FIA GT: Longin joins Triple H for title attack

Bert Longin has become the latest high profile name to join the new FIA GT1 World Championship after signing with Maserati squad Triple H Motorsport.

The Belgian finished third in the FIA GT standings last season while campaigning a Selleslagh Racing Corvette C6-R, winning at the Algarve circuit in Portugal alongside team mate James Ruffier. 

This year sees Longin partner Italian Matteo Bobbi who spent last season racing a factory MC12, as well as taking part in selected Le Mans Series rounds.

Longin confirmed that a recent test had lived up to expectations.

“I have in fact just returned from the test days in the south of France, and my choice was fully confirmed,” he said. “The Triple H Maserati-team is highly professional and at the same time there is room for that family atmosphere which I set great store by. This initial introduction went very smoothly.”

“Triple H Maserati is one of the two Maserati teams, next to Vitaphone Maserati, in the World Championship. Both teams work very closely together. In fact the team is highly professional, not without losing sight of the human aspects of the sport.

“Something which especially struck me was the fact that the entire radar work is built around and in function of the drivers, which implies that as driver you only need to drive and provide good feedback for the engineers. They then carry out everything possible in order to set the car up to perfection. I must admit that I have never worked in more professional conditions than these. I also discovered that family atmosphere whereby everyone goes through hell for each another. And that’s close to my heart.”

The championship kicks off in Abu Dhabi this April.


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