Ferrari Challenge Europe – Driver comments from the Coppa Shell Race 1 podium

Franz Engstler – Second place in Coppa Shell: “I was happy with the second place in qualifying and got off to a very good start in the race. Then I made just a single mistake when the Safety Car came out. For the rest I feel I gave it my all, pushing as hard as I could. If I hadn’t made that mistake I could have even won, but it’s fine the way it is: a lot of points towards the title, which is still my main goal. I want to thank my team who have allowed me to drive a perfect car. Thanks for the great job they have done.”

Axel Sartingen – Third place in Coppa Shell: “In qualifying I only managed to grab fourth place, which I was certainly not satisfied with and in the race I couldn’t get any further than third place. There were, however, some really fast guys: I tried hard to catch up with the top two but I was always too slow, I don’t know why. I stayed about fifty metres behind them for the entire race, I was never able to close the gap: so I guess I did everything I could. In the end, third place is better than nothing.”