The Brazilian pilot goes to the traditional Eastern competition defending the colors of British Carlin
Between November 17 and 20, for the 63rd time, the streets of the city of Macao, China, will be celebrating the hostage of the traditional activities of the Macao Grand Prix. The event, which hosts F3 as its main attraction, will also has races from several other modalities and accommodates annually, an audience of nearly 100 thousand people.
After completing the last week the European F3 Championship the Brazilian pilot Sérgio Sette Câmara (Red Bull | Petrobras | Cemig | Mercantil do Brasil), Member of the Red Bull Junior Team, confirmed on the afternoon of last Monday (24) that he was invited by the English team Carlin to represent the victorious team in the challenges of the Guia Circuit.
In 2015, Sette Câmara disputed the Macao Grand Prix and was one of the great revelations of that edition of the race. On that occasion, making its debut in the Chinese streets, the Brazilian pilot managed to stand out and established the new record to the track with a time of 2m10s186, which time was established since 2009.
For all its tradition to the world auto racing, FIA-International Automobile Federation granted to the Macao F3 Grand Prix the World Cup status of F3. Such nomenclature is extremely important to competitors since the conquest of victory means the representation of a FIA title.
The event programming for 2017 will consist of four 40-minute free practice session, two on Thursday (17) and the other two on Friday (18). On Saturday, 19, the cars enter the track again for a 10-lap qualifying race and, finally, on Sunday (20) the Final race with 1 hour of duration will take place.
“I’m really happy to dispute for the second consecutive year the Macao F3 GP. The track is sensational with high-speed stretches permeated by curves that we have to do in first gear. It is a street track with characteristics of racetrack. Last year, despite having broken the track record, I had a flat tire in the Final which prevented the chances of a good result. I thank the invitation of Mr. Trevor Carlin and hope to put into practice all the experience acquired in two intense years of F3 “, commented the pilot from Belo Horizonte.