Another podium for Tarun Reddy at British F3
Snetterton, 8 August 2016: Young Indian racing driver Tarun Reddy took his third successive podium in a race weekend when he finished 2nd at the penultimate round of the BRDC British F3 championship in Snetterton. Reddy came in 2nd in race 2 behind Force India development driver Nikita Mazepin. Reddy had finished 7th in race 1 and 9th in race 3.
Reddy had a tough start to the seaso
n but has come back strongly over the last three rounds, finishing on the podium in both Silverstone and Spa. He qualified on only 10th place on Friday after topping testing times on Thursday. In race 1 Reddy had a slow start but managed to stay in 10th place. He got past Eugene Denyssen and Huovinen to move into 8th place with three laps to go. On the final lap he made a daring move on Mazepin and passed him to finish 7th and earn himself a front row start for the reverse grid race 2.
In race 2 Mazepin led the field into turn 1, with fellow front-row starter Reddy closely following behind in second. The Indian managed to get his nose ahead at Riches, but Mazepin fought back to regain the lead, establishing a nine-tenths buffer by the end of the opening lap. While the gap between the pair remained steady over the early stint, Mazepin started to extend his advantage at the halfway mark, eventually taking beating Reddy to the chequered flag by 1.976s.
Race 3 saw Reddy finishing 9th in an uneventful race. The top two drivers were in a league of their own with the rest of the cars following each other across the finish line, with overtaking at a premium at the circuit.
Reddy, who drives for Fortec Motorsports, was happy to be on the podium again as he got more comfortable with the car. He commented, “Another good weekend for me and the team. We have had good pace all weekend but not enough to match the front runners. Snetterton is a circuit where overtaking is tough so qualifying position is crucial. I am extremely happy to be on the podium again and it is a true reflection of the improvement we have made over the last few races. I wish the season was longer as we are just getting comfortable with the car. I will give it my all in the final round at Donington.”
The final round of the championship will take place in Donington Park on September 10-11.
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