Ananda finishes 8th in Monza

Ananda finishes 8th in Monza

JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's young racer, Ananda Mikola, only
finished eighth in the second leg of the Formula 3000 series at
the Monza Circuit, Italy, on Sunday.

Finishing first in the official practice, Ananda, who was
driving under the banner of the Edenbridge Racing team, failed in
the race after his car crashed into Gabrielle Lancieri's of
Sighinotfi Motorsport.

The winner of the second leg was Marco Apicella of the Monaco
team followed by Giorgio Vinella of the Martello racing team and
Werner Lupberger of the Edenbridge team.

Ananda, who is on the fourth pole position, was overtaken by
Mark Shaw of the Redgrave team in the second lap. When Shaw was
in overtaking position, his car hit Ananda's, which broke the 20-
year-old Indonesian's car's left suspension.

From the 17th to 21st lap, Ananda managed to move from fifth
position to fourth. Unfortunately, he had another crash with
Lancieri when the Italian tried to overtake Ananda's car.

Antara reported that by finishing eighth, Ananda only grabbed
two points after finishing fifth in the first leg of the
Vallelunga Circuit. The F3000 race was competed by 15 racers.

The third leg will take place at the Pergusa Circuit on July
18. (yan)