Quotes from Mugello

QUOTES

Phil Keen  - nr 9 Tech 9 Motorsport Porsche : “The start was really bad;  I was behind an Ascari and I just had to back off and find a clear gap, wait for the car’s windscreen to clear so I could get going. We managed to catch Ben Collins as he was leading, but I just couldn’t get through because of the bad weather.”

Sean Edwards  - nr 9 Tech 9 Motorsport Porsche : “ Obviously Phil did a mega job getting us from P9 to P2 before the pit-stop, which was just amazing. I got out in P3, but the conditions were really undriveable.  I caught the leading Ascari before the pit stops, and he seemed to be going quite slowly, then I had Andy Thompson catching me up, not letting the pressure off at all. I had to keep pushing on, the back-markers were just getting in the way, and I had some contact. The car was just aquaplaning down the straight, and I was having a windscreen problem, because it was all fogged up, and I was looking down the straight, trying to wipe the screen. It was unbelievable; I just ended up trying to follow the white lines.  It wasn’t ideal, but we won. The team did just a mega job, and the car drove perfectly. The circuit is completely different in the wet. If we win, I’m going to love the circuit. We start from pole tomorrow, so there’s hope.”

Matt Allison– nr 46 Damax Ascari KZ1R: “ I’m very happy, it’s my first ever FIA race, and to finish on the podium was great. The start was very tricky, to say the least. But I got up to second place at one point. The Ascari has quite wide rear tyres and aquaplanes quite badly. But I handed it over to my more experienced team-mate quite early on really, and he did a good job.”

Andrew Thompson – nr 46 Damax Ascari KZ1R: “I was pushing hard obviously. Ascari have been pushing hard away from the circuits to try and come here for the last race and to win a race before the end of the season. There’s only so far you can push in conditions like we had today. Going down the straight, the car was really unpredictable, going left and right and spinning the wheels. Sean Edwards went very well, and we tried hard to catch them but didn’t. We’re glad to be on the podium, but we’d also like to win a race, so maybe tomorrow.”

Andrea Ceccato – nr 26 Racing Box Dodge Viper Competition Coupe : “It was a good race for the championship. Yesterday we had a big problem with the engine and crashed. Today we had an electronic problem and only managed to do two laps in the qualifying. It’s important for the championship, but tomorrow I will start from the 40th position, and it’s very difficult to win the championship from there. Thanks to my team, because they worked hard all night and today on the electrical problem. Thanks to Stefano because it was a fantastic race and I hope that tomorrow we’ll do well, but it’s going to be very difficult.”

Stefano Livio  – nr 26 Racing Box Dodge Viper Competition Coupe :” I want to thank my team, and Andrea. We did have some problems though. If the engine doesn’t cause us any problems tomorrow, we have a chance at winning the championship. But sadly I think that tomorrow will be the end for us.  This season has been okay, but good seasons are the ones where you win.”

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