La Formula 3 takes to the track on the circuit Spa-Francorchamps for the penultimate one Feature Races in season, before grand finale in Monza. A race divided in half, just like the starting grid divided by those who decided to mount the rain and who slick. Surprise Taylor Barnard wins, accompanied on the podium by mansell e Bedrin.
Barnard's fantastic race
Uncertainty in this cloudy morning on the Belgian circuit, a track that was not completely dry created difficulties in the teams' choice of tire. Among those who have opted for the rain there have been Paul Aron, Taylor Barnard e Christian Mansell. Aron starting from 11th position, in six corners, he managed to take the leadership of the race.
The first Safety car has entered the track the advantage was eliminated earned by Aron, who took advantage of the opportunity for a pit stop in which he mounted slicks. Become leader of the race Taylor Barnard, that despite the countless overtaking attempts by Mansell, manages to stay in front of him. First victory for barnard and for the team Jenzer, which also earns third place with Nikita Bedrin.
Mansell with a bang, Sophia Florsch with points
Da 23rd to second, mansell, thanks to the choice to mount rain tires right from the start of the race, he also managed to fight for the top step of the podium. Fantastic too sophia florsch who conquers the points by arriving octave.
Gabriel Bortoleto, who started 15th, mounted slicks, crashing disastrously at the start in 20th position. Upon restarting behind the Safety Car, Bortoleto managed to recover and arrived close to the points zone and even earning the quick ride.
Weekend to forget for Minì
After Sprint Race yesterday, several pilots were awarded one penalty. Zak O'Sullivan and his teammate Dino Beganovich 5 and 10 second penalties were given respectively. As a result, the Prema duo found each other again P4 and P15 for O'Sullivan, while Beganovic slipped to 22nd.
Despite theexcellent qualification from Palermo, Mini he will want to eradicate this weekend in Belgium from his memory. In the Sprint it was declared guilty of the contact with Martì, therefore having to serve 5 positions on the grid in today's Feature, going from third to eighth. The Alpine Driver Academy driver, however, did not take part in today's race after being went off track just as he went to position himself on the grid.
Has been exonerated from the accident with Ido Cohen, the poleman Pepe Marti. The Spaniard was not penalized because the blame was assigned to a marshall who signaled him to get back on track, when Martì had limited visibility.
In Monza, l'last Stand of this 2023 season!
