ship , ▁the ▁team ' s ▁subsequent ▁results ▁were ▁disappoint ing ▁and ▁led ▁to ▁Wilson , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁championship ▁favor ites , ▁leaving ▁the ▁team ▁after ▁two ▁races . ▁He ▁then ▁decided ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁Italian ▁Pre ma ▁Power ▁F 3 ▁Team ▁as ▁a ▁team ▁mate ▁to ▁André ▁C out o ▁from ▁mid - season ▁on , ▁and ▁managed ▁to ▁win ▁one ▁championship ▁round ▁in ▁wet ▁conditions ▁at ▁Die ph ol z , ▁despite ▁the ▁car ▁having ▁an ▁under power ed ▁F iat ▁engine . ▁In ▁those ▁days ▁almost ▁every ▁car ▁on ▁the ▁grid ▁was ▁power ed ▁by ▁the ▁superior ▁Op el ▁S pi ess ▁engine . ▁Wilson ▁finished ▁ 1 0 th ▁in ▁the ▁championship . ▁ ▁Formula ▁ 3 0 0 0 , ▁Formula ▁ 1 ▁and ▁Ind yc ars ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁E den bridge ▁Racing ▁chose ▁him ▁to ▁drive ▁one ▁of ▁their ▁Formula ▁ 3 0 0 0 ▁cars , ▁alongside ▁Werner ▁L up berger . ▁He ▁finished ▁ 5 th ▁in ▁the ▁championship , ▁ 1 9 ▁points ▁behind ▁champion ▁Ric ardo ▁Z ont a ▁after ▁ 1 0 ▁r ounds . ▁He ▁stayed ▁on ▁at ▁E den bridge ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁season , ▁and ▁also ▁became ▁a ▁test ▁driver ▁for ▁the ▁Williams ▁F 1 ▁team . ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁Wilson ▁was ▁offered ▁a ▁drive ▁with ▁the ▁a iling ▁Min ardi ▁team ▁but ▁a ▁lack ▁of ▁financial ▁backing ▁saw ▁him ▁lose ▁the