Monthly Archive for May, 2008
A very wet morning greeted the Supercup drivers in Monaco. Teams left it till the last minute to decide what setup went on the car, but as the race neared, it was clear that it would be very wet. In fact, so wet that there were two safety car laps and a rolling start, rather than the normal standing start used in Supercup.
As Bernd Maylander pulled the AMG safety car off the track, the race was on, with Jeroen Bleekemolen pushing hard a few corners before the finish line, the field was strung out a bit. But Sean Edwards was glued to the back of Uwe Altzen, following his every move, with almost 0 visibility. The race was fraught at the front, with the top 4 cars covered by no more than two seconds for most of the race. Edwards kept the pressure on Altzen and finally he made a mistake into Saint Devote, hitting Damian Faulkner in the process. Edwards was then able to get a good run out of the corner and pass Altzen on the run up to Casino Square.
Sean Edwards finally got qualifying right, with 4th place on the grid, round the super hard Monaco streets! He was running second for most of the session, but a late charge by Faulkner and Altzen, saw him drop too 4th. Nevertheless, he is in a great starting position for round 5 of the Supercup and with a 90 hance of rain for the race, it should be very interesting. Sean was also the highest Supercup and Monaco rookie, and hops to keep it that way in the race.
Sean commented after qualifying. “It’s really great to finally get qualifying right and be right up the front. The team did a great job on the setup and the car was handling great. I actually had food poisoning last night and felt really bad in qualifying, but somehow managed to pull a couple of laps out. The doctor has said I should be ok for the race on Sunday. I had a crash in the casino on my second set of tyres, trying to push for a top 3, but the car will be ok for the race, thanks to the efforts of the team. I really hope I can finish in the top 5 and stay out of trouble.”