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Chengdu, 7 November 2008: A1 Team Monaco secured a fifth row starting slot for the Sprint Race and seventh place on the grid for the Feature race of round two of the A1GP World Cup of Motorsport Powered by Ferrari at the Chengdu International Circuit today.
Following a frustrating Friday, Team Monaco made progress during this morning’s final practice session when Clivio Piccione set the ninth fastest lap time. Working closely with the team studying data overnight, Clivio was able to find a better car balance for tackling the four 15-minutes qualifying sessions later in the afternoon.
Clivio kicked started Monaco’s China campaign in earnest when he took to the technical and extremely bumpy track for qualifying. It was the first time that Clivio had run in this format as it reverted back to its traditional A1GP Saturday schedule.* The Monegasque squad mirrored its morning’s practice performance and secured tenth place on the time sheet with a 1:16.794 in SQ1 (Sprint race Qualifying Session 1). Following a delay to the start of SQ2 due to an incident out on track and a delay in the removal of the cars, the second session was cancelled and the grid for the Sprint race determined by the times from segment one only.
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Un véritable casse-tête Chinois !
Les premiers essais libres ont été un véritable casse-tête en termes de réglages pour l’A1 Team Monaco sur le circuit international de Chengdu, comptant pour la deuxième épreuve de la Coupe du Monde du Sport Automobile A1GP 2008/2009.
Chengdu, 6 November 2008: Team Monaco struggled to find a comfortable set-up during official practice for round two of the A1GP World Cup of Motosport 2008/9 at the Chengdu International Circuit this afternoon.
Out on track from the start of the session in dry and sunny conditions, Team Monaco targeted set-up and ride quality. The 3.4km track at Chengdu is extremely bumpy, technical and twisting, therefore driver comfort must be taken into account as well as drivability. Significant changes were made to the car to try to improve handling throughout the session, but the team could not find a balance that Clivio was happy with. With Team Monaco unable to participate in the morning rookie session due to Clivio’s previous participation the GP2 series, the team is at a distinct disadvantage with Friday running limited to the final practice.
