James Jakes best-placed Formula 3 Euro Series driver
In the 54th Polytec Formula 3 Macau Grand Prix, James Jakes
(Manor Motorsport) was the best-placed Formula 3 Euro Series
driver. The Briton finished seventh in a race that was won
by Oliver Jarvis (Team Reckless TOM’s) from Japanese
drivers Kodai Tsukakoshi (Manor Motorsport) and Kazuya Oshima
(Team Reckless TOM’s). Reigning Formula 3 Euro Series
champion Romain Grosjean (ASM Formule 3) drove a great overtaking
race and came home in eighth place after having started 24th.
Edoardo Mortara (Signature Plus) was tenth. He also made up
many places from 26th on the grid.
While Jarvis led all the way from lights to flag to claim
the coveted win in the prestigious event, there were quite
a lot of position fights further down in the field. Yelmer
Buurman (Manor Motorsport), who had started sixth and looked
set for a good result on his second participation in Macau,
was sidelined very early after a wheel had come off his car
on the opening lap. For a while, Franck Mailleux (Manor Motorsport)
was the best-placed driver from the Formula 3 Euro Series,
running in eighth place, but on lap seven, he hit the barrier
at Moorish Hill. After that, the safety-car was deployed for
three laps. In the remaining five laps after racing resumed,
Grosjean and Mortara continued their remarkable recovery and
both made it into the top ten.
Oliver Jarvis (Team Reckless TOM’s):
“Winning this race 25 years after Ayrton Senna means
a lot to me, especially having won both races. Coming to Mandarin
in the lead was important and so I did. After that, I was
able to drive victory home.”
James Jakes (Manor Motorsport): “I
was sixth here last year, so it is fair to say that I had
expected a little bit more from this weekend than only a seventh
place. Basically, we have been struggling all weekend and
were around tenth place in almost every session. The main
problem was lack of top speed.”
Romain Grosjean (ASM Formule 3): “Finishing
eighth after starting 21st is not bad at all, is it? At the
start, I could already make up quite a few places and my re-start
after the safety-car intervention was good as well. The car
was very good, although sometimes I struggled a bit in a few
corners.”
Edoardo Mortara (Signature Plus): “Had
it not been for my mistake yesterday, I could have had a much
better result here, but the great recovery I had finishing
tenth after having started 26th is something I am proud of.
Sometimes, I overtook three, four drivers a lap. I really
enjoyed it!”
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