Racing Engineering chose the picturesque backdrop of the Costa Ballena Golf Club, near C?d🐲iz, to officially unveil its GP2 squad ahead of this week's formal series launch, and revealed a truly Spanish assault on the new championship.

With the exception of highly-rated Swiss driver Neel Jani and associate backer Red Bull, the majority of the team hails from Spain, including principal ♈Alfonso de Orleans-Borbon, second driver Boཧrja Garcia and sponsors Repsol and Telefonica.

"Participating in the GP2 Series is opening a new chapter in the history of Racing Engineering," de Orleans-Borbon insisted, "We are proud to enter into this championship together with Repso🐟l and Telefonica, two Spanish companies known for their support in high-level competition, and their trust in us."

Jani joins the team having been a frontrunner in the past two Formula Renault V6 championships, wh💫ile Garcia graduates as Spanish F3 champion, having taken the crown with Racing Engineering.

"Before anything, I would like to thank our sponsors and Racing Engineering for their support in having me drive in the GP2 Series, which is just one step from Formula One," said the S💃paniard, who has been tipped by many as a dark horse for 2005, "I am very proud to be in this championship and, as a Spaniard, to be part of a Spanish team, backed by Repsol and Telefonica, the two most important Spanish companies."

Jani, meanwhile, heads to this week's group test and official launಞch buoyed by a recent outing in Red bull Racing's F♌1 car.

"Even though I have tested a Formula One car twice before [with Sauber], that was still an exciting two days for me," the Swiss ace said of his outing in Barcelona, "The last morning was especia♕lly exciting, as the track was wet and very slippery. I was amazed at how much grip and stability the cars still have in these conditions.

"I felt fit and capable of driving an F1 car, and now I am really looking forward to the GP2 season. I think there is a lot of potential in Racing Engineering's combi𒀰nation of team, drivers and sponsors. We are working very hard to get everything ready for the firs♔t race and, so far, everything works as planned."