Macau Second Day Quals
Christian Jones qualified much closer to the pace today in his Asian Formula Three supported car, satisfying the team, TME, with his performance.
Robert Kubica qualified on pole with a blistering 2m 12.155 lap. Jones steadily improved to 2m16.871, a highly respectable time for a circuit and car novice. The qualifying session, as ever in Macau, was interrupted by several red flags and Jones was unlucky to have his best laps on new tyres spoilt by the session stoppages.
Starting 28th on the grid at most tracks would leave the driver with no chance of a top ten finish but in Macau just finishing the race can give a great chance of a good result. This year Macau has a new format with a 10 lap qualifying race on Saturday followed by the 15 lap GP on Sunday. The starting grid for the GP is determined by the finishing positions of the Saturday race.
