“Unfortunately, for Julia we had a problem with the foam in her fuel cell towards the end of the first day, which shut off the flow of fuel to her engine, ” Lewis continued. “We worked until late at night to prepare our forth car for her to use on the second day, however the engine just wasn’t up to speed. It was disappointing, because she was quick on the first day and I know she would have been able to break into the top 5 on the second. “
“It surely would have been a delight to see Julia’s driving talent. The issue with the fuel cell and the subsequent engine misery in our fourth car, as Jon mentioned, was very frustrating for not only the Team KMA mechanics and management as well as the entire Formula BMW USA technical staff but also for the parent. Seeing her being sidelined and watching other drivers beating her first day times was nearly heartbreaking”, explained Ingo Strackerjan, Manager for the Team KMA Formula BMW USA. “We’ve taken significant steps which should eradicate such dilemma in the future. It was just unreal to have both cars non-operational, even after a long maintenance night and not being been able to provide Julia with what she deserved - one perfect running FBMW FB2 car. On the positive side - on-track performance during both test days went very well as the practice timing had shown - all three drivers performed well, beating the lap times and records of our previous drivers, even under the circumstances and stress the team had. ”
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