FIA
F3000 International Championship
Round 4 (of 12). A1-Ring, Austria.
Qualifying report. Friday May 11th.
Rain
stops play in Austria.
Qualifying
for the fourth round of the FIA F3000 International Championship in
Austria saw Coca-Cola Nordic Racing drivers Justin Wilson and Tomas Enge
qualifying in fourth and fifth place respectively.
Both
Justin and Tomas set their fastest times in the first session to take
their places on the second and third row of the grid. For the fourth
consecutive race the pair placed their Coca-Cola Nordic Racing Lola cars
in the thick of the action at the front end of the grid.
Things
could have been even better for the team had the second session not been
spoilt by rain, which saw the track become a lot slower.
“The
car felt great in both sessions, wet and dry, and it is good to be
starting another race near the front,” said Wilson. “Of course I would
have loved to have been on pole again for this race, but the traffic today
meant that this was not to be. Still, I am fourth and I have everything
still to fight for. What I must do is make sure that my start is good
tomorrow and I intend to fight for the lead from the word go.”
Enge,
winner of the previous round, added: “This is a nice circuit to race at
and if both Justin and I can make good starts, then we shall be pushing
for the podium places straight away. It is very important for both of us
to finish with as many points as possible.”
Team
Manager Chris Mower said: “This is our second best qualifying position
of the season and I am very happy with both of our drivers today. Of
course it would have been nice to repeat the one-two that we had in Spain
but it was not to be today. We shall be looking at all our data tonight
and if we can get the car set-up as good as we had for the race last
season here, then I anticipate that they shall be finishing on the podium.
As long as both drivers can make a good start then we shall be in
contention for a race win.”