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Conway shows promising performance

Mike Conway had to start Race 2 at Circuit de Catalunya from the back of the field as the Briton was pushed out of Race 1. He finished Race 2 in a well deserved twelfth position after an exciting race.

Looking back at Sunday's race Conway said: "I rocketed away, and passed Pizzonia, but he powered past me again, and then I realised we weren't too quick on the straights and the race became very frustrating from then on."

Mike felt the lack of knowledge from Saturday's early exit was a root cause of him struggling for pace in the early stages. It took until the middle of the race for his front tyres to warm up sufficiently, and by that time he'd dropped back to 14th.

But a strong end of the race coincided with him catching Pastor Maldonado. Their battle culminated in a spectacular ending as they collided on the final lap, with Mike getting ahead at the cost of a torn tyre valve that meant he had to drag his damaged car across the finish line in 12th position. Maldonado didn't achieve that, and crashed out heavily.

Mike said: "I went up the inside of inside of him at the fast right-hander at Turn 8 and touched wheel-to-wheel. The front-right tyre valve was damaged, so I had to go straight through the final chicane and bring the car home."

Despite a touch weekend in Spain, Mike is confident of turning his fortunes around as the series heads to the glitz and glamour of Monaco on May 24-26. "I think we're looking good for Monaco," he said. "I love street circuits and have a strong record on them, having won the Macau Grand Prix. It's the biggest race of the year and I think we can go well there."

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