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Lawson pipped to repeat podium finish in last lap showdown

by Zane Shackleton
August 9, 2020
in Formula 3, International, News
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Liam Lawson has come up shy of a repeat podium drive in today’s FIA Formula 3 sprint race from Silverstone as the Kiwi ran off the circuit at the final corner in an opportunistic move on Theo Pourchaire for third, ultimately coming home in fifth.

A traditional F3 barn burner, victory was undecided until the very last corner when runaway leaders Bent Viscaal and Lirim Zendelli duelled for the lead into the final chicane only for Viscaal, who hadn’t led a lap all race, to come up trumps and snare an incredible maiden race win.

Lawson’s race pace was equally impressive having charged from eighth on the grid before becoming mired among a six-car tussle for third. The Kiwi’s deft racecraft a defining factor in his ability to swiftly make his way towards the front of the pack, suggesting he is a real contender for this year’s title.

Zendeli looked to be in complete control of the race after he surged into the lead with an electric getaway from the start as Viscaal also leapfrogged pole-sitter Ben Barnicoat to hold second.

Starting eighth courtesy of his podium finish in yesterday’s feature race, Lawson had gained two early positions on Prema stablemates Oscar Piastri and Frederik Vesti to sit sixth before the race was neutralised under the Safety Car to clean an opening lap incident between Lukas Dunner and Calan Williams.

Zendeli immediately went on the charge off the restart, towing Viscaal behind him as the leading two rapidly darted away from the challenging pack.

Lawson had a heart in the mouth moment on his seventh tour when himself and Piastri made gentle contact at the end of the first DRS straight. The clash dropped the Kiwi to eighth but quickly reeled in those ahead of him who had become becalmed behind a sluggish Barnicoat.

The Brit had dropped over three seconds to Viscaal by the halfway mark before suffering a mechanical failure on Lap 12 and retiring on the spot. A brief Virtual Safety Car period was waved to recover the stricken Carlin.

Ultimately, Zendeli and Viscaal powered away from the field with a freshly elevated Pourchaire six seconds adrift of the leading duo. All the while a shrewd Lawson had scythed his way into fifth before executing a wily switchback manoeuvre at Vale at the end of Lap 16.

The Kiwi then set his sights on Pourchaire for a shot at a second podium finish of the weekend just as Viscaal set the timing screens alight as he slimed the margin to Zendeli.

A final lap showdown was in store as Zendeli struggled to pull away from a resilient Viscaal. The Dutchman pounced early on the short chute into Copse only for Zendeli to fight back along the DRS straight as the pair diced for the lead approaching the final complex of corners.

A Toyota Racing Series graduate, Zendeli attempted to cover Viscaal on the inside but set himself up for a poor run to the line which his rival was cleverly able to anticipate and clinch the position and the victory at the final corner.

Behind, Lawson set up a similar move on Pourchaire who had earned himself a black and white flag for his excessive blocking along the straights. But unlike Viscaal, Lawson ran out of road as he bravely dared to hang it around the outside of Pourchaire and allowing a fortunate David Beckmann to pip the Kiwi across the line by a mere 0.019s. Behind Lawson was Piastri, Jake Hughes and Vesti.

The F3 paddock now has another one week break before returning to action this time at the Circuit de Catalunya-Barcelona for the Spanish Grand Prix.

PosDriverGap
1Bent Viscaal40m31.362s
2Lirim Zendeli+0.189s
3Theo Pourchaire+8.395s
4David Beckmann+8.829s
5Liam Lawson+8.848s
6Oscar Piastri+9.226s
7Jake Hughes+10.742s
8Frederik Vesti+10.966s
9Clement Novalak+11.501s
10Enzo Fittipaldi+21.346s
11Igor Fraga+22.833s
12Cameron Das+23.898s
13Max Fewtrell+23.937s
14Sebastian Fernandez+24.043s
15Alexander Smolyar+24.918s
16Roman Stanek+25.441s
17Matteo Nannini+26.007s
18Richard Verschoor+26.362s
19Sophia Floersch+26.718s
20Dennis Hauger+27.176s
21Jack Doohan+27.791s
22Olli Caldwell+28.002s
23Federico Malvestiti+28.132s
24Alex Peroni+1m00.615s
DNFBen Barnicoat
DNFLogan Sargeant
DNFAlessio Deledda
DNFDavid Schumacher
DNFLukas Dunner
DNFCalan Williams

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