Widely accepted as the unluckiest man ever to have set foot in a GP2 Series machine, Christian Bakkerud finally got something akin to a spot of good fortune as he finally saw the chequered flag in a GP2 Asia event.
The Dane had been an early retirement from race one of the final round in Dubai, the result of brake problems, but turned in a stirring drive from the back of the grid in Saturday's sprint event to claim a top ten finish. Although that did not bring much-wanted points to the Super Nova team, it was still a result welcomed by all on Bakkerud's side of the garage,
It almost feels like I have won a race today, having finally got out of this vicious circle I seem to have been in for such a long time," he commented, "This is a great platform for me to go into the GP2 main series in Barcelona and I can honestly say that I am really looking forward to it.
Bakkerud's miserable 'winter' campaign continued into the final round when he was forced out of the feature race after losing brake pressure, ending a promising fight through the field after battling with team-mate - and GP2 Asia race winner - Fairuz Fauzy and ART's Stephen Jelley.
I made up a lot of places from the start, and was in twelfth place with 15 laps to go when it was obvious that I had a serious brake problem and it was too dangerous to continue," the Dane reflected, "I was a lot quicker than the guys in front and was attacking Karun Chandhok, but my brake pedal kept getting longer and longer and I had no alternative than to pit. We have since found out that a seal in the brake calliper had perished and air was leaking in.
Forced to start from close to the back of the grid by the GP2 rules, Bakkerud - who suffered with constant back problems in 2007 - then kept his head in race two and proceeded to haul himself up the order.
![Christian Bakkerud - Super Nova Racing [pic credit: GP2 Series]](http://pix.crash.net/thumbs/419502.jpg)
