14.06.09 PILE UP ENDS TURVEYS RACE IN HUNGARY Oliver Turvey's overnight hopes of taking a step forward in the Formula Renault 3.5 Championship were wiped out in a split second this afternoon following a first lap pile-up at the Hungaroring. The RSF driver - who could only manage a frustrating eighth place in yesterday's reverse grid race - barely managed eight of the circuit's 14 turns before his race was brought to an abrupt end. The major incident was triggered when Adrian Zaugg was tapped into a spin at turn 10, his broadside car collecting Greg Mansell who in turn was shunted by Edoardo Mortara, Adrian Valles and Turvey. Fortunately for Turvey the top of the points table was barely affected by the outcome of the chaotic race which also saw the retirement of championship rivals Marcos Martinez, James Walker and Miguel Molina. "A retirement was the reverse of what I needed at this point in the championship," a philosophical Turvey said later. "But that's racing. "I got a good start, lost a few places and was racing hard for position when all of a sudden there was this chaos in front of me. "Initially I thought I might make it through but someone knocked Mansell's car directly into my path and I hit the front of it and that was the end of that. "But with so many retirements it's not affected the championship too badly. I'm still fifth and those ahead of me have only picked up a handful of points. So there's still a good opportunity to catch up at the next rounds at Silverstone." << back to news