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Hitech
Racing continued to rack up the points as Max Chilton took ninth in the
weekend’s second British Formula 3 International Series race at
Spa-Francorchamps. His young team-mate Walter Grubmüller had an abrupt end
to his race, the Austrian seeing his superb start wasted when he was
eliminated in a first corner clash with John Martin and Atte
Mustonen.
Starting
from the eighth row, BRDC Superstar Chilton made a superb start off the
line. As the pack filed into
La Source for the first time, there was contact between Sam Abay and
Marcus Ericsson and the incident that befell 19 year-old Grubmüller,
allowing 17 year-old Chilton to nip up the inside exiting the right-hander
into a superb sixth place.
However
his great form was brought to a premature end when a mechanical problem
slowed a car in front and forced Max to take avoiding action, allowing
Henry Arundel through. For two thirds of the 12-lap race Max held onto
seventh. But on lap eight, the Reigate
teenager came under pressure from Adrian Campos Hull and Philip Major, the
pair finding a way past at Les Combes and a lap later he’d dropped to
tenth when Sebastian Hohenthal found a way past.
Max
crossed the line tenth but with Invitation class runner Campos-Hull unable
to score points, Max collects points for ninth place in the series, which
puts him ninth in the points standings and second in the Mirror.co.uk
Challenge, for the top British driver.
The Hitech Racing team will
recommence its British Formula 3 International Series campaign at its home
track of Silverstone in two weeks time on Friday 15 and Saturday 16
August.
Results of
Race Two 12 laps:
1. Brendon
Hartley Carlin Motorsport Dallara F308 Mercedes HWA
27:18.580
2. Sergio
Perez T-Sport Dallara F308 Mugen Honda 27:19.974
3. Nick
Tandy JTR Marshall Westland Mygale M-08F3 Mercedes HWA
27:20.869
4. Jaime
Alguersuari Carlin Motorsport Dallara F308 Mercedes HWA
27:21.136
5. Marcus
Ericsson Fortec Motorsport Dallara F308 Mercedes HWA
27:21.872
6. Henry
Arundel Räikkönen Robertson Racing Dallara F308 Mercedes HWA
27:39.906
9. Max
Chilton Hitech Racing Dallara F308 Mercedes HWA
27:48.036
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