The Japanese driver had been making good progress through the field, until he came across the obstinate Garcia. That was until the Spaniard made a mistake in the middle of the new chicane but, instead of finding clear passage, Nakajima rammed the back of the Durango car, slicing into his left front and causing his ensuing problems. While Garcia continued apparently unscathed, the DAMS car had a whole lap to limp back to the pits for repairs.
The French team's effort was wiped out completely when Lapierre's engine lunched itself, possibly as the result of his earlier off, adding the Bahrain sprint race winner to a casualty list that already included both Super Nova machines, Negrao, Pantano and Filippi, ensuring a new winner for the season's third race.
Glock finally pitted on lap 27, holding a 19.2secs advantage over Senna, who had moved into second when fellow rookie, and Arden team-mate, Zaugg spun away his slim advantage on lap 22. The South African had yet to pit at the time of the error, which came at the exit of the chicane, and ended up with him stranded across the pit entry.
Despite the best efforts of iSport's tacticians, Glock's advantage over the field was never going to be enough to ensure that he rejoined in front, but was further compromised as di Grassi eased past pit exit shortly before the German emerged. Undeterred, Glock immediately picked up from where he had left off, lapping in the low 1min 31s while di Grassi was in the 1min 33s. The key player, however, was Senna, and the Brazilian newcomer was on a par with the iSport machine.
"We had the speed to win, but Bruno made the right choice for the race - and us for the championship," Glock said, trying to hide his disappointment.
![Bruno Senna - Arden International [pic credit: GP2 Series media]](http://pix.crash.net/thumbs/297638.jpg)
