FIA INTERNATIONAL FORMULA 3000 ROUND 3 - BARCELONA, SPAIN

 Tiago was always going to have a tough race starting in fifteenth place.  He got away well but going into the third corner of the first lap Zsolt Baumgartner in the Coca-Cola Nordic car mounted his rear wheel and damaged Tiago's rear wing and gearbox.  He pitted at the end of the lap but unfortunately could not continue.

Tiago Monteiro: "Not a good weekend at all overall. The main objective was to finish the race and get some experience but I couldn't do it.  I didn't have a bad start, I overtook one car and going into the third corner I was overtaking Kiesa and for some reason Baumgartner went over my rear wheel while I was in full acceleration.  I don't understand why he didn't see me but he took off my rear wing and that destroyed the race for me.  It's a shame as I didn't complete any laps so not a great race for me." 

Team Manager - David Sears: “Tiago was rudely assaulted from behind by Zsolt Baumgartner on the first lap destroying his rear wing and damaging his gearbox leading to instant retirement.  Things can only get better for the team in Austria in two weeks time." 

Results: 1st G.Pantano; 2nd T.Enge; 3rd S.Bourdais; 4th R.Mauricio; 5th M.Haberfeld; 6th E.Toccacelo.

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