British
driver Jake Dennis (Carlin, 1:36s808) came out on top at the end of
the first encounter of the FIA Fórmula 3 European Championship after
the summer break. On the opening day of the official mid-season test,
the rookie driver was 0s027 seconds faster than Lucas Auer (Mücke
Motorsport, 1:36s835). Max Verstappen (Van Amersfoort Racing,
1:36s874) and Felix Rosenqvist (Mücke Motorsport, 1:36s007) were
classified third and fourth at the 4.909 kilometres long Autodromo
Enzo e Dino Ferrari in Imola.
Jake
Dennis only set his fastest lap time in the final minute of the test
day and was very happy afterwards: “Today, we ran through our
program and we found some things that worked well, but others that
didn’t. Eventually, I managed to be in front with fresh tyres. The
lap certainly wasn’t perfect, but I am happy with the day”. Just
like Dennis, Lucas Auer also managed to move ahead of Max Verstappen
in the closing stages. The Dutchman, who participated in his
first-ever free practice session in Formula 1 last Friday, didn’t
show any problems in getting used to his Fórmula 3 car
again.“Somehow, getting from a faster into a slower car is easier,”
the 17-year-old commented.
Behind
the fastest three young drivers on the opening day of testing, Felix
Rosenqvist, points’ leader Esteban Ocon (Prema Powerteam,
1:37s093), Antonio Giovinazzi (Jagonya Ayam with Carlin, 1:37s316)
and Jordan King (Carlin, 1:37s351) followed in fourth to seventh
place. The Brit had to conclude his test day early following an
accident.“The rear of the car slid out on me and I couldn’t
manage to get the car in control. It was just a small mistake, but it
left me sidelined for the final two hours”.
Gustavo
Menezes (Van Amersfoort Racing, 1:37s450), Nick Cassidy (ThreeBond
with T-Sport, 1:37s498) and Felix Serralles (Team West-Tec F3,
1:37s504) rounded out the top ten. “I am delighted to be back in
the FIA Fórmula 3 European Championship,” New Zealander Cassidy
said. At Imola and Hockenheim, he will be racing for ThreeBond with
T-Sport.“Last year, I took part in two events and coming back to
race in this series has always been my goal. Now, I hope to improve
steadily and to score some good results”.
At the
end of the day, Cassidy was the fastest of the six drivers who are
competing in their first season in the FIA Fórmula 3 European
Championship this year. William Buller (Signature, 1:37s704) was
classified 13th on the comeback of both himself and his Signature
team and was also happy. “It took a while for me to get used to the
Fórmula 3 car again. After that, things went well and the team did a
good job, too. We aren’t that far off the pace, but we still have
some work to do to get further up to the front.” Only two places
behind Buller, Marvin Kirchhofer (Motopark, 1:37s750) ended up 15th
on his first outing in the FIA Fórmula 3 European Championship. The
German drove the car of the Motopark team that took part in an
official FIA Fórmula 3 European Championship session for the first
time this year.
Photos: FIA F3 Euro Series
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