The Colombian gave a lecture on overtaking in Barcelona, a track where it is very difficult to overtake, although he left without points. Matías Zagazeta was 19th and Arvid Lindblad was the winner.
How long will Sebastián Montoya regret the penalty he suffered after qualifying in Barcelona, where the fifth round of Formula 3 was held. The Colombian had finished tenth and had a great chance to score good points in both competitions. But a while after the end of the round, the stewards reported that The best time achieved was taken away for exceeding the track limits and with that he traveled directly to the 27th starting box for both races.
The problem for Montoya was not minor, because the Catalan circuit does not offer overtaking places and being able to advance in the race is an almost titanic task. However, If there is one characteristic of the South American, it is precisely that of having a great race pace and passing cars. Not even the difficult Barcelona managed to stop Juan Pablo’s son, who from 27th place at the start advanced 14 places! Thus, the Campos team driver finished 13th in the race feature. The balance, in any case, is negative because he left Spain without scoring, after abandoning the sprint race on Saturday after receiving a touch from Gabriele Mini.
Montoya will have to adjust the classification, his weak point, if he wants to start rubbing shoulders with the possibility of fighting for wins in the five races remaining to close the F3 season.
While, Matías Zagazeta finished 19th with the Jenzer team car. The Peruvian returned to Barcelona after his absence in Monaco due to the appendicitis operation he had to undergo.
Arvid Lindblad was the winner of the Catalan competition. The 16-year-old Englishman is a brilliant appearance, he is already a member of Red Bull’s talent development program and is one of the protégés of Helmut Marko, a strong man in the energy drinks team. The Austrian team could request a special authorization for when Lindblad turns 17 (on August 8) and thus can have the Super License that enables it to carry out official tests on a Formula 1. The FIA accepted at the beginning of June the possibility of approving orders specials for 17-year-old riders (since the appearance of Max Verstappen it was regulated that they must be 18) before the emergence of Kimi Antonelli. Of course, each case will be evaluated individually to make a decision.
