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During 2008, Sam Bird will be competing in Euroseries F3, with the backing of BP Ultimate

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  • During 2008, Sam Bird will be competing in Euroseries F3, with the backing of BP Ultimate
  • Sam is familiar with the benefits of BP Ultimate on the road
  • It takes all the skills of a future F1 driver to handle a high performance car like Sam's
  • Sam's 2008 race car is the Dallara F208, powered by a Mercedes-Benz engine
  • Practice and qualifying for round one were wet, not how anyone wanted to start the season
  • Reflecting on his misfortune in qualifying at Hockenheim, with team boss, John Booth
  • Come race day, the talking - and the rain - stopped and Bird got ready to race
  • On the grid, moments before the start, for round one of the 2008 F3 Euroseries
  • Superstitious sense of humour: Sam's routine includes fixing this sign to his car in the paddock
  • Racing success: sixth place in round two yielded a valuable championship point in Germany