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Millroy And Motaworld Make The Podium
Tuesday, 30 September 2008
The Chatham-based Motaworld Racing team scored its best result so
far in a support race to the Singapore Grand Prix at the weekend when new
signing Ollie Millroy scored a sensational second place in the first Formula
BMW Pacific Championship round.
The BMW single-seaters were the first cars to try the new street
circuit and paved the way for the Formula One stars. Millroy, 18, from
Claygate, Surrey set the pace during qualifying but was forced to settle for
third fastest time after the session was red-flagged while he was switching to
a fresh set of tyres.
Millroy, who is a former British karting champion, soon
passed the championship leader, Hong Kong's Ross Jamison and went on to finish
second in the race behind Doru Sechalariu.
Afterwards the European BMW Scholarship winner said “I made a good
start and held my position and after the safety car went in I got a good run on
Jamison along the main straight to move up to second. Although I kept gaining
on the leader, it was pretty uneventful after that and that’s where I finished
at the flag.”
He added “The Motaworld team has done a really good job this
weekend and right from the start gave me a good car. As soon as I drove it I
felt happy with the set-up and knew that a podium finish was achievable.”
Unfortunately in the second round Millroy’s car coasted to a halt
on the first lap due to an electrical problem with the data logger.
Motaworld’s second driver, Asad Rahman continues to improve and he
was rewarded with 15th and 11th places respectively.
Team owner Alan Waite said “Second place is a great result for
Ollie and the Motaworld Racing team. We took the fight to the regular Asian
teams and beat all but one of them.”
Millroy raced for Fisichella Motor Sport in Formula BMW Europe
without success, but now he has found a set-up more to his liking. He said “Throughout
the European championship I struggled with the car and couldn’t get a good grid
position which meant I had an uphill struggle. This weekend however, Motaworld
managed to give me a good car and that’s made the difference. To finally
be able to show my true ability and get my first podium finish in Formula BMW
is a good feeling and has set me up for the rest of the year.”
Motaworld races again in the Formula BMW Pacific Championship at Shanghaith/19th
October. on 18
