Yeah, I’ve really struggled a bit in the races. I think the
biggest thing is everything is so close. So it just makes
your life so much harder when you’re starting towards
the back in any series. And, for sure, if we end up qualify-
ing a little bit more in the pack I think that is going to
help quite a bit.
It must be hard mentally when there’s very little
between being inside the top 10 and outside the
top 20. How frustrating is that?
Yeah, if you look at it and you’re like two-tenths away from
your teammate and you’re 22nd, it is pretty frustrating. But
that just shows that the series is at such a high level and you
just have to nail everything perfectly to be up front.
During your last two trips to Bathurst there was
so much hype and media around your wildcard
entry. Were you relieved just to be able to get
on with the job this year as a full-time driver in
Supercars?
I didn’t really feel any additional pressure before. I think
I feel more pressure now because I am a main-game
driver and you’ve been running the whole year in the
car, so you’re hoping for a good result finally at a place
that you know. I think there was a bit more pressure this
time around actually.
You’ve been an inspiration for some of the young
female drivers coming through the sport. But, at
the same time, it’s been disappointing for some
fans that Renee Gracie and Chelsea Angelo are no
longer part of the Super2 Series.
“NEXT YEAR WE DEFINITELY HAVE TO BE
MORE CONSISTENT – AND THAT’S WHAT’S
IMPORTANT.”– SIMONA DE SILVESTRO