{"id":1763,"date":"2014-06-20T15:32:41","date_gmt":"2014-06-20T13:32:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/b106543.web05.cust.bluerange.se\/?p=1763"},"modified":"2014-06-20T15:41:11","modified_gmt":"2014-06-20T13:41:11","slug":"fuel-pump-issue-restricts-felix-to-seventh-in-qualifying-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/felixracing.se\/en\/fuel-pump-issue-restricts-felix-to-seventh-in-qualifying-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Fuel pump issue restricts Felix to seventh in Qualifying 1"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"gal11\"<\/a>Felix had to settle for seventh place in the first of this weekend’s two FIA Formula 3 European Championship qualifying sessions at Spa, after losing one lap of running due to a\u00a0temporary technical glitch that forced him into the pitlane.<\/p>\n

The first half of the session – which sets up the grid for tomorrow’s Race 1 in the Belgian Ardennes – was going according to plan for Felix, who held third after the initial flurry of laps.<\/p>\n

With some five out of the 20 minutes remaining, however,\u00a0his M\u00fccke Motorsport machine developed a fuel pump problem, forcing Felix to tour the circuit at low speed and\u00a0return to the pits. While the\u00a0issue was quickly rectified,\u00a0it\u00a0came at the price of valuable track time at the longest circuit on the calendar, with Felix losing one flying lap in the battle with his rivals and dropping from fourth to seventh at the fall of the chequered flag.<\/p>\n

Pole position went to Esteban Ocon, with Felix keeping the gap to the\u00a0Frenchman at just over half a second around the 7 km lap.<\/p>\n

The second qualifying session, in which the grid for Races 2 and 3 of the weekend will be formed, takes centre stage\u00a0later this afternoon.<\/p>\n

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

“It seems luck isn’t on our side this year; we\u00a0appear to be haunted! Things were going fine until the fuel pump gave up, and\u00a0it was quickly rectified – but it did,\u00a0unfortunately, cost\u00a0us\u00a0some track time we just can’t afford to give away at the moment. We still haven’t found the\u00a0ideal balance, and we\u00a0currently need a perfect session if we are to fight at the front of this field. In the end, it was all very close – half a second at Spa isn’t much – and overtaking is possible around here, so P7 isn’t a\u00a0disaster. Having said that, it’s far from\u00a0a result I’m happy with, and I’ll do everything I can to achieve better things in second qualifying this afternoon.”<\/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
Pos.<\/th>\nNo<\/th>\nDriver<\/th>\nLaps<\/th>\nTime<\/th>\nGap<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\n2<\/td>\nEsteban Ocon \/ FRA Prema Powerteam<\/small><\/td>\n8<\/td>\n2:10.049<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\n30<\/td>\nMax Verstappen \/ NED Van Amersfoort Racing<\/small><\/td>\n8<\/td>\n2:10.110<\/td>\n0.061<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\n25<\/td>\nAntonio Fuoco \/ ITA Prema Powerteam<\/small><\/td>\n8<\/td>\n2:10.225<\/td>\n0.176<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\n3<\/td>\nLucas Auer \/ AUT kfzteile24 M\u00fccke Motorsport<\/small><\/td>\n8<\/td>\n2:10.340<\/td>\n0.291<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\n16<\/td>\nGustavo Menezes \/ USA Van Amersfoort Racing<\/small><\/td>\n9<\/td>\n2:10.572<\/td>\n0.523<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\n31<\/td>\nTom Blomqvist \/ GBR Jagonya Ayam with Carlin<\/small><\/td>\n8<\/td>\n2:10.601<\/td>\n0.552<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/strong><\/td>\n27<\/strong><\/td>\nFelix Rosenqvist \/ SWE kfzteile24 M\u00fccke Motorsport<\/small><\/strong><\/td>\n7<\/strong><\/td>\n2:10.625<\/strong><\/td>\n0.576<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\n28<\/td>\nJake Dennis \/ GBR Carlin<\/small><\/td>\n8<\/td>\n2:10.659<\/td>\n0.610<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/td>\n21<\/td>\nF\u00e9lix Serrall\u00e9s \/ USA Team West-TecF3<\/small><\/td>\n8<\/td>\n2:10.834<\/td>\n0.785<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/td>\n12<\/td>\nAlexander Toril \/ ESP ThreeBond with T-Sport<\/small><\/td>\n8<\/td>\n2:10.933<\/td>\n0.884<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11<\/td>\n1<\/td>\nNicholas Latifi \/ CAN Prema Powerteam<\/small><\/td>\n8<\/td>\n2:10.976<\/td>\n0.927<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12<\/td>\n15<\/td>\nJules Szymkowiak \/ NED Van Amersfoort Racing<\/small><\/td>\n7<\/td>\n2:10.983<\/td>\n0.934<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13<\/td>\n19<\/td>\nAntonio Giovinazzi \/ ITA Jagonya Ayam with Carlin<\/small><\/td>\n8<\/td>\n2:11.123<\/td>\n1.074<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14<\/td>\n9<\/td>\nMitchell Gilbert \/ AUS Fortec Motorsports<\/small><\/td>\n9<\/td>\n2:11.411<\/td>\n1.362<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15<\/td>\n14<\/td>\nFelipe Guimaraes \/ BRA Double R Racing<\/small><\/td>\n8<\/td>\n2:11.553<\/td>\n1.504<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
16<\/td>\n29<\/td>\nSantino Ferrucci \/ USA Eurointernational<\/small><\/td>\n8<\/td>\n2:11.576<\/td>\n1.527<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
17<\/td>\n11<\/td>\nRichard Goddard \/ AUS ThreeBond with T-Sport<\/small><\/td>\n9<\/td>\n2:11.623<\/td>\n1.574<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
18<\/td>\n4<\/td>\nRoy Nissany \/ ISR kfzteile24 M\u00fccke Motorsport<\/small><\/td>\n8<\/td>\n2:11.770<\/td>\n1.721<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
19<\/td>\n18<\/td>\nTatiana Calder\u00f3n \/ COL Jo Zeller Racing<\/small><\/td>\n8<\/td>\n2:11.811<\/td>\n1.762<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
20<\/td>\n20<\/td>\nSean Gelael \/ INA Jagonya Ayam with Carlin<\/small><\/td>\n8<\/td>\n2:11.813<\/td>\n1.764<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
21<\/td>\n10<\/td>\nJohn Bryant-Meisner \/ SWE Fortec Motorsports<\/small><\/td>\n9<\/td>\n2:11.854<\/td>\n1.805<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
22<\/td>\n22<\/td>\nHector Hurst \/ GBR Team West-TecF3<\/small><\/td>\n9<\/td>\n2:12.218<\/td>\n2.169<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
23<\/td>\n8<\/td>\nMichele Beretta \/ ITA Eurointernational<\/small><\/td>\n9<\/td>\n2:12.406<\/td>\n2.357<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
24<\/td>\n17<\/td>\nSandro Zeller \/ SUI Jo Zeller Racing<\/small><\/td>\n9<\/td>\n2:12.630<\/td>\n2.581<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
25<\/td>\n5<\/td>\nJordan King \/ GBR Carlin<\/small><\/td>\n6<\/td>\n2:12.753<\/td>\n2.704<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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