Formula 3. Ivan Domingues Recovery ends in an inglorious way in Bahrain
Ivan Domingues signed this morning at Sprint Race of the Bahrain Grand Prix, the second race of the Fle de Formula 3 World Championship, a strong demonstration of his talent. The Portuguese pilot started from 23rd position, imposed a very fast pace and reached 14th place, but one touch, when attacking the 10th overtaking, laid the great recovery he was performing. Tomorrow, Rookie de Leira compete again, at Feature Race, determined to do even better and confirm the good pace.
Under a high temperature, 30 fierce pilots provided a truly spectacular sprint Race, with several leader changes, which ended with Nikola Tsolov’s victory. Ivan Domingues lost three positions in the confusion of the match, but quickly recovered these places and enacted a beautiful recovery. The Leiria pilot was always very fast and determined on overtaking, in the middle of the race had nine places – was the most track -won driver – and the best of the team Van Amersfoort Racing. However, the struggle for 13th place ended in a inglorious way, with a location and a touch on another car that motivated its abandonment, four laps from the end.
« In the qualification we felt we were fast. Despite the initial confusion, we began to recover positions and felt we had rhythm to ride inside the points. Unfortunately, in attack on a overtaking, a touch eventually led to abandonment, » explained the Portuguese pilot. « It was a pity, it served as learning, but above all, we showed that the rhythm is evolving. We have become the fastest car on track and now is to try to continue this evolution already for tomorrow’s race, » said Ivan Domingues.
The Pilot of Leiria, who defends the colors of Portugal in one of today’s most demanding monoligrai competitions, competes again at the Feature Race, which takes place just before the Bahrain Formula 1 Bahrain Prize.
