Motorsport: An Indian delights the Jenzer team
Jenzer Motorsport has already achieved a podium finish with two drivers in the 2016 GP3 series. That is the positive side. Unfortunately, however, this does not mean that the team is optimally staffed. Oscar Tunjo's second place in Spain marked a promising start to the seventh GP3 season for Jenzer Motorsport. Unfortunately, after two GP3 weekends, the Colombian [...]
Oscar Tunjo's second place in Spain marked a promising start to the seventh GP3 season for Jenzer Motorsport. Unfortunately, the Colombian ran out of money after two GP3 weekends, and as the team from Lyss cannot give presents, a solvent replacement had to be found. At the third round in Silverstone, only two cars were used, with the Indian Arjun Maini taking over one of the two orphaned GP3 cars alongside Akash Nandy from Malaysia.
Arjun Maini moved from Formula 3 to the GP3 racing car without any test drives and astonished everyone in England with third place on the grid for the main race. Due to his inexperience and bad luck in the race, he was unable to make a big impression there. The Indian then did so last weekend in Hungary. Once again, Arjun Maini qualified as the best of the Jenzer juniors for the first race, which he finished in eighth place, just like in Silverstone. According to the regulations, he was therefore allowed to take pole position on Sunday. This time he did everything right, did not put up much of a fight against Alexander Albon, who had started better next to him, and then drove home in a safe second place behind the GP3 championship leader. With 20 points from just two events, Maini is already ahead of Kevin Jörg. The Weesner has not achieved a good result since his great debut in Barcelona (5th).
Now it's time to keep your fingers crossed in Hockenheim
"It shows that our car isn't so bad after all," says Andreas Jenzer, who is just as pleased with the performance of his squad as he is with that of his new driver. A hint with the fence post, as the Bernese would have liked to have one of the two Swiss drivers Kevin Jörg (ART) and Ralph Boschung (switched to Koiranen GP) in the team. Next weekend, Jenzer will probably once again line up with just the two drivers Akash Nandy, who overturned in Hungary, and Arjun Maini. The team boss does not necessarily see Hockenheim as a home race because he has never been there for two years. "I still hope that we can show something, as I know that many Swiss fans will be there." They would certainly acknowledge another podium finish for the Jenzer team with a big round of applause.
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