Hello!
It was great to be back in the A1GP car last weekend – overall it was a good weekend. Despite a few issues to deal with and not running in the rookie session, we were on the pace straight away on Friday practice and third on the grid for both races gave us a strong start and an opportunity to do the job. So a 2nd place in the sprint race was great, but it was so disappointing to get a puncture in the Feature Race as we were in a strong 4th position at the time and I knew I’d be faster again after the second pit stop, but the puncture unfortunately meant I had to pit before the next window putting us out of contention. Its just one of those things that happens in racing but certainly doesn’t make me feel any better about it!
Neither of our two regular engineers could attend Brno, but I have to say thank you to the engineers that stepped in and did a fantastic job all things considered. It also shows what a strong team GBR is when we can still be in the running despite two key team members missing.
The Ferrari announcement over the Brno weekend was big news for A1GP and I’m certainly keen to sample a Ferrari single-seater next season!
We have a bit of a break from A1GP now but Olly and I will certainly be back and going for the Championship!!
Robbie