Walker had little time to collect his thoughts as the series moves on to its next two races this weekend at Spa-Francorchamps, one of the Briton's favourite tracks.
“I love Spa,” he declared, “My pace was good there last year, and it is a track I have always enjoyed racing at. Considering Monza was our bogey track, we got some great results, so hopefully we can carry the momentum into Spa. The car is working great and the team is fully motivated, so we are going there to get some good results.”
While Walker left Monza in upbeat mood, pre-season favourite Carlin couldn't shake the feeling that it should have done better.
The British team endured a disappointing opening weekend, as Robert Wickens became the innocent victim of two separate race-ending incidents, leaving Mikhail Aleshin to bring home the only points.
Having shown great pace in pre-season testing, and put his car on the front row, Wickens left Monza empty-handed save for the points he picked up in qualifying. Poor driving by other competitors effectively robbed the Canadian of two potential podium finishes, overshadowing the fact that the 19-year old had been impressive on his first visit to the Italian track. In race one, Wickens race was cut short when Fabio Carbone made contact with the back of the Carlin car, breaking its track rod, while, second time around, Marco Bonanomi pushed the Canadian driver off track while fighting for second place.
“It's awful to have been running so strong throughout the weekend and come away with no points," an understandably disappointed Wickens said, "In the first race, I passed Carbone for third place and then he just seemed to run into the back of me. In the second, I was racing Bonanomi for second when he defended and I went to the outside. But then he moved over and just drove into the side of me, breaking my left front suspension.
