Mikey Doble hails Power Maxed Racing efforts after Donington Park win

Mikey Doble has hailed the efforts of his Power Maxed Racing team after he claimed a sublime victory in the opening round of the British Touring Car Championship season at Donington Park.

Debuting the all-new Audi S3 Saloon at the series curtain-raiser, Doble kicked off his weekend with a strong showing in Saturday’s Qualifying Race, which in-turn set him up for a sublime race one on Sunday.

Getting the better of Charles Rainford and Dan Rowbottom, Doble finished second on the road however a disqualification for winner Tom Ingram promoted Doble to top spot and with it, a second career victory.

“What an absolutely incredible way to start the season,” said Doble. “Winning the first race of the year is perhaps one of the best to win as it is the race where everyone is at the exact same level in terms of boost, etc.

“Obviously my first win last year was very special but this is just as incredible given what the team have been through during the past year and that they’ve had to build three brand-new cars. To take a win straight out of the box is phenomenal.

“We knew we had really strong pace from the Qualifying Race and on the soft tyre, the car came alive. I had great pace and although we didn’t win on the road, I don’t think anybody could deny us that result. It’s a great reward for the whole team.

“The lack of boost and the medium tyre hampered us a little bit in race two and then we just found ourselves in the wrong place at the wrong time in race three. We used that more as an extended test session to gather data.

“It’s been an incredible start to the season, not just for me but also for my team-mates Aiden [Moffat] and Dexter [Patterson], so hopefully we can go to Brands Hatch next month and maintain this strong start.”