Logan Sargeant’s first ever FIA Formulation 3 snatch was as soon as a favorable one. The American made it second time fortunate from pole, coolly closing out a lights-to-flag snatch at Silverstone to take the Championship lead from teammate Oscar Piastri.
The PREMA racer had did now not rework pole to victory in the previous round – finishing third – but by no methodology regarded liable to tormented by the identical destiny this time round, finishing 1.5s before the mighty-improved HWA RACELAB of Jake Hughes.
Liam Lawson brushed off an advanced start to the bustle to dangle on to a podium position and put his possess Championship hopes alive.
Piastri may perchance well well also merely straggle away the Championship lead, but the Australian will a minimal of be happy to get made up four locations from 11th, having retired from Qualifying early with mechanical factors on Friday.
AS IT HAPPENED
For the second week in succession, Sargeant and Lawson began alongside one one more on the entrance row in Silverstone, and for the second week in succession, Sargeant purchased away cleanly.
No longer like in Spherical 4 though, Lawson did now not. The Kiwi was as soon as below stress as soon as the lights went out and surrendered second to Hughes at the first nook as the Briton flung his HWA RACELAB down the factual-hand aspect of him. Frederik Vesti then tried a the same pass on the opposite flank but couldn’t produce it stick.
Having already lost P2, Lawson was as soon as clinging onto third by the skin of his teeth. Hughes had scampered off into the distance and robbed Lawson of DRS. The Kiwi was as soon as at the entrance of a put together that included Vesti, Théo Pourchaire and David Beckmann and was as soon as by some means keeping them at bay.
Whereas Vesti remained patient, Pourchaire and Beckmann were desirous to secure a pass on. Pourchaire observed a brave strive to pass three-vast with these before him fail, opening him as much as Beckmann and the German fired forward at the Vale chicane.
Lawson’s cautious tyre administration began to pay off as he began to decrease loose from the put together of drivers battling in the support of him. The Kiwi caught up with Hughes on Lap 16 and space the quickest lap as he began a to-and-fro with the HWA driver. Finally, Hughes’ abilities at this level paid off, as the Briton switched to the defensive and held off the New Zealander.
Piastri made up for a sorrowful Friday afternoon with a sublime force from 11th position. The PREMA racer made up three locations inner of the outlet two laps, before darting before Bent Viscaal in the closing levels.
Sargeant comfortably closed out the bustle snatch, as Hughes and Lawson finished the rostrum. Vesti retained fourth before Beckmann. Pourchaire, Piastri, Viscaal, Clément Novalak and Lirim Zendeli finished the head ten.
The American’s snatch hands him the Championship lead by six functions over Piastri, on 106. Beckmann remains in third on 74.5, adopted by Lawson and Vesti. In the Teams’ Championship, PREMA proceed to lead with 273.5 functions, before Trident on 111.5 and ART Big Prix on 104. Hitech Big Prix are fourth, before MP Motorsport.
KEY QUOTE – LOGAN SARGEANT (PREMA RACING)
“I’m extraordinarily happy. It is my first snatch in F3, and I’m happy that it came in a Race 1. A high-quality thank you to PREMA, they get performed a sexy job all weekend to this level and now we are going to focal level on tomorrow and take a look at out and produce up some positions.”
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