Absolute Power: Interview with Will Power
Will Power began the 2006 season with three goals in mind: to finish in the top ten of the 2006 Champ Car World Series championship, to get a podium, and to win the title of Rookie of the Year. Well, he's checked the boxes on all three, although it didn't happen as fast as he expected. Mark Glendenning talked to the Australian about the ups and downs of his season
For once, Will Power can afford to relax a little during the off-season. After taking pole and then leading his home race in Surfers Paradise before being hit by Sebastien Bourdais, Power rebounded to score his first ever Champ Car podium with a third place in Mexico City.
In doing so, the Team Australia driver sealed Champ Car's Rookie of the Year title, and also became the only driver other than Bourdais to have won the Bridgestone Passion for Excellence Award (given to the driver with the fastest aggregate race lap over the 14 rounds of the season).
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