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Morgado
wins at Mugello
Cristiano
Morgado and Fluid Motorsport Developments continued their
terrific form in the British Formula International Series
last weekend at Mugello in Italy.
The
rapid partnership claimed another win in the Lola-Dome
chassis to make it three wins from three events and ensured
that they are thee combination to beat as the 2006 season
draws to an end.
Race
2 at Mugello saw Morgado completely dominate the National
Class proceedings. Morgado’s pace was such, that
in tricky conditions he completely out-performed his opponents.
Taking a clear pole position by just under two seconds,
Morgado made an impeccable start on the wet track and
drove a controlled but aggressive race to lead home the
next National Class car by almost three seconds.
His
race included battles with Championship class cars, such
as Alberto Valerio and Stuart Hall. Not only did the Lola-Dome
racer take the top step of the podium in the National
class but he also finished 11th overall, his best result
so far this season.
“I
was very cautious at the start, got up behind Valerio
and I just followed him around, pushing the pace,”
said Morgado from the podium. “Then Hall came up
to me a bit later and after he got past I just was able
to cruise home.”
Earlier
in the weekend Cristiano had qualified alongside class
champion Rodolfo Gonzalez for the first of the 16 lappers
around the scenic Tuscan track. However, a coming together
by a group of Championship Class cars at the start of
the race forced the newly liveried Lola-Dome off the track
and the team were forced to change the South African’s
nosecone. This meant that Morgado had to make do with
4th place in class this time.
Overall
though, it was another successful weekend for the Fluid
team, whose reputation for preparing fast and reliable
cars is growing race by race.
“It
is proving to be a great end to the season for us,”
said team boss Lindsay Allen. “Cristiano has scored
2 wins in 4 races and if luck would have been n his side
it probably should have been more. He is showing now that
he can beat Gonzalez fair and square and has the potential
to be a major Championship Class player next season.”
The
penultimate rounds of the Lloyds TSB British F3 International
Series take place at Silverstone this weekend.
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