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In the chase to somehow steal the title [away from Al Qamzi], Ferdinand
Zandbergen looks to be the only realistic challenger, but is still very much
an outside bet. He is enjoying his best run in only his second season which
has seen the 21-year-old from Veenendaal earn his first race win and three
podium finishes. But he will look back at the races in Harbin with frustration,
wheremechanical issues resulted in dropped points, putting himon the back
foot for the remaining rounds.
F4-S debutants Viippo and Brisset sit tied on 62 points in third; Viippo
starting well finishing third overall in the opener in Dubai, taking his first
race win and second overall in Portimao, but missed the next two events.
Brisset started the season badly, failing to post points in the first three races
but bounced back with a win and second overall in Harbin, taking his second
win in Liuzhou but missed out on the podium toMohammed Al Mehairbi, his
best result of the year.
Victory Team’sMohamed Al Yamahi posted his strongest race performances
in China with a fourth and third and sits in fifth in the standings ahead of
CTIC F1 Shenzhen China’s Wu Bingchen. Tom Chiappe also picked up his
best race result in China with a fifth and sits behind Team Abu Dhabi’s Al
Mehairbi in seventh, Sederholm in eighth with Blaze Performance driver
Paolo Longhi ninth, Ali Bin Shaiban the only other points scorer this season
in tenth.
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