Herta
retires, Tsolov limits the damage
Dürksen built his victory
from the start. After taking the lead from Câmara at the first
chicane thanks to DRS, he never relinquished control despite the
strong pace of the Brazilian. The pressure increased in the
final laps, but the Paraguayan made no mistakes and
kept the lead until the checkered flag. Noel León (Campos)
completes the podium with a third place.
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The main race proved
less chaotic than some of the other events held
this weekend at Monza. Colton Herta (Hitech) nevertheless experienced a
new difficult episode by retiring early in the race,
concluding a complicated weekend both in F2 and during his
participation in the F1 FP1 sessions. His retirement caused
the safety car to intervene and influenced
strategies.
Alpine’s protégé
Alex Dunne (Rodin) and Red Bull junior Nikola Tsolov (Campos)
were able to take advantage of this
to optimize their race, finishing sixth and
seventh respectively. A result, however, insufficient to prevent Câmara from
making an excellent move in the championship.
Only 11 points between Tsolov and Câmara
Still leading the overall
standings, Nikola Tsolov now sees his lead shrink to only
11 points over Rafael Câmara. The reigning Formula 3 champion
thus continues his comeback and gradually puts the Bulgarian under
pressure in the fight for the title with three meetings still
to come, starting next week in Madrid.
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It is in the Spanish capital
that the FIA F3 title should be awarded to Audi protégé Freddie Slater (Trident), who holds a 15-point lead over
his rival, American Ugo Ugochwuku (Campos), before the finale.
Note that the Frenchman
Théophile Naël (Campos) returned empty-handed from the two Monza races and will try to climb onto the third step of the championship podium by scoring one more point than his teammate Ernesto
Rivera in Madrid in a week.
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