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Race Report Oschersleben, Round 13 & 14
Jan
Charouz paid the price for a bad qualifying and finished just behind
the points.
The
story of the weekend formed the qualifying sessions where Charouz
struggled with car balance and finished 19th and 18th. Saturday's
race was ruined by jump start and Charouz ended at the back. However,
the Czech driver again showed on Sunday that beginnings of the races
are his strength and improved to 11th position under checquered
flag.
Jan
Charouz: "It is quite clear that we had to work on qualifying.
Everything seemed okay during the free practice but the car did
not feel good on the new tyres in the qualifying. I took a gamble
on the start of the first race and tried to hit the time when the
lights went off but I just missed it and got a penalty. Sunday's
race was better although I was forced of the track at the first
corner but I did not loose anything. The car was not ideal it understeered
at some places and oversteered at others. To improve from 18th on
the grid to 11th is not too bad but it was not enough for points."
Race
Report Zandvoort, Round 15 & 16
Zandvoort
did not bring any luck to Jan Charouz and he left the circuit disappointed
but determined to fight back in his home race at Brno.
The weekend did not start well, as Charouz spun off just after few
laps in the free practice and ended in the gravel. The qualifying
was something as a practice for him as a result and he ended 21st
and 18th respectively. The bad luck again stroke in both races and
Jan had to retire after collisions.
Jan
Charouz: "The weekend went from bad to worse. It was
my mistake in the free practice the car slide at the first corner
and I was not able to catch him. There was some dirt, which did
not help also. I spun and although the car was okay and I needed
jut short push to get out of gravel the marshals showed that it
is not possible. We were trying to catch up thing in the qualifying
but it was extremely difficult. I knew that I have to risk in the
races in order to get to the front. There was a collision in front
of me in the first one and I was not able to aviod a contact. I
pushed really hard in the second but lost the car under braking
to the hairpin and it was end of the miserable weekend. I would
like to think that I will have much better luck at Brno."
Pictures
Jan Charouz
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