{"id":1028,"date":"2014-05-03T12:56:31","date_gmt":"2014-05-03T10:56:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/b106543.web05.cust.bluerange.se\/?p=1028"},"modified":"2014-05-03T13:41:28","modified_gmt":"2014-05-03T11:41:28","slug":"felix-takes-fifth-in-opening-hockenheim-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/felixracing.se\/en\/felix-takes-fifth-in-opening-hockenheim-race\/","title":{"rendered":"Felix takes fifth in opening Hockenheim race"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"R1\"<\/a>Felix improved from his original P8 grid slot to finish fifth in the opening FIA Formula 3 European Championship race of the weekend at Hockenheim.<\/p>\n

After a messy opening lap, which included Max Verstappen torpedoing Nicholas Latifi at the Spitzkehre hairpin to take both men out of contention, Felix found himself running fifth.<\/p>\n

After a safety car period, necessitated by the lap one shenanigans, Felix came under pressure from Tom Blomqvist’s Carlin machine, eventually relinquishing fifth to the Briton after locking up at Turn 2.<\/p>\n

Felix continued to suffer from lock-up issues throughout the race, in which he also had to combat severe understeer. He\u00a0managed to keep\u00a0seventh-placed Mitch Gilbert at bay, however,\u00a0and was eventually promoted to fifth at the very final corner after Esteban Ocon\u00a0appeared to\u00a0drop back with technical problems.<\/p>\n

The race was won by Felix’s M\u00fccke Motorsport team-mate Lucas Auer, who consolidated an early advantage from pole position to\u00a0claim his first win of the year.<\/p>\n

Next up this\u00a0weekend is Qualifying 2, which takes place later this afternoon and sets up the\u00a0grid for\u00a0Sunday’s\u00a0second and third races.<\/p>\n

FELIX:<\/p>\n

“Finishing fifth from eighth on the grid is an OK result, but this was not a good race. For some reason, I suffered from massive understeer and locking under braking, and\u00a0it was very difficult to drive the car today. I had full\u00a0steering lock and could hardly get around some of the\u00a0corners, and we now\u00a0need to analyse why.\u00a0Lucas is running a different set-up to me this weekend, and\u00a0he is certainly on the pace and doing a good job, so we need to see if there is something we can learn from that side of the garage going into qualifying. The potential is there; it’s just a case of unlocking it.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

 <\/p>\n

RESULTS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Pos.<\/th>\nNo<\/th>\nDriver<\/th>\nLaps<\/th>\nTime<\/th>\nGap<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\n3<\/td>\nLucas Auer \/ AUT kfzteile24 M\u00fccke Motorsport<\/small><\/td>\n22<\/td>\n35:03.745<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\n6<\/td>\nEdward Jones \/ Carlin<\/small><\/td>\n22<\/td>\n35:10.865<\/td>\n7.120<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\n5<\/td>\nJordan King \/ GBR Carlin<\/small><\/td>\n22<\/td>\n35:15.370<\/td>\n11.625<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\n31<\/td>\nTom Blomqvist \/ GBR Jagonya Ayam with Carlin<\/small><\/td>\n22<\/td>\n35:20.918<\/td>\n17.173<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/strong><\/td>\n27<\/strong><\/td>\nFelix Rosenqvist \/ SWE kfzteile24 M\u00fccke Motorsport<\/small><\/strong><\/td>\n22<\/strong><\/td>\n35:23.738<\/strong><\/td>\n19.993<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\n9<\/td>\nMitchell Gilbert \/ AUS Fortec Motorsports<\/small><\/td>\n22<\/td>\n35:24.801<\/td>\n21.056<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\n28<\/td>\nJake Dennis \/ GBR Carlin<\/small><\/td>\n22<\/td>\n35:25.887<\/td>\n22.142<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\n21<\/td>\nF\u00e9lix Serrall\u00e9s \/ USA Team West-TecF3<\/small><\/td>\n22<\/td>\n35:27.011<\/td>\n23.266<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/td>\n2<\/td>\nEsteban Ocon \/ FRA Prema Powerteam<\/small><\/td>\n22<\/td>\n35:27.476<\/td>\n23.731<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/td>\n11<\/td>\nRichard Goddard \/ GBR ThreeBond with T-Sport<\/small><\/td>\n22<\/td>\n35:29.155<\/td>\n25.410<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11<\/td>\n25<\/td>\nAntonio Fuoco \/ ITA Prema Powerteam<\/small><\/td>\n22<\/td>\n35:33.217<\/td>\n29.472<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12<\/td>\n14<\/td>\nFelipe Guimaraes \/ BRA Double R Racing<\/small><\/td>\n22<\/td>\n35:36.245<\/td>\n32.500<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13<\/td>\n20<\/td>\nSean Gelael \/ INA Jagonya Ayam with Carlin<\/small><\/td>\n22<\/td>\n35:41.434<\/td>\n37.689<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14<\/td>\n17<\/td>\nSandro Zeller \/ SUI Jo Zeller Racing<\/small><\/td>\n22<\/td>\n35:54.402<\/td>\n50.657<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15<\/td>\n22<\/td>\nHector Hurst \/ GBR Team West-TecF3<\/small><\/td>\n22<\/td>\n35:55.329<\/td>\n51.584<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
16<\/td>\n12<\/td>\nAlexander Toril \/ ESP ThreeBond with T-Sport<\/small><\/td>\n22<\/td>\n35:59.702<\/td>\n55.957<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
17<\/td>\n8<\/td>\nMichele Beretta \/ ITA Eurointernational<\/small><\/td>\n22<\/td>\n36:02.208<\/td>\n58.463<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
18<\/td>\n18<\/td>\nTatiana Calder\u00f3n \/ COL Jo Zeller Racing<\/small><\/td>\n22<\/td>\n36:03.753<\/td>\n+1:00.008<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
19<\/td>\n26<\/td>\nDennis van de Laar \/ NED Prema Powerteam<\/small><\/td>\n21<\/td>\n34:09.420<\/td>\n1L<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
20<\/td>\n10<\/td>\nJohn Bryant-Meisner \/ SWE Fortec Motorsports<\/small><\/td>\n21<\/td>\n35:34.528<\/td>\n1L<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
NOT CLASSIFIED<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
–<\/td>\n1<\/td>\nNicholas Latifi \/ COD Prema Powerteam<\/small><\/td>\n18<\/td>\n30:09.780<\/td>\n4L<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
–<\/td>\n16<\/td>\nGustavo Menezes \/ USA Van Amersfoort Racing<\/small><\/td>\n14<\/td>\n23:32.763<\/td>\n8L<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
–<\/td>\n30<\/td>\nMax Verstappen \/ NED Van Amersfoort Racing<\/small><\/td>\n6<\/td>\n11:09.317<\/td>\n16L<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
–<\/td>\n15<\/td>\nJules Szymkowiak \/ NED Van Amersfoort Racing<\/small><\/td>\n6<\/td>\n11:18.815<\/td>\n16L<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
–<\/td>\n19<\/td>\nAntonio Giovinazzi \/ ITA Jagonya Ayam with Carlin<\/small><\/td>\n0<\/td>\n00.000<\/td>\n22L<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
–<\/td>\n4<\/td>\nRoy Nissany \/ ISR kfzteile24 M\u00fccke Motorsport<\/small><\/td>\n0<\/td>\n00.000<\/td>\n22L<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
–<\/td>\n7<\/td>\nRiccardo Agostini \/ ITA Eurointernational<\/small><\/td>\n0<\/td>\n00.000<\/td>\n22L<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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