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Kobayashi at the back due to limited time on track
08 May 2009 / Results / PhotosReigning GP2 Asias series champion Kamui Kobayashi had hoped for a better start of the GP2 Main Series. The Japanese driver will have to start the race from P22 on Saturday, not something you would expect from the GP2 Asia champ.
Kamui Kobayashi was in for an unpleasant surprise in this morning's free practice. The Japanese driver ran into an engine problem that prevented him from practising. The Mecachrome engineers solved it in time for qualifying, and Kobayashi had to start his weekend in the most important session of the meeting. So it was no surprise that he was unable to fight his corner, and he finished twenty-second overall.
Kobayashi said about his day: "The day didn't get off to a great start and after being reduced to the role of a spectator in the only free practice session, I didn't have enough running time to find my marks in qualifying. My twenty-second place is disappointing but it's better to forget it and concentrate on the race itself. It's not over till the chequered flag and I'll seize the slightest opportunity that comes my way."
Team-mate D'Ambrosio will start the race from P6 on the grid.
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