"It was my first race in town. The track was great around the palm trees, the beach was behind the stands. Nice to go swimming between 2 races. I finished 3rd in practice behind my friends: Estéban and Charles. Charles is from Monaco, he already knew the circuit from the previous year. I start second in the Prefinal, and at the second turn, my rear wheel gets stuck in the wall and PAFF!!! Accident. The 14 karts arriving behind me hooked me. I had a little pain and my kart even more than me. The shaft was bent in 3 places, my steering column dead and my tie rods too. My father had to do a lot of mechanical work for me to make the final, starting last. I came back to 7th, doing my best, I was a little disappointed. For fun, we did a lap of honor with my friends, applauded by the crowd."
source: pierre's karting blog series: 2005, karting
