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iSport celebrates first win of season
23 May 2008Bruno Senna scored iSport's first victory of the 2008 GP2 season with a mature drive through the streets of Monte Carlo. Starting second in the grid, the Brazilian made a lightning start to lead into the first turn and he controlled the race from that moment on. He also set fastest lap and has moved up to second in the championship standings, just two points adrift of series leader Giorgio Pantano.
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"This feels great," said Senna. "My car had good, consistent pace throughout the race and I was able to control the gap to Pastor. He kept coming at me, but I was always able to respond. I was just trying to drive as quickly as I could without harming my tyres. I had plenty of warning about the incident at Mirabeau: the guys spoke to me on the radio and told me to stay left, because the track was clearer on that side. I was worried about having to stop for too long because the engine temperatures are quite marginal here, but in the end I was only delayed a few seconds. I couldn't ease up at all, because Pastor was always close, but every aspect of the race worked well and I am grateful to the team for giving me such a good car. I'm delighted to score my maiden victory in Monaco. Rest assured, I have every intention of adding to that tally in future."
Senna's team-mate Karun Chandhok gained one place at the start to run fifth in the race's opening stages, but other drivers' errors later enabled him to move into a safe fourth place. With just half a lap to go, however, Mike Conway (Trident) spun off after being hit by a lapped car and Karun swept through to finish third.
"There wasn't much I could do in the early stages, because I was penned in fifth and overtaking is pretty much impossible around here," said Chandhok. "I passed Adrian Valles during the pit stops, but at the same time lost a place to Romain Grosjean. I clawed that back at Mirabeau, though, when Romain simply drove into Pantano's stranded car. After that I thought I'd probably have to settle for fourth - I couldn't believe it when I saw Mike's car off the road at the end. I allowed myself a chuckle during the final half-lap. I feel sorry for Mike, but we were probably due a little luck. Achieving a podium finish in Monaco is really special - anybody who doesn't enjoy coming here really shouldn't be a racing driver: it gives you a buzz unlike any other circuit."
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