour and really exciting".
"With the prize fund that's up for grabs this year, which has been a big attraction, I'm only interested in winning after challenging for the Formula Renault 3.5 crown last year. The only realistic aim is to try to win the title and I think we've got a very good chance of doing just that while hopefully winning a lot of races along the way".
Walker is also honoured to be racing for the Merseysiders: "The thought of representing a prestigious club like Liverpool, one of the biggest teams in Europe and having the link between English club and driver, has got fantastic foundations already for being successful. As a local driver, trying to get the fans behind me is going to be a lot easier so hopefully we can have as good a season as they had in 2009".
The Reds will once again be working with the Atech Grand Prix team - the new name for Hitech Junior Team - and Principal David Hayle is relishing the chance to work alongside Walker.
"James is part of the Atech family really because he raced for me for two years while in British F3 and I've followed his career closely ever since," Hayle confirmed. "When this opportunity came about it made perfect sense".
"I think it's going to be tough for everyone this year, now that Superleague Formula is growing and more and more people want to be a part of it. I would have thought that James is certainly one of the championship favourites though."
Liverpool start their title-defence at home on April 3-4 when Superleague Formula by Sonangol travels to Silverstone for 2010's opening fixture.
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