Victory and points lead for Romain Grosjean
Track temperature: 29.4 º C
Air temperature: 33.1 º C
Romain Grosjean (ASM Formule 3) won the ninth season round
of the Formula 3 Euro Series at the 5,245 kilometres long
circuit of Mugello in the picturesque mountain scenery of
Tuscany. With his fourth season win, the 21-year old Frenchman
also took over the lead in the championship standings in the
world’s strongest junior racing series. His fiercest
rival in the battle for the title, 18-year old Swiss, Sébastien
Buemi (Mücke Motorsport), finished third. Second place
after 21 laps of racing was occupied by Japanese, Kamui Kobayashi
(ASM Formule 3).
Starting from pole position, Grosjean took the lead and went
on to claim a convincing lights-to-flag victory. At flagfall,
his margin over second-placed Kobayashi was 16.312 seconds.
German, Nico Hülkenberg (ASM Formule 3) ran into the
gravel trap after a collision at the first corner, losing
any chance of scoring a good result. As a slight consolation,
he set the fastest race lap.
Romain Grosjean (ASM Formule 3): “Winning a race on
the French national holiday is great! Today, my car was blindingly
quick. I didn’t even have to drive at the limit and
I still extended my gap. In the next races, I will try to
increase my lead in the championship standings.”
Kamui Kobayashi (ASM Formule 3): “I am happy with second
place, During the race, I tried to save my tyres and secure
second place.”
Sébastien Buemi (Mücke Motorsport): “It
wasn’t easy, because I was driving with used tyres.
Especially in the early stages, when Dani Clos and James Jakes
behind me still had the advantage of new tyres, it was hard
for me. Admittedly, Grosjean has now overtaken me in the points’
standings, but the season is still long. The battle for the
title in the 2007 Formula 3 Euro Series hasn’t been
decided yet.”
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