Fred Green, Alex O'Grady and Enzo Hallman were the top-three drivers in a closely fought qualifying session at Oulton Park. Here's how each contender reacted at the end of the extended 20-minute session.
Race one pole, Fred Green, Elite Motorsport:
"Not too bad at all. Around a track like this it is really beneficial to be on pole with how tight and twisty it is. Hopefully I get a good start and then we should be okay to just manage the gap. It was quite a tricky session really with the yellow flags and, with what happened to Luke [Hilton] in round one, I was trying my hardest not to improve [my time] because that would have cost me a lot. It was tricky, I couldn't improve in the middle part and then I had a few laps at the end to get it and fortunately I did. [It was] still a bit scruffy, so bits to tidy up, but I'm quite happy. [It is a] shame about pole for race two but it's not bad.
"I was a bit nervous at the end really [with the remaining time in the session], because I only had the two laps and I knew that was it. Not the best execution, but it was okay.
"I haven't really thought about the championship, it's very early doors. Obviously, it's a nice way to start and, if I can keep converting the pole positions, we should have plenty of points and hopefully build the gap."
Race two pole, Alex O'Grady, KMR Sport:
"To be honest, I'm really disappointed. We were purple in every sector and the .4 I did at the start was really early on and there was a lot more time in it, so really disappointed. My pole for race two I got denied on the downshift into the chicane and lost a tenth and a half, so didn't really execute that very well. I had lots of traffic too, so a real shame."
"To be on pole for race two is quite good. I'm just disappointed we didn't get the double pole, but we can race from there and hopefully I can get off the line well and try to get the win."
Third, Enzo Hallman, Hillspeed:
"I'm just happy to get the laps in. I had a steering wheel which died at the beginning, so I was stuck in sixth gear and had to come into the pits with a black screen, so I didn't know my speed. I didn't know anything; the pit limiter didn't work, so [it was] completely dead. I came in, switched on a new steering wheel, came out [and there] were yellow flags everywhere, and I couldn't get a lap in. I think I was P13 for nearly the whole session, and then I got lucky [that] the yellow flag clears. I got two laps in the end which put me P3. I couldn't have gone faster as I missed the peak of the tyres, but one tenth off pace is still good and we are really strong for the race.
"I think we had the pace to get on pole, just a bit unlucky with the steering wheel and that stuff. I'm looking forward to the races."
