Team Australia has overcome all kinds of adversity to finish strongly in the Molson Grand Prix of Toronto today in Ontario, Canada. The Aussie Vineyards team now leaves the Canadian venue with Alex Tagliani fourth in the championship and Will Power leader of the rookie standings. source: teamaustraliamotorsport.com Race day started poorly for the Aussie Vineyards squad when Tagliani had a front lower wishbone fail on his Lola in the morning warm-up, sending his car into the wall and severely damaging the chassis. Team Australia then kicked into action with crew from both cars working frantically to get the spare car ready for Tagliani in only two hours. The team admittedly struggled for set-up in qualifying, but as has been the case all year, both cars were at their best on race day. After starting mid-pack, Tagliani climbed up the order to finish sixth and Power seventh to give a boost to the championship aspirations of the Aussie Vineyards team. Remarkably, despite using Team Australia's spare Lola chassis, Tagliani recorded the fastest lap of the race. The Canadian's Aussie Vineyards car was showing strong pace towards the end of the race and Tagliani now sits fourth in the championship. Power also came on strong in the latter stages of the event to finish one place behind his experienced team-mate. The strong finish from the Australian driver vaults him from fourth to first in the Roshfrans Rookie of the Year standings.
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