Team Aon drivers Tom Chilton and James Nash completed both races at Monza, on their maiden appearance in the WTCC. The Britons equally shared 13th and 16th places at the wheel of their brand new Ford Focus S2000 TC cars, despite being both involved in incidents (Nash in Race 1, Chilton in Race 2) that affected the drivability of their cars. Chilton commented: “We didn’t have the greatest of luck during the races but it was great to see that the car has potential in qualifying and race set-up. I think we can be proud of what we’ve achieved in our first race weekend.”
And Nash added: “The team did a fantastic job all weekend, after the damage from race one they were outstanding when they worked on the car. I think we can be proud to have been so close to the other cars in terms of pace.”
Team Principal Mike Earle said: “This weekend has seen the team go through an almost vertical learning curve – which is what we expected in a new series, on a new track, with a new engine and a highly modified car. We’ve shown though that we’ve been very close to the pace of some of the front runners and all in all it’s been an incredibly promising start to the season which the team can be proud of.”