Atlantic
Edmonton I: Red Bull Team race report
Red Bull Team Forsythe Charges Back In Edmonton Race One EDMONTON, Alberta -- In the era of legendary head coach Vince Lombardi, the Green Bay Packers NFL football team had a saying: "We didn't lose, we just ran out of time". Today in ...
Published: Jul 22, 2007, 4:35 PM
Copy link
Share on Viber
Red Bull Team Forsythe Charges Back In Edmonton Race One
EDMONTON, Alberta -- In the era of legendary head coach Vince Lombardi, the Green Bay Packers NFL football team had a saying: "We didn't lose, we just ran out of time". Today in Edmonton, that mindset proved fruitful for Red Bull Team Forsythe Atlantic drivers Robert Wickens and John Edwards as the dynamic duo charged through the field to record strong finishes today in Race One of the Rexall Grand Prix of Edmonton doubleheader. Starting from tenth (Edwards) and eleventh (Wickens) spots in the 23-car field after traffic and an ill-timed red flag in Friday's qualifying round left the Forsythe squad frustrated, the teenage Red Bull Junior Team drivers picked off car after car in today's 45-minute race with Edwards coming under the checkered flag in sixth place while Wickens just missed the podium in fourth.
Robert Wickens
#3 Red Bull / INDECK
Mazda-Cosworth/Cooper/Swift
Finished Fourth
Fourth in Point Standings with 201
Second in Rookie of the Year Standings
"We made a few changes to the car and it definitely felt good out there. Thanks to the guys for all the hard work! I got a good start and got past John before Turn One so I just put my head down and started chipping away. It feels good but I was catching James (Hinchcliffe) there at the end and might have been able to reach the podium with a few more laps. But I can't complain! We scored good points today and it looks like we're going to have a good car for Race Two tomorrow."
John Edwards
#7 Red Bull / INDECK
Mazda-Cosworth/Cooper/Swift
Finished Sixth
Ninth in Point Standings with 94
Fifth in Rookie of the Year Standings
"I got caught behind another car at the start and Robby got by me. When we had the restart after the caution period (Laps 4-7) I was trying to pass one of the Team Australia cars and both of us went off at Turn Five. By the time I got back on track I'd fallen down to 12th place. I was mad at myself but the car was very good so I just cleaned off the tires and started passing people. I got back past two cars right away and then a couple of cars crashed in front of me and took themselves out. I got all the way to sixth behind (Giacomo) Ricci. I was quite a bit quicker but he had just enough to hold me off. I'm pretty happy with how things went and now we're looking forward to tomorrow."
Race Two of the Edmonton doubleheader weekend gets underway on Sunday at 10:30am and can be enjoyed live on ESPN360.com.
-credit: forsythe-racing
We want your opinion!
What would you like to see on Motorsport.com?
Take our 5 minute survey.
- The Motorsport.com Team
Read and post comments
Read also :
Share Or Save This Story
Copy link
Share on Viber
Previous article Edmonton I: James Hinchcliffe race report
Next article Standings after Edmonton I
Top Comments
There are no comments at the moment. Would you like to write one?
View More & Comment
More from
John Edwards
BMW “in the hunt” for Rolex 24 victory, says Rahal
IMSA
IMSA
Daytona 24
BMW “in the hunt” for Rolex 24 victory, says Rahal
VIR IMSA: Ford’s Westbrook grabs pole in wet and wild qualifying
IMSA
IMSA
VIR IMSA: Ford’s Westbrook grabs pole in wet and wild qualifying
Lime Rock IMSA: Bruni takes his first pole for Porsche
IMSA
IMSA
Lime Rock
Lime Rock IMSA: Bruni takes his first pole for Porsche
Latest news
Yamaha may not be competitive immediately in MotoGP's 850cc era, says Pramac
MotoGP
MGP MotoGP
Qatar GP
52 min
Yamaha may not be competitive immediately in MotoGP's 850cc era, says Pramac
You Ask The Questions: Jack Miller
MotoGP
Qatar GP
You Ask The Questions: Jack Miller
Why the anticlimactic WEC title showdown was the worst-case scenario
WEC
WEC WEC
Monza
4 h
Why the anticlimactic WEC title showdown was the worst-case scenario
Subscribe and access Motorsport.com with your ad-blocker.
From Formula 1 to MotoGP we report straight from the paddock because we love our sport, just like you. In order to keep delivering our expert journalism, our website uses advertising. Still, we want to give you the opportunity to enjoy an ad-free and tracker-free website and to continue using your adblocker.
You have 2 options:
- Become a subscriber.
- Disable your adblocker.
Subscribe now Already subscribed? Sign in here
Already disabled your adblocker?
Reload page
Manage Alerts
Subscribe