‘That was the toughest and most exciting race I’ve ever competed in,’ commented Daniel Ricciardo on last Sunday’s Formula Renault Eurocup contest at Silverstone, Great Britain. But it was the 18-year-old who made it tough for all his rivals. From third on the grid, Ricciardo made up one place to second as early as the first lap. He then proceeded to chase the Finn Valtteri Bottas, who started in pole position. In the final lap the Australian successfully executed the deciding overtaking maneuver, thus clinching the victory. Ricciardo was also among the fastest on the previous day, when he missed out on a podium by a mere tenth of a second. Start-to-finish victory for Wickens The second racing weekend victory went to Robert Wickens in the World Series by Renault, which was also held at Silverstone. Following a run of bad luck in previous races, the 19-year-old Canadian showed a bit of gallows humour: ‘For a change, maybe I won’t get pushed out of the race by my colleagues. That would be something completely new.’ But Wickens, who despite clocking both the fastest qualifying and superpole qualifying time only came in tenth on Saturday, was able to enjoy more than the feeling of an accident-free race. He also experienced his first ever victory in the World Series, which gave him ‘an unbelievable sense of satisfaction.’ A second, a third, another third – and almost a first Three other podiums were chalked up by Jaime Alguersuari (Spain) and Brendon Hartley, (New Zealand), who between them made a hefty haul in both races of the British Formula 3 in Snetterton. In the series’ ninth race Alguersuari came second and Hartley third. At the tenth race, despite a bad qualifying, the Spaniard bagged another third place, which also gave him the lead in the overall table. However the New Zealander had some bad luck when a spin-out caused him to drop out from first place. (Source: Event’s PR)