Conquest Racing’s Nelson Philippe Will Start 13th for Sunday’s Gran Premio Tecate in Mexico City
11.11.2007:
Conquest Racing’s Nelson Philippe Will Start 13th for Sunday’s Gran Premio Tecate in Mexico City
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After a busy Saturday morning practice filled with minor adjustments and alterations to find an ideal setup, Nelson Philippe (#34 Juniper Soul / Opes Prime / Cosworth / DP01 / Bridgestone) will start in 13th position for the Gran Premio Tecate presented by Banamex on Sunday.
Since Nelson had limited practice time on Friday, he took full advantage of the hour and fifteen minute session to test the car’s balance and make setup modifications to help him achieve better handling on the 2.774-mile Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez road course.
In the end, Nelson was only able to put together a 13th position qualifying lap but is looking forward to having a solid start in Sunday’s race and battling the field to improve his finish.
Position Time Fastest Speed
Nelson Philippe 13th 85.405 116.930-mph
Will Power 1st 83.558 119.515-mph
Nelson Philippe Quote
"I’m pretty disappointed with our qualifying finish," said Nelson. "13th position obviously isn’t where we wanted to be. On a positive note, we have learned a lot today in reference to how I like the car and how to get it closer to my liking. I think we will be strong in the race like we usually are.
It is frustrating that we couldn’t get a better position to start because we were hoping to be in the top ten but we’ll just look forward to a better result in tomorrow’s race."
Eric Bachelart Quote
"We obviously had hoped for a better result at today’s final qualifying," said Eric Bachelart, Conquest Racing Team Owner. "We did a lot of work during this morning’s practice session and thought we had found a better set up for the car.
However, Nelson is a great race day competitor so I believe we will have a good event tomorrow and improve on our Surfers Paradise result."
About Conquest Racing
1991 Indy Lights Champion Eric Bachelart started Conquest Racing in 1997 to compete in the Indy Lights series, winning races and scoring podium finishes with drivers such as Christophe Tinseau, Felipe Giaffone and Kristian Kolby.
Conquest Racing contested the 2002 Indy Racing League season with rookie Laurent Redon, netting a podium finish in just the third race of the season and clinching the Rookie of the Year award.
Conquest Racing rejoined the Champ Car family in 2003 and has been developing many rookie drivers over the past five years including Justin Wilson, Nelson Philippe, Charles Zwolsman and Andrew Ranger. Through their hard work, Conquest has scored eight top-five finishes and earned two podiums with Andrew Ranger and Jan Heylen.
Conquest Racing looks forward to continuing its tradition of working with younger drivers and supporting the future of the Champ Car World Series.
- Elisabeth Williams -
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