{"id":2229,"date":"2014-07-13T16:16:25","date_gmt":"2014-07-13T14:16:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/b106543.web05.cust.bluerange.se\/?p=2229"},"modified":"2014-07-13T17:02:28","modified_gmt":"2014-07-13T15:02:28","slug":"moscow-race-3-felix-grabs-fifth-on-final-lap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/felixracing.se\/en\/moscow-race-3-felix-grabs-fifth-on-final-lap\/","title":{"rendered":"Moscow Race 3: Felix grabs fifth on final lap"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"gal19\"<\/a>Felix brought the FIA Formula 3 European Championship round at Moscow Raceway to a close with a solid performance in Sunday’s concluding Race 3,\u00a0after taking advantage of a late safety car\u00a0situation to haul himself into the top five on the final lap.<\/p>\n

In what\u00a0turned out to be the most entertaining race of the F3 fraternity’s maiden\u00a0visit to Russia, the\u00a0event had to be shortened for time reasons due to two safety car appearances; the first of which was triggered by an opening-lap clash\u00a0involving F\u00e9lix Serrall\u00e9s and Jules Szymkowiak, and the second one being called\u00a0in the closing stages following a\u00a0spectacular collision between Lucas Auer and Jordan King.<\/p>\n

Felix, having stayed\u00a0away from\u00a0the early\u00a0wrangles from tenth on the grid,\u00a0was running sixth when the second\u00a0safety car was called back into the pits with one lap to spare, setting up a last-gasp sprint to the finish.<\/p>\n

Felix duly took advantage to\u00a0overtake Dennis van de Laar for fifth on the start\/finish straight, grabbing his best result of what has otherwise been a challenging weekend on the outskirts of the Russian capital.<\/p>\n

The Auer\/King clash\u00a0prompted wild gesticulation\u00a0as the duo\u00a0debated who was to\u00a0blame, but the stewards\u00a0ultimately held Auer responsible and\u00a0awarded the Austrian a five-place grid penalty for the opening race of his home event in Spielberg next month.<\/p>\n

Felix leaves Moscow having scored\u00a0in all of this weekend’s three races, although he will be looking to return to the podium as the championship regroups at the Red Bull Ring – scene of his historic triple win of 2013 – in three weeks’ time.<\/p>\n

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

“That was the best race of the weekend for me. Fifth isn’t a result I’m thrilled about, but we did improve our\u00a0race pace and I\u00a0was much quicker than the drivers I was battling. When the second safety car came out, I knew that was\u00a0my final opportunity to\u00a0get inside the top\u00a0five,\u00a0and\u00a0it was good to pull that move off. We made some changes to the car after the second race, and they seemed to improve matters a bit.<\/p>\n

“It’s been a tough weekend for me – one of the tougher of my career – but I’ve had so many good ones in the past and I know how small the margins are between success and failure.\u00a0For the same reason, I\u00a0know\u00a0how quickly a situation can turn around, and we’ll be aiming to prove that\u00a0at the Red Bull Ring next time out.”<\/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
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>\n21<\/td>\n36:08.124<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\n30<\/td>\nMax Verstappen \/ NED Van Amersfoort Racing<\/small><\/td>\n21<\/td>\n36:08.815<\/td>\n+00.691<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\n25<\/td>\nAntonio Fuoco \/ ITA Prema Powerteam<\/small><\/td>\n21<\/td>\n36:09.326<\/td>\n+01.202<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\n28<\/td>\nJake Dennis \/ GBR Carlin<\/small><\/td>\n21<\/td>\n36:10.042<\/td>\n+01.918<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/strong><\/td>\n27<\/strong><\/td>\nFelix Rosenqvist \/ SWE kfzteile24 M\u00fccke Motorsport<\/small><\/strong><\/td>\n21<\/strong><\/td>\n36:10.495<\/strong><\/td>\n+02.371<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\n26<\/td>\nDennis van de Laar \/ NED Prema Powerteam<\/small><\/td>\n21<\/td>\n36:10.948<\/td>\n+02.824<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\n31<\/td>\nTom Blomqvist \/ GBR Jagonya Ayam with Carlin<\/small><\/td>\n21<\/td>\n36:11.626<\/td>\n+03.502<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\n18<\/td>\nTatiana Calder\u00f3n \/ COL Jo Zeller Racing<\/small><\/td>\n21<\/td>\n36:12.218<\/td>\n+04.094<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/td>\n22<\/td>\nHector Hurst \/ GBR Team West-TecF3<\/small><\/td>\n21<\/td>\n36:13.649<\/td>\n+05.525<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/td>\n19<\/td>\nAntonio Giovinazzi \/ ITA Jagonya Ayam with Carlin<\/small><\/td>\n21<\/td>\n36:14.354<\/td>\n+06.230<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11<\/td>\n20<\/td>\nSean Gelael \/ INA Jagonya Ayam with Carlin<\/small><\/td>\n21<\/td>\n36:15.115<\/td>\n+06.991<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12<\/td>\n16<\/td>\nGustavo Menezes \/ USA Van Amersfoort Racing<\/small><\/td>\n21<\/td>\n36:16.706<\/td>\n+08.582<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13<\/td>\n15<\/td>\nJules Szymkowiak \/ NED Van Amersfoort Racing<\/small><\/td>\n21<\/td>\n36:16.900<\/td>\n+08.776<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14<\/td>\n29<\/td>\nSantino Ferrucci \/ USA Eurointernational<\/small><\/td>\n21<\/td>\n36:17.299<\/td>\n+09.175<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15<\/td>\n8<\/td>\nMichele Beretta \/ ITA Eurointernational<\/small><\/td>\n21<\/td>\n36:17.789<\/td>\n+09.665<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
16<\/td>\n4<\/td>\nRoy Nissany \/ ISR kfzteile24 M\u00fccke Motorsport<\/small><\/td>\n20<\/td>\n36:15.576<\/td>\n1L<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
17<\/td>\n1<\/td>\nNicholas Latifi \/ CAN Prema Powerteam<\/small><\/td>\n19<\/td>\n32:24.365<\/td>\n2L<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
18<\/td>\n3<\/td>\nLucas Auer \/ AUT kfzteile24 M\u00fccke Motorsport<\/small><\/td>\n16<\/td>\n26:18.951<\/td>\n5L<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
19<\/td>\n5<\/td>\nJordan King \/ GBR Carlin<\/small><\/td>\n16<\/td>\n26:19.107<\/td>\n5L<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
NOT CLASSIFIED<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
–<\/td>\n21<\/td>\nF\u00e9lix Serrall\u00e9s \/ USA Team West-TecF3<\/small><\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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