paul
12-25-2008, 09:18 AM
Shanghai round of Formula BMW was the first time the Chennai-Iad was driving in China but he didn't let butterflies get the bet¬ter of him. The occasion was made bigger as the Formula BMWPacific Championship was combined with the Shanghai's Formula 1 GP. This meant Patel had just 30 minutes of practice before the qualifying. The Chen¬nai lad adapted well in practice and went on to post some good timings.
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In qualifying, Aditya's gearbox started giving him problems but unperturbed Patel pulled off a reasonable lap putting him 9th and 15th for the two races. With 'his usual flair, Aditya was up to 6th position could only finish in 9th after some wheel-to-wheel racing in Race 1.
Race 2 started well, seeing him move up to 11 th from 15th, and the gearbox gave up again, this time from the 3rd lap. He finally finished 13th again out of 17 starters.
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In qualifying, Aditya's gearbox started giving him problems but unperturbed Patel pulled off a reasonable lap putting him 9th and 15th for the two races. With 'his usual flair, Aditya was up to 6th position could only finish in 9th after some wheel-to-wheel racing in Race 1.
Race 2 started well, seeing him move up to 11 th from 15th, and the gearbox gave up again, this time from the 3rd lap. He finally finished 13th again out of 17 starters.