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Brands Hatch: Series race two report
Triple Podium Joy for T Sport Sergio Perez took his 4th win of the season, and his first podium finish since Monza, after getting a great start in Round 14 at Brands Hatch. The Mexican was under pressure from Marcus Ericsson for the entire ...
Edited: Jul 14, 2008, 11:44 PM
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Triple Podium Joy for T Sport
Sergio Perez took his 4th win of the season, and his first podium finish since Monza, after getting a great start in Round 14 at Brands Hatch. The Mexican was under pressure from Marcus Ericsson for the entire race but the Swede made a mistake two corners from home, spinning off into the barriers and promoting Atte Mustonen and Oliver Turvey to the final podium places. In the National Class it was a 1-2 for T Sport as Steven Guerrero scored his second win leading home teammate Salman Al Khalifa, with Jay Bridger in 3rd.
Twenty seven cars lined up on the grid for Round 14, including the Ultimate Mygale of Alistair Jackson, the Ulsterman being given the all clear by the medics after his heavy accident in Round 13. At the start it was Ericsson who led the field away but it was second placed Perez who got an even better getaway to get alongside the Swedish driver into Paddock Hill and sweep into the lead. Oliver Turvey also got the drop on his Carlin teammate Jaime Alguersuari to slot into 4th behind Atte Mustonen at the first corner. John Martin stalled on the grid and once he had fired the Mercedes engine into life he set off in last place.
Perez had Ericsson Fortec Dallara filling his rear view mirrors as they crossed the line for the first time, followed by Mustonen, Turvey, Alguersuari, Hartley and Tandy.
As the laps counted down the leading pair continued to circulate with just 0.3 seconds separating them as they pulled away from third placed Mustonen who was having the fend off the attentions of Turvey.
On lap 8 Martin O'Connell in the #56 Carlin Motorsport Dallara came into the pits to change a rear tyre after he went off at Clearways. O'Connells second Formula 3 race since 2001 ended a few laps later. Alistair Jackson also retired after he pulled into the pits.
On lap 15 Ericsson started to line Perez up for a pass but the Mexican defended well causing the Swede to lose ground for the rest of the lap. Brendon Hartley was another casualty when his Carlin Dallara pulled off at Graham Hill Bend.
As the race entered the final Marcus Ericsson was still right behind the leading T Sport Dallara but it looked as if he would have to settle for second place after Perez had soaked up all the pressure Ericsson could throw at him. However it was Ericsson who cracked and two corners from the Fortec Dallara went straight on and into the barriers. Perez crossed the line in first place, three seconds ahead of Atte Mustonen, with Oliver Turvey claiming his second podium of the weekend.
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