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Fluid Motorsport continued their ultra consistent season with a pair of fine runners-up positions in the latest rounds of the British Formula Three International Series at Spa in Belgium over the weekend.
South African racer, Cristiano Morgado, once again came within a few seconds of winning the first of the two races, held in typically erratic Ardennes weather.
After just missing out on a National class pole position, Morgado chose to stay on slick tyres as rain fell on some sections of the 4.3 mile Belgian Grand Prix circuit. As many of the other runners came in for grooved rubber, the Fluid team made a bold decision to start the race on slicks.
It almost paid off for the Sudbury based team, as Morgado instantly opened up a healthy 40 second lead over his title rival, Rodolfo Gonzalez. However, with the rain get increasingly worse and making the majority of the track wet, Cristiano was forced to conced the lead on the very last lap of the race.
A solid second place in race two saw Morgado consolidate his 2nd place in the National Class standings and now trails Gonzalez by 42 points with ten races remaining.
Team principal Lindsay Allen was satisfied with the performances at the weekend and believes that his drivers are closing in on that elusive first 2006 victory:
The F3 team will next be in action at the Silverstone Grand Prix circuit on August 12/13. |
