Mumbai Falcons Continue Strong Form In F3 Asia Round 3

The return to the Yas Marina circuit, Abu Dhabi for Round 3 of the 2021 F3 Asian Championship saw a decent run of form for Mumbai Falcons. Jehan Daruvala rounded off the weekend with a win and a second place finish. His teammate, Kush Maini managed to get a decent run of points finishes on the board. another difficult round, and couldn't break into the top ten.

It was another strong start to the weekend for Mumbai Falcons with Daruvala on pole for Race 1. But he was beaten off the line by championship rival, Pierre-Louis Chovet of Pinnacle Motorsport. While the Indian driver shadowed Chovet for the majority of the race, it wasn't enough in the end, and had to settle for second place. Kush Maini, starting 11th made his way into the top ten with a strong 8th place finish to finally get his first points on the board.

Race 2 was set to be a tough one for Daruvala, as he lined up 6th for scoring the sixth fastest lap in the previous race. Unfortunately, he stayed put in 6th for the entire race, not helped by the safety car being called for the majority of the race. Starting 10th, Maini had a strong showing, by making up further places early on to finish 7th and just behind his teammate.

Pole in Qualifying 2, meant Daruvala was back at the front for the final race of the weekend, with Maini starting 10th. This time, Daruvala got off the line well and drove a controlled race to take the win over Prema's Guanyu Zhou. Maini also gained places early on and held off an intense challenge from Lorenzo Fluxa to finish 8th in the end.

In the driver's standings, Jehan Daruvala's tough Race 2 did cost him the lead to Pierre-Louis Chovet. But victory at the final race does put him just 10 points behind. Kush Maini's points finishes put him 13th overall. As for the teams standings, the decent points haul for Mumbai Falcons keep them third overall.

Racing action will resume next week at the Dubai Autodrome for the penultimate round of the season. All races will be livestreamed on the Mumbai Falcons Racing Limited YouTube channel.

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