David Martinez will race for A1 Team Mexico for the first time in more than two years at Brands Hatch next weekend. Mexico has chosen to recall the 26-year-old to its squad, and with his last start coming 49 races ago, Martinez will set the record for the largest number of races between caps for a driver in A1GP.
Martinez was capped four times for the squad in the 2005/06 season, finishing in the points in his maiden race in Germany in '05. He last raced in Durban, South Africa in January '06 but he recently returned as the rookie driver for the team's home event in Mexico City last month.
He will drive the full race weekend, using the rookie session to learn the British circuit. 'I'm really happy to be back in A1GP after all this time,' Martinez said. 'Last month I got a little taste of it but now I'll have the chance get more laps in and be as competitive as possible.
'It's going to be difficult to fight with the top teams because they have been developing their set-ups all year, but there is some potential and we are going to do everything we can to get the Mexico car in front.
'I've never been to Brands Hatch before but I know it is a very exciting racetrack, I'm very relaxed and I plan on enjoying every single lap and closing out the season as strong as possible for A1 Team Mexico so we can begin preparations for the 2008/09 season.'
