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TIGHT AT THE TOP AS F1H2O TOUR
HEADS TO FAR EAST
With the two highly entertaining European rounds done and
dusted the UIM F1H2O tour now heads to the Far East to
the People’s Republic of China for the Grand Prix of Harbin
in August and the Grand Prix of Liuzhou in October.
Finland’s Sami Selio leads the driver’s world championship
standings for the first time since 2013 by a single point from
Alex Carella, 30 to 29, with defending champion Philippe
Chiappe in third spot on 20. Duarte Benavente’s continued
run of finishing in the points sees him in fourth ahead of
Victory duo, Shaun Torrente and Ahmed Al Hameli.
In the team’s championship it is Abu Dhabi who has top spot
with 34 points fromMad Croc BABA Racing on 30, CTIC F1
Shenzhen China in third on 22.
ALEX
CARELLA
TAMES
LAC LEMAN
Once again it was Italy’s Alex Carella who
‘tamed the beast’ and ruled on Lac Leman,
powering to a second consecutive pole and
race win-double in his DAC for Team Abu
Dhabi at the UIM F1H2O Grand Prix of
France in Evian in July. It was Carella at his
finest, flawless, the Carella of old who put
it very simply and said post-race ‘I am back’.
The Italian survived a yellow flag and
restart and was followed home by Mad
Croc BABA Racing’s Sami Selio and Victory
Team’s Shaun Torrente.
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n° 3August | 2017