At the end of the race, we gathered the comments from some of the podium protagonists of an intense 30 minutes of action on track.
James Swift, 1st Trofeo Pirelli: “It felt great for my first win: I had a good start, and Lucky really pushed me for the first 5 laps, but then I felt I had a better car set-up. My tyres stayed with me for the length of the race, so I think that helped me the most.
Once I had built the gap I still had to concentrate, and once I looked down at the dashboard and when I looked up I was almost off the track! The best thing about the race was when I turned the air-con on, it made it much more pleasant.”
Lucky Khera, 2nd Trofeo Pirelli: “Last season I wanted some more competition, but I’m not so thrilled now I have some good competition - but it’s great, I’m really enjoying it!”
Paul Hogarth, 3rd Trofeo Pirelli: “I was under a lot of pressure from Han (Sikkens), he pushed me all the way through the race. It was really competitive but very good. I couldn’t relax at all, you don’t want to make a mistake so you just try to make sure you get the right gear each time, and you don’t get on the throttle too early. It keeps you completely honest.”