Pinnacle Motorsport’s Liam Lawson continued his astonishing Asian and Formula 3 debut today with a second dominant victory in the penultimate race of the 2018 F3 Asian Championship Certified by FIA. The 16-year-old New Zealander took the flag more than 20 seconds ahead of second-placed finisher on track and championship contender Raoul Hyman of Dragon HitechGP who had started from fourth on the grid.
“It’s definitely hotter today,” commented Lawson. “Once again our car was unbelievable. From the start I felt as the tyres go off, the balance gets better and better and it was really nice to drive but I’m really struggling in this heat.”
However, Hyman was later handed a five second penalty for a late-race move on ZEN Motorsport’s Yu Kuai. The penalty promoted Absolute Racing’s Ye Yifei to second, while Hyman collected 15 points for third. That means the fight for the inaugural title will go right down to the wire in the final race of the season.
Another newcomer, B-Max Racing Team’s Tairoku Yamaguchi took the Masters victory in just his second race with the championship, leading home BlackArts Racing’s Thomas Luedi and Super License driver Takashi Hata.
While Dragon HitechGP’s Jake Hughes still tops the drivers’ championship leaderboard, team mate Hyman is closing in on the title. Nine points stand between him and the inaugural F3 Asian Championship crown. American Jaden Conwright remains third in the championship, 15 points clear of Macau’s Charles Leong in fourth. A single point separates Absolute Racing’s Akash Nandy in fifth and sixth-placed Super License driver Tomoki Takahashi, each podium finishers this season.
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