Will Power drove to two superb second place podiums this weekend, starting both races from the front row, Will mastered the tiny Scottish track in Friday practice and leaves the weekend 4th in the Championship table.

Uncharacteristically good weather throughout the weekend kept the traditional 'Knockhill Mayhem' to a minimum and worked in Will's favour as he drove to learn the circuit for the first time in Friday Practice, finishing fastest overall.

A manic first qualifying was in store for the number 10 ADR car; while provisionally in pole position Will was forced to come into the pits with an engine miss, the problem was fixed and Will re-joined the field only to be drilled at the hairpin by the Scholarship car of Vasillje Calasan causing damage to the side pod and floor. After numerous other hurdles (gearbox problems and red-flags to name a few), Will was quite happy to grid up P2 for race one, 0.033 seconds behind pole.

The second session proved relatively stress-free in comparison, Will again was on provisional pole until the penultimate lap when he was demoted to second place. Once more missing pole by only half a tenth and therefore starting from a well deserved front row position for race two.

Getting a good start and run down to the first turn in race one, Will kept second place after a slight touch by round 6 sparring partner James Rossiter.ÿ With limited passing opportunities, Will pressured Viso with a fast car and crossed the line in a valuable second place.

Race two was plagued by safety cars as desperate moves forced cars off the track.ÿ Will maintained his second spot in front of Nelsinho Piquet (despite the double breaking efforts by Rossiter during a restart almost causing a major collision), and crossed the line to take podium number two in what turned out to be a very successful weekend for Will.

"I can't believe we've missed out on pole by less than half a tenth four times in the last three race meetings!"

"We've achieved what we came here to do, we gained some valuable points this weekend which we needed after a bad run at Croft (being taken out of second place by Rossiter in race two), now we are 4th in the championship and are very much in the hunt." Explained Will.

The next meeting is at Snetterton where the postponed Silverstone race will be run, qualifying positions carry over so Will, will start in P2 on the front row.

May 02, 2004

Despite walking away from round three at Croft empty handed when it comes to championship points, Will Power was able to take home some valuable positives.
After struggling with set-up through Friday testing and first qualifying at Croft, Will and ADR hit the nail on the head with a set-up that saw them qualify 4th for race two and post the third quickest time in race one.

Will was to grid up 11th for the first race after a qualifying session which was plagued with red flags and ultimately lacking in pace for the number 10 ADR car.

Some major set-up changes between sessions made all the difference as Will was able to put in the 3rd fastest time before being bounced down to 4th on the checkered flag lap.ÿ The top four cars were all within half a tenth of a second of each other, an amazingly close session.

A battle through the mid field was chaos for Will in what he later called the 'Worst first lap ever'.ÿ A great start was ruined by a spinner pushing Will off the track when coming onto the back straight. Recovering, though much further back than he would have liked, Will was again squeezed out, this time at the hair pin by Clivio Piccione.

'It just didn't go my way at all' said Will, 'we were definitely quick, I was able to pick up the third fastest time of the race while battling though the field, so there was no problem with speed' he said.

Race two was not long by any standard, another superb start propelled Will up to battle for second with James Rossiter and they were side by side before turn one.ÿ Will had the inside line making it his corner, when Rossiter tried a desperate move around the outside that forced Will onto the curb, launching him into the air and rendering both cars useless in the gravel trap.

'He was just being a bit greedy I think, even if he had finished third he would be leading the championship and now we both have no points' explained Will.

'It was such a mixed up weekend for everyone, it actually makes things a little more interesting championship wise, a lot of people lucked in that otherwise wouldn't have because of the high rate of attrition.ÿ The main thing is that we know we are quick and can be right there again and again.' Said Power.

The up-coming week is a busy one for Will as he and ADR prepare for the next round in two weeks time at Knockhill.ÿ Will missed the Knockhill round last year so it will be his first time at the Scottish track.ÿ Will is now 7th in the championship.