FIA F2
Valencia SC: Trident Racing qualifying report
...
Published: Aug 23, 2008, 8:54 PM
Copy link
Share on Viber
#20 Mike Conway, 9th
21 Ho Pin Tung, 22nd
Mike Conway clocked the 9th fastest mark of today`s Qualifying session at Valencia Street Circuit, 8th round of the 2008 GP2 Main Series. The English driver managed to finf the right timing for a flying lap in the closing stages, making his way into the top-10. Chinese Ho Pin Tung had a less fortunate day, and will start from the 22nd spot on the grid for tomorrow`s Race 1, starting tomorrow at 16:00 GMT+2.
Maurizio Salvadori, Team Owner
"We had to wait for the latest minutes of the session to find a completely clean lap that could have allowed Mike and the team to put all their potential on-track. Eventually we managet to make it, and Mike came to a really deserved top-10 spot. I`m glad we had the chance to take advantage from our full performance levels, since in other occasions we just couldn`t find the ideal conditions. I`m sorry for Ho Pin, who couldn`t sort it out with the racetrack, that is really different from Monte Carlo despite being a streetcourse. It`ll be providing some true chances of coming back though".
Mike Conway
"Today`s session was really difficult, with a lot of traffic out all the time. I was eventually able to find a clean lap in the closing stages, but in this cases you sometimes see your chances jeopardized by the slowly-moving cars. The car was good overall, we had a good grip level, but we can also optimize the set-up even more. I like the track, I had the chance to learn it during our GT Race in July, and I got a good feeling with my GP2 car too. I hope to make a good start, and keep a decent pace in what will be a tough-to-tame race".
Ho Pin Tung
"Today I didn`t achieve what I expected at the beginning. I don`t know what kind of problem slowed me down that way, but I felt that the car was loose in traction. I`ll be analyzing all the data, comparing it with Mike`s, to understand in detail what didn`t work. Considered my starting spot, tomorrow`s Race will be an hard job to complete".
-credit: tridentracing.it
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 Valencia SC: Series qualifying report
Next article Valencia SC: iSport qualifying report
Top Comments
There are no comments at the moment. Would you like to write one?
View More & Comment
More from
Mike Conway
WEC title showdown: How Toyota’s two crews can win the crown at Monza
WEC
WEC
Monza
WEC title showdown: How Toyota’s two crews can win the crown at Monza
Le Mans and IndyCar race winner Mike Conway announces retirement
WEC
WEC
Le Mans and IndyCar race winner Mike Conway announces retirement
Injured Mike Conway to skip WEC Austin round for Toyota
WEC
WEC
COTA
Injured Mike Conway to skip WEC Austin round for Toyota
More from
Trident
The five key stages in Bortoleto's 2023 Formula 3 title charge
FIA F3
FIA F3
Monza
The five key stages in Bortoleto's 2023 Formula 3 title charge
The Alonso protege emulating his mentor by stunning F3
FIA F3
FIA F3
The Alonso protege emulating his mentor by stunning F3
F3 Australia: Bortoleto wins back-to-back feature races
FIA F3
FIA F3
Melbourne
F3 Australia: Bortoleto wins back-to-back feature races
Latest news
Alex Bowman hits out at critics in snarky post, shooting down early exit rumors
NASCAR Cup
NAS NASCAR Cup
Homestead-Miami
3 h
Alex Bowman hits out at critics in snarky post, shooting down early exit rumors
Ryan Blaney gets sweet redemption after 'nightmares' following 2024 Homestead loss
NASCAR Cup
NAS NASCAR Cup
Homestead-Miami
3 h
Ryan Blaney gets sweet redemption after 'nightmares' following 2024 Homestead loss
IndyCar 2026 season review: Dale Coyne Racing
IndyCar
Indy IndyCar 3 h
IndyCar 2026 season review: Dale Coyne Racing
Noah Gragson apologizes to Daniel Suarez for spinning him at Homestead
NASCAR Cup
NAS NASCAR Cup
Homestead-Miami
3 h
Noah Gragson apologizes to Daniel Suarez for spinning him at Homestead
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