{"id":2139,"date":"2014-07-11T16:00:25","date_gmt":"2014-07-11T14:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/b106543.web05.cust.bluerange.se\/?p=2139"},"modified":"2014-07-11T16:35:49","modified_gmt":"2014-07-11T14:35:49","slug":"felix-struggles-in-moscow-qualifying","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/felixracing.se\/en\/felix-struggles-in-moscow-qualifying\/","title":{"rendered":"Felix struggles in Moscow qualifying"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Q\"<\/a>Felix will have to make do with 11th on the grid for tomorrow’s opening FIA Formula 3 European Championship race at\u00a0Moscow Raceway following a\u00a0difficult qualifying session\u00a0at the Russian venue on Friday afternoon.<\/p>\n

The early stages of the session were noticeable for a host of drivers backing off significantly down the back straight\u00a0as they appeared to seek\u00a0uninterrupted laps. In coming up towards the traffic, Felix was among a group of runners forced to lift dramatically in the third sector on each of their first five flying laps,\u00a0robbing them of\u00a0the chance to post a representative time\u00a0at the peak of tyre performance.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Esteban\u00a0Ocon suffered no such dramas, and duly went on to grab pole by a substantial six tenths of a second.<\/p>\n

Once in clear air, Felix was always going to face an uphill struggle on tyres that were now past their prime,\u00a0and to further\u00a0exacerbate matters, a\u00a0general lack of car consistency added up to\u00a0restrict him to what he labelled\u00a0“the most difficult qualifying outing of the year”.<\/p>\n

Race 1 gets underway tomorrow morning.<\/p>\n

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

“A very poor session, to sum it all up. There were a lot of factors that contributed towards this – not least the fact that everyone was running so slowly over the first five laps. I caught traffic time and time again, and once I got into some clean air, the tyres were past their best. I don’t know why people did that, but I guess they tried to find a clear lap.<\/p>\n

“Still, it’s more to\u00a0it than that.\u00a0With a decent lap, I could probably have shaved off quite a few tenths and challenged for second behind Esteban, but I just couldn’t get to grips with the car and get to that point.\u00a0The balance changed dramatically from one lap to another, from\u00a0one corner to the next; one time, I would lock up massively at the front, and the next time,\u00a0it would be the\u00a0rears.<\/p>\n

“It was extremely difficult to drive today and unfortunately,\u00a0the feeling was\u00a0the worst it’s been since Silverstone. I’m sure the potential is there, but\u00a0I – using all my experience – simply can’t unlock it at the moment.\u00a0It’s difficult, but\u00a0we will have a\u00a0close look at all the data overnight and hopefully we can improve the situation by\u00a0tomorrow.”<\/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
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>\n1:26.530<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\n5<\/td>\nJordan King \/ GBR Carlin<\/small><\/td>\n10<\/td>\n1:27.149<\/td>\n00.619<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\n31<\/td>\nTom Blomqvist \/ GBR Jagonya Ayam with Carlin<\/small><\/td>\n9<\/td>\n1:27.341<\/td>\n00.811<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\n30<\/td>\nMax Verstappen \/ NED Van Amersfoort Racing<\/small><\/td>\n11<\/td>\n1:27.361<\/td>\n00.831<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\n3<\/td>\nLucas Auer \/ AUT kfzteile24 M\u00fccke Motorsport<\/small><\/td>\n10<\/td>\n1:27.422<\/td>\n00.892<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\n28<\/td>\nJake Dennis \/ GBR Carlin<\/small><\/td>\n10<\/td>\n1:27.496<\/td>\n00.966<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\n25<\/td>\nAntonio Fuoco \/ ITA Prema Powerteam<\/small><\/td>\n10<\/td>\n1:27.516<\/td>\n00.986<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\n15<\/td>\nJules Szymkowiak \/ NED Van Amersfoort Racing<\/small><\/td>\n10<\/td>\n1:27.643<\/td>\n01.113<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/td>\n1<\/td>\nNicholas Latifi \/ CAN Prema Powerteam<\/small><\/td>\n10<\/td>\n1:27.676<\/td>\n01.146<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/td>\n21<\/td>\nF\u00e9lix Serrall\u00e9s \/ USA Team West-TecF3<\/small><\/td>\n11<\/td>\n1:27.684<\/td>\n01.154<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11<\/strong><\/td>\n27<\/strong><\/td>\nFelix Rosenqvist \/ SWE kfzteile24 M\u00fccke Motorsport<\/small><\/strong><\/td>\n10<\/strong><\/td>\n1:27.724<\/strong><\/td>\n01.194<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12<\/td>\n26<\/td>\nDennis van de Laar \/ NED Prema Powerteam<\/small><\/td>\n10<\/td>\n1:27.819<\/td>\n01.289<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13<\/td>\n16<\/td>\nGustavo Menezes \/ USA Van Amersfoort Racing<\/small><\/td>\n10<\/td>\n1:27.929<\/td>\n01.399<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14<\/td>\n4<\/td>\nRoy Nissany \/ ISR kfzteile24 M\u00fccke Motorsport<\/small><\/td>\n11<\/td>\n1:28.039<\/td>\n01.509<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15<\/td>\n19<\/td>\nAntonio Giovinazzi \/ ITA Jagonya Ayam with Carlin<\/small><\/td>\n11<\/td>\n1:28.052<\/td>\n01.522<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
16<\/td>\n18<\/td>\nTatiana Calder\u00f3n \/ COL Jo Zeller Racing<\/small><\/td>\n10<\/td>\n1:28.253<\/td>\n01.723<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
17<\/td>\n29<\/td>\nSantino Ferrucci \/ USA Eurointernational<\/small><\/td>\n9<\/td>\n1:28.498<\/td>\n01.968<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
18<\/td>\n20<\/td>\nSean Gelael \/ INA Jagonya Ayam with Carlin<\/small><\/td>\n11<\/td>\n1:28.506<\/td>\n01.976<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
19<\/td>\n22<\/td>\nHector Hurst \/ GBR Team West-TecF3<\/small><\/td>\n10<\/td>\n1:28.791<\/td>\n02.261<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
20<\/td>\n8<\/td>\nMichele Beretta \/ ITA Eurointernational<\/small><\/td>\n11<\/td>\n1:29.103<\/td>\n02.573<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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