23/07/2010
NEWS STORY
Max Chilton and Rodolfo Gonzalez have both been handed penalties following today's qualifying session.
There was more heartbreak for the Ocean Racing Technology team this evening. After a difficult qualifying session that saw both of its drivers lose control of their cars, it was later found that Max Chilton had improved his time under yellow flag.
As a consequence, the Briton was handed a penalty and will drop three positions on tomorrow's starting grid. He will now start from eighteenth place behind Michael Herck, Davide Valsecchi and Alberto Valerio.
On the Arden International front, whilst Charles Pic qualified on pole, his teammate Rodolfo Gonzalez could not do better than 23rd and second-to-last lap time. During the session, the Venezuelan went wide and stopped in the gravel trap. He then rejoined the track after he received mechanical assistance. However, the stewards subsequently decided to hand him a ten grid position penalty. Consequently, the Venezuelan will start from last on tomorrow's grid.