FDA - FIRE GREETS BUDAPEST WITH TWO SECOND PLACES

June 2, 2014 by Ferrari North America

Hungaroring, June 1 - After the setback in trying to Pau, Antonio Fire is back on the podium in the fourth round of the FIA ​​European Formula 3 Championship, held this weekend at the Hungaroring. The Ferrari Driver Academy has won the runner-up in the second and third race of the weekend, rescuing an unfortunate race-1 ended in nineteenth position.

'In the first race I got a bad - said Fire - and occupied the fourth position on the grid I ended up seventh. Then I cranked a drive-through penalty for exceeding the boundary of the slope of the curve '4', and when I lowered the penalty I have remedied a second touching the white line that marks the exit from the pit-lane. After this race I did a 'reset', and the results were much better: we have received two front row starts, and two second places. It is a bit 'of regret for never being able to leave as I had hoped. In race 2 are taken in the normal way, but have not been able to undermine the pole man Ocon, while at the start of the third race are paraded quarter, and then I recovered two positions in the race. The budget for the weekend is good because I was able to get on the podium after four beats in a vacuum, but are more than ever determined to improve my performance in preparation for upcoming commitments. '

On the basis of the results gained in Budapest, Fire is now fourth in the championship standings at an altitude of 103 points. The championship leader is getting his teammate Esteban Ocon, rose to 232 lengths.