Race 1.:
Albert Costa finishes 8th in the 1st race.

The worst predictions have been fulfilled and now the rain has come to condition the day of qualifying
and, above all, racing and the Eurocup Formula Renault 3.5. First races of the weekend at Magny-Cours
that have yielded the expected result EPSILON team.

Excellent was the qualifying session Albert Costa in the Formula Renault 3.5, which has shown a mastery and has won the session with authority. However, a dramatic effect of last-minute Guerrieri has snatched pole position by 79 thousandths.

The qualifying sessions were held with the track wet but the rain started to fall at noon forcefully making
the races will compete for the track with plenty of water and under such adverse conditions that have come to convert the test in a lottery.

With more and more water on the track, the race of the race in the Formula Renault 3.5 complications. And so it proved. Albert Costa did not claim his second place on the grid and dropped to fifth. An incident trying to overtake another driver to five laps to go, has he had to come into the pits to clean the air intake of your radiators back on track in eighth place and adding everything and this incident three valuable points.

Albert has made his fastest lap on the last lap.

# 15 Albert Costa - 8th: "After the qualifying session this morning, hoping for a good result in today's race. Unfortunately, conditions have changed a lot and I made a mistake at the start which cost me the podium. I have tried to gain positions but at no time I felt comfortable. In the end, was overtaking another driver but I have closed the way and I had to go out on the grass. I touched the wall and could have been much worse, but I had to go to the garage to clean the radiators making because the temperature had risen sharply. At least I could finish and score some point, but now I have in mind the qualification and race. "

Race 2:
Albert Costa 5th in the second race

A very great race despite stopping twice, once due to a drive through and another for the mandatory pit stop.

The race was declared wet and many pilots have opted to start with rain tires. Albert arrived to the grid with dry tires. After a little moment it started to rain and the team has decided to change to rain tires, but they quickly changed their strategy again changing other time to dry tires. But the big problem has been that they couldn´t do in the regular time and Albert other drivers have been penalized with a drive Though.

Costa, who started 7th, has done a good start and has overtook one driver in the first turn and immediately has realised the drive through to serve the suspension. The track at that time was drying. Albert was going to fast trying to recuperate the losed time. At mid-career Albert has gone through boxes to make the mandatory pit stop and only has lost two positions. Finally Epsilon driver has finished in a spectacular 5th position, which emerged after the unexpected can be more than satisfied. Albert now stands 8th in the overall standings and has ahead a few weeks where he can go back to recover physically and face the second half championship with guarantees.

# 15 Albert Costa - 5th (36 points, 8th in the Championship): "It was a shame the red flag in qualifying
because he was the fastest lap. But the real problem of the race was rain that has fallen when we were
on the grill. In the end we come out with dry tires so the first round was important to take precautions
to avoid an accident. And the tactic has proved to be successful, the problem has been going through
boxes two times we have wasted precious time. The results have not been together but not a bad weekend. I just hope that in Hungary we go completely round. "