Welsh Duo hope to make a new start in Sochi after Monza maladies!

Wrda members Matt Parry & Seb Morris are ready to get back on track in the 2015 GP3 series at Sochi in Russia, after a bad weekend the last time out at Monza, when neither Matt or Seb scored any points.

This was a severe disappointment for Parry, driving with the Koiranen  team, as he had qualified 3^rd fastest and crossed the line in 4^th place! However any joy he may have felt was soon wiped out, when he was disqualified after his car was found to be underweight by 500 grams after post-race checks!

Afterwards he confirmed “The practice & qualifying sessions were very good considering that I had only ever seen Monza on the PlayStation and in the team’s simulator – but real life is massively different! In race One, I was as high as 2^nd and was really pleased to finish 4^th, but then underweight is underweight!  

Race 2 was just as disappointing as his race ended on the opening lap with an electrical fault!  “I went into race two optimistic that I could come through the pack and perhaps pick up a few points, but I never had the chance,” Parry sighed, “The alternator failed at the start, which was why I was so slow away, and the car just went into safe mode by the time I got to the second chicane!’ Despite the setback, Matt remains comfortably in the top ten of the overall championship standings.

Seb Morris meanwhile was also in the Monza doldrums although he qualified in a promising 9^th place but posted two dnfs. ‘The start of race2 was fine and we started to move forward from the back of the grid then we had some sort of failure at the chicane which we need to investigate. It was so disappointing to disqualified and to be put to the back of the grid for race 2, but it’s a lesson learned from a team point of view, so hopefully we can have a issue free weekend in Sochi!’

There are  three double-header rounds remaining on the schedule starting with Round seven of the 2015 GP3 Series season at the Sochi Autodrom in Russia over the weekend of 9-11 October, with full coverage on the Sky Sports F1 channel.

Meanwhile Jann Mardenborough continues to accmilitise to GP2 after his recent upgrade to the senior category with Carlin Motorsport.

Current points 2015 GP3 Championship
1^st Luca  Ghiotto (Italy)   170 Points

8^h Matt Parry  43 pts     
9^th Jann Mardenborough 32 pts
17^th Seb Morris  6 pts

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