01.08.09 MEN AT WAR IN PORTUGAL FUSTRATE TURVEY Two accidents put paid to Oliver Turvey's chances of finishing in the points in the Formula Renault 3.5 reverse grid race in Portimao this afternoon. The first - a turn one clash between Epsilon Euskadi team-mates Dani Clos and Chris Van der Drift - forced Turvey to run wide while challenging for third position. The second - a three-quarter distance collision between P1 driver Daniil Move and RC Motorsport's Pasquale Di Sabatino - brought Turvey's race to a premature end. "It's really frustrating," he said afterwards. "I got a really good start. I was up to fourth before turn one and was challenging for third when Van der Drift and Clos touched wheels and spun right in front of me. "That dropped me all the way down to ninth. "Then on the second lap I got passed Barba. But quite early on I was really struggling with oversteer in the middle part of the track and he was able to get the place back. Move got me on lap seven as well. "But then on lap 14 Move and the guy in front, Di Sabatino, crashed at turn six. Unfortunately this time I was unable to avoid the aftermath. "As they spun towards the outside of the track I went for the inside but didn't manage to make it through and damaged my front wing and a front wheel. "It's a shame because if I had, I'm pretty sure I'd have finished sixth and in the points." << back to news