{"id":1302,"date":"2014-05-11T12:36:41","date_gmt":"2014-05-11T10:36:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/b106543.web05.cust.bluerange.se\/?p=1302"},"modified":"2014-05-11T13:39:00","modified_gmt":"2014-05-11T11:39:00","slug":"felix-in-race-ending-clash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/felixracing.se\/en\/felix-in-race-ending-clash\/","title":{"rendered":"Felix in race-ending clash after victory dispute"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"IMG_3863\"<\/a>Felix was thrown into retirement – literally – when he clashed with leader Esteban Ocon in pursuit of victory in the second FIA Formula 3 European Championship race of the weekend at Pau.<\/p>\n

The race was started behind the safety car after overnight rain had saturated the demanding street circuit, with Ocon, Felix and Max Verstappen opening up an instant gap over the rest of the field once racing got underway for real\u00a0on lap six.<\/p>\n

Verstappen couldn’t quite keep up with the pace established by Ocon and Felix up front, and the race\u00a0increasingly\u00a0turned into a two-way\u00a0fight between France and Sweden. When Verstappen crashed out at the infamous Foch chicane on lap 11, all threats from behind seemed to have vanished, with Tom Blomqvist now sitting third a full 12 seconds in arrears.<\/p>\n

Felix and Ocon swapped fastest laps as they gradually upped the pace on a drying track, until Felix finally laid down the hammer with a 1m22.871s effort on lap 13 that would stand as the fastest time of the race (half a second quicker than Ocon’s best). As they set out on lap 14, Felix was\u00a0right on Ocon’s gearbox – and went for an attack going into the Pont\u00a0Oscar hairpin.<\/p>\n

He dragged himself alongside Ocon under braking for the corner, but the Frenchman suddenly steered back across – right into the path of Felix. The pair made contact, sending Felix into the barriers and inevitable retirement. Ocon, however, could continue, although he later missed out on victory after losing out to Blomqvist following a second safety car phase in the closing stages.<\/p>\n

The stewards investigated the matter, but opted to take no action on Ocon, who therefore kept second place.<\/p>\n

Felix will be given another shot at the podium in the concluding\u00a0Race 3 later\u00a0this afternoon.<\/p>\n

