Congratulations Sean Mahon on Maiden Victory at Montjuic Parque
June 29th, 2009Sean put in a steady drive and showed good pace to lead from pole (1′26.11) for the entire race and take his first victory and the lead in the championship after only a few short weeks with MGPL. Sean, Leigh and Tim were the only ones who escaped the obligatory T1 carnage at Montjuic but they were quickly persued by Ron and the rest of the field. Both Leigh and Tim fell back to give Ron second place who put in a good drive on his return to the series but couldn’t bridge the gap to Sean. Leon put in the drive of the day to come back from almost last and take third, carving up the field and taking fastest lap (1′26.59). Montjuic was a long, gruelling race with no rest but most drivers rose to the challenge and besides the T1, L1 incident showed excellent skills. Drivers are reminded to take care when rejoining after an incident, even if the incident is not your fault and you have to let the entire field go through.
A similar track next week at Monaco although more familiar to most and not as fast with fewer overtaking opportunities. We should see the BRM’s being a little more competitive although qualifying will be important.