''I made a mistake that the McDonald's team cost me the pole'' Bourdais
source:
paddocktalk.com
Sebastien Bourdais, No. 2 McDonald's Ford-Cosworth/Lola/Bridgestone: "It's a
good thing to be fastest on Friday because you can still start on the front row
no matter how your final qualifying goes. I made a mistake that the McDonald's
team cost me the pole and that is disappointing. I locked up the right front in
the last turn of my fastest lap and nearly put the car in the wall. It's so easy
to do because you are pushing so hard. The lap would have been a 1:33.2 which
would have been good enough for pole and another point. You walk a fine line
between being a chicken and being too hungry and I was too hungry today. It was
a frustrating session for everyone because of all the red flags. I think it will
be mathematically pretty difficult to pick up seven points on Bruno in the race
because he is going to be so close. We are going to more or less try to put the
McDonald's car up and see if the race comes to us. If the championship goes to
Mexico City, I'm fine with that."
· FAST FACTS: Will be his second race here. Started on pole in 2003 but finished
17th. He and Paul Tracy made contact early in the race but he held second place
until he lost control of his race car and crashed when rain began to fall,
followed by hail and a temporary halt to the event....Has won SIX races and
SEVEN poles in 12 previous events...Set a Champ Car record as the first driver
to start in the top three in the first 13 events to begin a season (including
Australia) and has made 14 consecutive top-three starts dating back to the final
event in 2002...Leads the point standings with 308...