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time champion Guido Cappellini and become only the second

person to win four championships on the bounce, but team

manager Philippe Dessertenne has stated that ‘the pressure

on them is probably greater than ever if they are to maintain

their top billing’.

It has been a fascinating rise to the top for Chiappe, who after

making his debut in 2002 had to wait 11 years and 86 races

for his first victory, which came in Kiev in 2013, and another

year for his first pole position, in Abu Dhabi. His three-year

title winning run since 2014 has seen him add a further 6 race

wins and 10 podiumfinishes to his total podium tally of 29. He

will line up in Portimao looking for his Grand Prix hat-trick in

Portugal and a second straight win on the Arade River circuit.

PeterMorin, Chiappe’s son-in-law, is an experienced racer and

by no means a ‘rookie’ and has been part of the team for many

years. He has won multiple French Championships in S3000

and World Endurance Championships, he finished runner-up

in theF2WorldChampionship in2014and alongsideChiappe

has won the Rouen 24hr four times.

So where is the challenge to Chiappe and CTIC F1 Shenzhen

China in 2017 going to come from?

The team ran a series of tests in March and early April

ahead off the season opener, with Selio looking to take a

third consecutive pole position in Portugal and his first win.

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