{"id":244,"date":"2014-04-08T17:35:10","date_gmt":"2014-04-08T15:35:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/u638601.web01.cust.bluerange.se\/?p=244"},"modified":"2014-04-13T21:47:59","modified_gmt":"2014-04-13T19:47:59","slug":"2014-pre-season-testing-red-bull-ring-day-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/felixracing.se\/en\/2014-pre-season-testing-red-bull-ring-day-1\/","title":{"rendered":"2014 pre-season testing: Red Bull Ring | Day 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/u638601.web01.cust.bluerange.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/14001.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-243\" alt=\"1400\" src=\"http:\/\/u638601.web01.cust.bluerange.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/14001-300x199.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/felixracing.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/14001-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/felixracing.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/14001-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/felixracing.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/14001-1024x682-561x373.jpg 561w, https:\/\/felixracing.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/14001.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Felix continued to lead the M\u00fccke Motorsport challenge in FIA Formula 3 European Championship pre-season testing on Tuesday, as running resumed in the Styrian Alps.<\/p>\n<p>The F3 fraternity regrouped at the picturesque\u00a0Red Bull Ring just three days after the\u00a0opening test of the year in Budapest (a test topped by Felix),\u00a0taking advantage of lovely spring weather to\u00a0intensify preparations\u00a0ahead of next weekend&#8217;s curtain-raiser at Silverstone.<\/p>\n<p>Felix completed a total\u00a0of 75 laps\u00a0during the day, fewer than most of his rivals,\u00a0as engine and gearbox\u00a0fine-tuning remained an important focus amid\u00a0the new technical regulations. The majority of the 27 drivers on site set their fastest laps in the afternoon session, in\u00a0which Felix\u00a0took third behind last-gasp improvers Felix Serralles (Team West-TecF3) and Antonio Giovinazzi (Carlin).<\/p>\n<p>Eurointernational&#8217;s Riccardo Agostini, meanwhile, topped the earlier morning session with a time eventually good enough to\u00a0land him third overall\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0a fraction ahead\u00a0of Felix, who wound up with the day&#8217;s fourth-quickest effort.<\/p>\n<p>Lucas Auer, on home soil in the Austrian mountains,\u00a0was the second-best placed M\u00fccke Motorsport runner, half a second down on Felix.<\/p>\n<p>Pre-season testing for the 2014 FIA Formula 3 European Championship draws to a close tomorrow.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u00a0<strong>FELIX&#8217;S VIEW:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;An OK day of testing, although we had some gearbox issues that held us back a little bit.\u00a0There is a new system in place this year with\u00a0paddles on the steering wheel instead of the\u00a0old lever we&#8217;ve been using before, and\u00a0we just need to\u00a0ensure it\u00a0works properly. I&#8217;m confident we&#8217;ll get very much on top of it before the start of the season,\u00a0however,\u00a0and other than that,\u00a0the car feels strong and solid.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Tomorrow is the final day of testing before Silverstone, so it will be important to get through our programme and\u00a0set ourselves up for a competitive season.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Felix continued to lead the M\u00fccke Motorsport challenge in FIA Formula 3 European Championship pre-season testing on Tuesday, as running resumed in the Styrian Alps. 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