End-to-end binder

The Lotus driver, who started from pole position, was never worried during Race 1 of the meeting in Austin, Texas.

Published on 16/09/2017 à 02:09

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End-to-end binder

René Binder's third victory of the season left no room for doubt. After starting perfectly from pole position, he wasted no time in quickly building a comfortable gap of around four seconds on his teammate and championship leader, Pietro Fittipaldi.

The Brazilian, perhaps too busy managing his lead in the title race, will unfortunately lack bite after a short period spent under the safety car regime necessary to clear the lead. car by Giuseppe Cipriani. At the restart, Egor Orudzhev bravely tried his luck braking against Fittipaldi, successfully overtaking him to gain 2nd place.

Fittipaldi third, Alex Palou (poleman of the 2nd race) finished at the foot of the podium in front of Matevos Isaakyan, Alfonso Celis Junior not doing better than 8th. The Lotus resident did not lose much in the championship, his rival Isaakyan only taking the checkered flag in fifth position.

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