IMOLA RACE QUOTES
Dirk MÜLLER – 4th in Race 1 and 1st in
Race 2
“I did not expect such good results today considering
my qualifying position. My team made a change to my car between
the races and it certainly paid off. In both races the front
row were slow off the line so Andy (Priaulx) and I responded
and got a great start. In the first race I was trying to chase
Andy and it was a good fight between him and me. In the second
race it was very difficult to overtake Zanardi because he
was defending almost perfectly.”
Fabrizio GIOVANARDI – 1st in Race 1 and 3rd
in Race 2
“In the first race I managed to re-claim the lead by
overtaking García and Priaulx so I got the result I
was hoping for and I am extremely happy about that. In the
second race I was not as lucky as I was in the first. I started
behind everybody and unfortunately there was a lot of fighting
in front of me so I lost some time. My tyres were getting
worse so I could not push too hard. I was lucky in the last
lap as Zanardi and Farfus went off.”
Andy PRIAULX – 3rd in Race 1 and 2nd in Race
2
“I don’t think I was strong enough to win today
to be honest. If had got a perfect start and a good lead with
my new tyres in the second race then maybe I could have had
the win. On the last lap I went wide because I made my last
push and the grip was just not there on my tyres. Even if
had not gone wide, I don’t think I would have taken
the win. There has been a turn around in my competitiveness
this weekend from qualifying to the race results.”
Antonio GARCÍA – 2nd in Race 1 and 9th
in Race 2
“The first race was as I expected. I knew I needed a
good start and I achieved it. I saw Andy behind me so I pushed
to try and make a gap but within two laps Giovanardi had overtaken
me. I was waiting for him to make a mistake but it didn’t
happen. In the second race I had a really great start. I caught
Thompson after a few laps but Giovanardi was also there and
when we came to Rivazza he was a little too late on braking
and hit me on the front wheels. From that point my steering
was 90º out so it was incredibly tough to drive.”
 Alessandro
ZANARDI – 8th in Race 1 and 6th in Race 2
“I have learned this weekend that my car is very competitive.
I achieved good results in my own right, not through the misfortunes
of others. I lost track of Dirk and Andy in the middle of
the second race because I made a mistake but towards the end
I was catching them again. At this point I had a flat spot
on my tyres and my car was gone so I concentrated on keeping
Farfus behind me. However, four turns to the end my chance
for a podium place was taken away. I am certain that it was
not intentional on his part but is it unfortunate that I missed
out due to someone else’s mistake. In a way it is a
positive result but at the same time it feels like a defeat.”
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