A1GP Team China - 09.10.2008
Race Report Chengdu 08-09 November

After a difficult start to the season (due to late arrival of some of the new equipment) for most of the teams at the first round at Zandvoort a couple of weeks ago (4-5 Oct.) the A1 teams headed headed out to China for what was generally deemed to be the real start to the '08-'09 season.

SPRINT RACE

After a rather difficult time in free practice and qualifying (see seperate report in the 'News'-section), Ho Pin Tung had to start from P18 in the Sprint Race. We know from previous seasons that overtaking in this short sprint race with no pit stops is very difficult indeed.
With on top a spin by Ho Pin on lap 4 and a car set-up which was far from ideal, we finished the race in P17.

FEATURE RACE

Quite e few changes were made on the set-up of the car, with immediate result. After the first (very quick) pit stop A1 Team China had moved up to P11 from P17 on the grid. By the time of the seoond compulsory pit stops we had even moved up to P9. Unfortunately, a broken airline made for a very slow pit stop and caused us to loose several places, finishing the race in P12.

However, Ho Pin managed to set the 6th fastest lap in the race which clearly indicates the team and driver are getting to grips with the car and so we are hopeful and fully determined to get a good result in 2 weeks at the next round in Malaysia (22-23 Nov.)