The End of my Rookie F3 Season.
21st Sep 2009
My weekend at Brands Hatch went very well. It was a consistant and solid performance during testing, qualifying and the races.
The team gave me a very good car from the off, which I was able to drive hard immediately and let me get up into the times. First quali should of been my first pole position of the year, but I ended up third due to another driver slowing down and wrecking my last corner. I was more than fast enough for the front row start, but that’s the nature racing and these things happen.
In the second qualifying session I was third again which left me very happy with my results and looking forward to the races.
Race 1 was very processional. I remained on Chilton’s rear wing most of the race but couldn’t get that bit closer for the required lunge, so I took third at the chequered flag.
In race two I got a great start, and powered around Ricciardo. I was close to Chilton going into turn one but had to back out of a move. Again I was on his bumper throughout the race and ultimately finished in 2nd.
It was a very consistant weekend with good results, I just wish most of my races this year were had been like this. If I hadn’t had so many DNF’s this season I know a top 3 finish in the championship is where I would have been in 2009, but thats the way the cookie crumbles sometimes!
About Riki Christo
Riki Christodoulou has been racing as long as he can remember. Through karts, Formula Renault and now in the British Formula 3 International series. Riki continues to compete in top flight motorsport as one of the UK’s most promising young racing car drivers.
