Vernay takes maiden Euro Series win
By Glenn Freeman
Jean-Karl Vernay took his first F3 Euro Series victory in race two at Hockenheim today.
The French driver made a storming start from third on the grid to lead into the first corner. He initially led a train of eight cars, but gradually he and Christian Vietoris were able to break away.
While the German challenged for the lead occasionally in the middle of the race, Vernay eventually opened up a lead of just over one second which he was able to maintain.
The lead pair broke free of the chasing pack as Jules Bianchi struggled to maintain his pace in third, but the ART driver resisted several attacks - including a tap from behind at the hairpin from Mika Maki - to hold on to that place.
Sunday, May 17th 2009, 09:26 GMT |