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DBR INTERNATIONAL PRESS RELEASE
3/6/2002
AN ABSOLUTE BARRY CROCKER
We at DBR must apologise to all our sponsors and fans after our awful dispaly at Milwaukee on Sunday with one driver not starting, one driver not finishing and only one driver in the points. Pathetic really.
Team driver Patrick Carpentier was looking strong all weekend after a good qualifying. He had then moved from fifth to second after some brilliant pitwork by the DBR mechanics, but unfortunately his day would end not long after with electrical problems.
'The race was going well and we were looking quite strong,' Carpentier stated later, 'but unfortunately these things happen. It's unfortunate that we did lose vital championship points. We'll be stronger at the next round.'
Cristiano da Matta had problems nearly all race. Although he did qualify well in the top 10, the problems affecting his car on the ovals resurfaced and unfortunately it was downhill after that, although he would bring the car home in 11th for two valuable points.
'Bah, it's the same bloody problems that we had in Motegi. The car just wouldn't stick to the ground. No grip whatsoever. Plus the thing was just damned slow. However, looking forward to getting back on the road courses, where we belong.'
Money problems has caused the third entry for Oriol Servia to be withdrawn from competition for the moment.
Also, in a strategic move by DBR after the fall of the Reynard empire, DBR have announced a new partnership with the Lola group and will hopefully receive the new chassis by Laguna Seca (if that is ok). We would also like to report that with the loss of Oriol Servia, the team is on the lookout for a new third driver. We are currently in negotiations with Michel Jourdain Jr and Max Papis.
Sumjurc Ramdmicar
Press Officer
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