“Macau is such a great race, but you need luck to have a good result and, unfortunately, luck didn't go our way this time,” he reflected.

“We had a good qualification race to get within touching distance of the top ten, and then made a great start to the Grand Prix itself to move closer to the podium places. I was lucky not to get caught up in the Bird-Streit incident - and only just missed debris from that, including a wing and wheel, by inches - but had nowhere to go when Ericsson went off.

“I was up into fifth place by that point, but lost so much time waiting for the track to be cleared that it was always going to be a tough task from then on. Turvey and I made great progress through the field, but then I made a small mistake – with big consequences.

“It was good to know that we ran in the top five or six at the start of the Grand Prix, and had improved the car so much that we could have been on for a massive result. The car was awesome, but it just wasn't to be

“I must thank CARS Motorsport, Prova, Gawler Farm Machinery and Driving Solutions for their support in Macau. It's been a great year, winning in Australia, and I'm glad that I ran near the front in the races in Macau to show what I can do on the international stage. Now I must focus on A1GP and the possibilities that I have in V8 Supercars and sportscars for 2009.”