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Turkish GP: HRT race report
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Published: May 31, 2010, 6:11 AM
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Karun Chandhok F110-01 #20 classified 20th fuel system problem
Bruno Senna F110-02 #21 not classified fuel system problem
It was an eventful Turkish Grand Prix with sudden rain announced briefly during the race.
The drivers of Hispania Racing, HRT F1 Team, could close the gap to the other teams and did a great race before they had to retire. The performance of Karun Chandhok and Bruno Senna was good and they could fight for positions with other teams. Unfortunately, in lap 47 Bruno Senna had to retire from a strong race following a problem with the fuel system. His team-mate Karun who was battling for 19th position was classified in 20th. The Spanish team's attention now turns to the Canadian Grand Prix where the team hopes to have better luck.
Dr. Colin Kolles, Team Principal: "It was a difficult race for us. We were running well and making good progress, gaining good experience. It was disappointing to have one car retire on a fuel system problem and Karun Chandhok not finish higher than 20th. We now look ahead to the next race in Canada."
Karun Chandhok: "It is a bit frustrating to be classified not higher than 20th. In the first stint I was struggling with the pace compared to Bruno's and the Virgins'. But as we changed to the options tyres the pace came back. Early in the race, the fuel pump failed and I was struggling today for straight line speed. Unfortunately, I finished my race five laps before the chequered flag in the pits."
Bruno Senna: "I had a pretty good race today. The start was good and I could win some positions. Also the first laps were quite good. At the end I had a problem with the fuel system and that's why I had to retire. During the race, we were a bit unlucky with traffic as we were ahead of both Virgins. It is sad the we had a fuel pressure problem that caused us to end our race prematurely. But we are on top of it and hopefully we can get it sorted. I had a fair battle with Lucas Di Grassi as we had a faster car than Virgin and hopefully we can have another fight for positions soon."
-source: hrt
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