FELIX:<\/strong><\/p>\n

“Such a shame. I\u00a0felt a lot quicker than Esteban, and he always braked very early at Pont Oscar – so I decided that was the place to make the move. I\u00a0got up alongside him into the corner, but then\u00a0he steered across\u00a0on me\u00a0under braking. There was nowhere to go and the\u00a0race was over.\u00a0At least the pace was very strong today, and there is still\u00a0one more race to go. We’ll\u00a0try again by then.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\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
Pos.<\/th>\nNo<\/th>\nDriver<\/th>\nLaps<\/th>\nTime<\/th>\nGap<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\n31<\/td>\nTom Blomqvist \/ GBR Jagonya Ayam with Carlin<\/small><\/td>\n22<\/td>\n36:11.933<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\n2<\/td>\nEsteban Ocon \/ FRA Prema Powerteam<\/small><\/td>\n22<\/td>\n36:16.484<\/td>\n4.551<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\n28<\/td>\nJake Dennis \/ GBR Carlin<\/small><\/td>\n22<\/td>\n36:16.585<\/td>\n4.652<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\n19<\/td>\nAntonio Giovinazzi \/ ITA Jagonya Ayam with Carlin<\/small><\/td>\n22<\/td>\n36:16.843<\/td>\n4.910<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\n26<\/td>\nDennis van de Laar \/ NED Prema Powerteam<\/small><\/td>\n22<\/td>\n36:17.352<\/td>\n5.419<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\n9<\/td>\nMitchell Gilbert \/ AUS Fortec Motorsports<\/small><\/td>\n22<\/td>\n36:21.267<\/td>\n9.334<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\n3<\/td>\nLucas Auer \/ AUT kfzteile24 M\u00fccke Motorsport<\/small><\/td>\n22<\/td>\n36:21.534<\/td>\n9.601<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\n21<\/td>\nF\u00e9lix Serrall\u00e9s \/ USA Team West-TecF3<\/small><\/td>\n22<\/td>\n36:22.022<\/td>\n10.089<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/td>\n4<\/td>\nRoy Nissany \/ ISR kfzteile24 M\u00fccke Motorsport<\/small><\/td>\n22<\/td>\n36:28.780<\/td>\n16.847<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/td>\n22<\/td>\nHector Hurst \/ GBR Team West-TecF3<\/small><\/td>\n22<\/td>\n36:30.510<\/td>\n18.577<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11<\/td>\n10<\/td>\nJohn Bryant-Meisner \/ SWE Fortec Motorsports<\/small><\/td>\n22<\/td>\n36:32.135<\/td>\n20.202<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12<\/td>\n8<\/td>\nMichele Beretta \/ ITA Eurointernational<\/small><\/td>\n22<\/td>\n36:42.402<\/td>\n30.469<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13<\/td>\n16<\/td>\nGustavo Menezes \/ USA Van Amersfoort Racing<\/small><\/td>\n22<\/td>\n36:45.946<\/td>\n34.013<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14<\/td>\n7<\/td>\nRiccardo Agostini \/ ITA Eurointernational<\/small><\/td>\n22<\/td>\n36:46.570<\/td>\n34.637<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15<\/td>\n14<\/td>\nFelipe Guimaraes \/ BRA Double R Racing<\/small><\/td>\n21<\/td>\n36:22.502<\/td>\n1\u00a0 Lp.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
16<\/td>\n12<\/td>\nAlexander Toril \/ ESP ThreeBond with T-Sport<\/small><\/td>\n21<\/td>\n36:31.244<\/td>\n1\u00a0 Lp.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
17<\/td>\n1<\/td>\nNicholas Latifi \/ CAN Prema Powerteam<\/small><\/td>\n20<\/td>\n33:24.943<\/td>\n2\u00a0 Lp.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
18<\/td>\n5<\/td>\nJordan King \/ GBR Carlin<\/small><\/td>\n20<\/td>\n33:25.490<\/td>\n2\u00a0 Lp.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
19<\/td>\n25<\/td>\nAntonio Fuoco \/ ITA Prema Powerteam<\/small><\/td>\n20<\/td>\n33:29.268<\/td>\n2\u00a0 Lp.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
NOT CLASSIFIED<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
–<\/td>\n6<\/td>\nEdward Jones \/ UAE Carlin<\/small><\/td>\n16<\/td>\n26:38.690<\/td>\n6\u00a0 Lp.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
–<\/td>\n18<\/td>\nTatiana Calder\u00f3n \/ COL Jo Zeller Racing<\/small><\/td>\n15<\/td>\n25:13.000<\/td>\n7\u00a0 Lp.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
–<\/td>\n15<\/td>\nJules Szymkowiak \/ NED Van Amersfoort Racing<\/small><\/td>\n15<\/td>\n25:59.335<\/td>\n7\u00a0 Lp.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
–<\/strong><\/td>\n27<\/strong><\/td>\nFelix Rosenqvist \/ SWE kfzteile24 M\u00fccke Motorsport<\/small><\/strong><\/td>\n13<\/strong><\/td>\n21:38.456<\/strong><\/td>\n9\u00a0 Lp.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
–<\/td>\n20<\/td>\nSean Gelael \/ INA Jagonya Ayam with Carlin<\/small><\/td>\n13<\/td>\n22:18.625<\/td>\n9\u00a0 Lp.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
–<\/td>\n30<\/td>\nMax Verstappen \/ NED Van Amersfoort Racing<\/small><\/td>\n11<\/td>\n18:55.456<\/td>\n11\u00a0 Lp.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
–<\/td>\n11<\/td>\nRichard Goddard \/ AUS ThreeBond with T-Sport<\/small><\/td>\n7<\/td>\n13:42.931<\/td>\n15\u00a0 Lp.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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