March 11, 2003
EIRE had a disappointing race in Australia this weekend. The team had great hopes in Melbourne, looking at least for a points finish, but ended up with two DNF's.

"It's been a tough weekend" Willy Ponissi said "and of course we can't be happy with the way it has gone. Daniel has been stopped by an engine problem - and that's a shame as we're the 4th best reliable engine around."

"My problem was of a different kind: i had an electronic problem, which affected the radio on lap 5. I managed to go on for a few laps with all the lights going in and out in my cockpit, but at lap 12 the radio broke down and I heard some noises which distracted me. I spun and hit the wall, that's all."