Official F1 Journal Formula 3 Feature Race Round Up- Bahrain

The F3 Sprint Race was one of the best I've ever seen, proving that the 2024 F3 grid is the most talented yet. LInblad put his stamp on the Championship winning on his first time of trying. What can he do in the Feature race lets find out...........

Feature Race 

Beganovic got a terrible start, tumbling down the order and allowing Browning into the lead for the first corner, with Maguetounif in 2nd and Tramnitz 3rd. Mansell was straight on the back of 4th place man Ramos over taking him on the first lap and beginning his attack on Tramnitz. Boya got a puncture after contact with Olli Goethe in 15th.

Maguetounif and Tramnitz began to pull back the gap to Browning but Mansell was on a charge, passing both cars by lap 5 to take 2nd place behind Browning. Further down Bedrin & Wurz passed Stenshorne for 14t & 15th, Montoya who started on the back row had made it up to 18th by lap 11 with some brilliant moves. 

Lap 11 Mansell is close enough to Browning to hear a potential issue with the Hitech engine but sadly for Mansell it was not a technical issue but a part of the engine heat shield moving and changing the sound of the exhaust. 
Baganovic after starting on pole was down in 17th only beaten to the worst start award by Esterson who after a good Sprint race had dropped to 22nd in the Feature. 

Lap 16 Van Hoepen was making moves, passing Dunne and Goethe. 
​As the laps counted down Mansell was trying everything to find away past Browning, attempting moves up the inside, outside and on the brakes around almost every lap on dying tyres but the 2 Brits stayed in the same order to the end of the race with Browning pulling a small gap on the final 2 laps. 

​Mini who had been desperate to pass Ramos for most of the race just couldn't get it done and ended the race defending more than attacking wit Fornaroli trying to make up places on the final lap of the race. 
Linblad finished in the points again finishing in 8th, meaning after his debut weekend in F3 he leaves 5th in the Championship. 

​Browning leads the Championship from Tramnitz is 2nd after scoring in both races, Mansell is 3rd & Fornaroli 4th all hoping to take the fight to browning next time out in Saudi.

Feature Race Result 

1 BRO                     2 MAN +1.264
3 TRA +2.432          4 MEG +5.654
5 RAM +6.930         6 MIN +8.200
7 FOR +8.88           8 LIN +9.542
9 DUN +16.619      10 GOE + 17.032
11 TSO +18.076     12 LEO +19.451
13 BEG +20.021     14 STE +21.734
15 VAN +22.676     16 WUR +23.108
17 MON +23.679    18 ZAG +30.847
19 INT +34.409       20 BED +34.902
21 VOI +35.839       22 SMI +37.465
23 LOA +41.131      24 EST +42.347
25 WIS +52.341      26 SHI +53.921
27 DUF +59.979      28 SZT +63.836
29 BOYA +88.231    30 FLO  DNF

Joanna Blackmore 
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