F3-C3: Verstappen remains unbeatable at Spa-Francorchamps

The platoon of F3 European Championship was unleashed again for Race 3 at Spa-Francorchamps but that's good Max Verstappen (Van Amersfoort Racing) which won and therefore remains undefeated in the Belgian Ardennes. The Dutchman took the lead of the race from the first laps and retained his leading position despite the neutralization caused by the accident between Hector Hust (Team West-Tec F3) and Antonio Giovinazzi (Jagonya Ayam with Carlin).

Esteban Ocon (Prema Powerteam) lost once again to Max Verstappen but the Championship leader can be satisfied with this new podium after coming close to retirement following contact in the peloton. The Frenchman is 94 points ahead of Tom Blomqvist (Jagonya Ayam with Carlin) who remains his closest opponent while the big winner of the weekend is still 113 points behind, tied with Lucas Auer (Mücke Motorsport) only. 21st in the race.

The podium is identical to that of the previous race since Gustavo Menezes (Van Amersfoort Racing) again takes third place, finishing ahead of Félix Sérrallés (Team West-Tec F3) and Nicholas latifi (Prema Powerteam).

The tests can be (re)watched in full on this link.

Discover the report from the F3 European Championship at Spa-Francorchamps in issue 1966 of AUTOhebdo, available from tomorrow evening in digital version on all platforms, and from Wednesday on newsstands.