Il weather English is great unknown, but at the same time this uncertainty constitutes a comeback opportunity for those who start from the bottom. In the Sprint Race di Formula 3, pioggia it upset the teams' plans and strategies. Under the gray skies of Silverstone Franco Colapinto wins, accompanied on the podium by Gabriel Bortoleto e Christian Mansell.
Colapinto thanks the Safety Car
Un bit of luck it never hurts, he knows something about it Franco Colapinto who today won his first actual race of this season. The Argentine driver had in fact won the Sprint Race in Australia, but due to an infringement of the regulations it had been disqualified from the race.
Excellent start of Colapinto who managed to gain a position already on the first lap, thus taking third. The entrance of Safety Car on lap 7 due to heavy rain, it will turn out to be fundamental for the pilot of MP Motorsports. The group regroups and Montoya's advantage, who started first, is canceled out. On lap 13 the race restarts, but Barnard dabs badly Montoya, which loses 17 positions.
Colapinto takes advantage of this and thus becomes leader of the race. His choice not to stop to mount rain tires turns out to be a winning one, slicks perform better on the asphalt of the circuit which is drying. The Williams Junior Driver flies e vince with a gap of 3.7 s from the second Gabriel Bortoleto.
I continue up and down for Montoya and Beganovic
An perfect start, a gap that was increasing lap after lap from the second, the victory for Sebastian Montoya it was getting closer and closer. But then the Safety Car, the restart and Barnard who hits him. The pilot of the Hitech loses positions until reaching the 18esima, from where he then restarted his climb. In less than 5 laps he gains 10 positions, concluding the race eighth.
Dino Beganovich instead he left 30esimo after the problems in yesterday's qualifications. The Safety Car made his comeback easier, allowing him to even stop to fit wet tyres. He makes the most of them, but the track begins to dry and remain in the points it becomes a feat. The number #2 of Prema finishes 13th, a fantastic Sprint for him, with the knowledge that he could have aspired to something more.
I two Italians on the track at Silverstone, Gabriele Mini e Leonardo Fornaroli, they both brought home valuable points for the classification. Minì has closed fifth, while Fornaroli seventh. Amazing Bortoleto which increases the gap in leadership and also Mansell taking his first podium of 2023.
Tomorrow there Feature Races, who will win the victory?
