Giovanardi still calm on title fight

The Vauxhall driver had been closing the gap to Jason Plato in the rounds leading up to last weekend and, after the first two races of the day, he had moved 12 points clear of the SEAT driver in the standings.

However, the Italian was caught up in a first lap accident in race three, and he finished the day level on points with Plato.

"I am annoyed because those 12 points gave me some breathing space, but I'm not worried," said Giovanardi, who leads the standings because he has won more races than Plato this season.

"It's been a day of very high and low emotions. After race two it looked like we would leave Oulton in the lead, so what happened in race three is a great shame."

Despite missing out on vital points in the third race though, Giovanardi was still able to take some positives out of the weekend, as he seemed to have the measure of Plato.

"It looks good for the rest of the season," he said. "Our car is fast everywhere, and this was meant to be one of SEAT's best circuits.

"I really don't car about leading the championship. There is the hunter and the prey, and I want to be the hunter. That's how I think."