RACE CENTRE ZANDVOORT MASTERS ZANDVOORT (NL), JULY 6 Verstappen steamroller in the dunes THERE’S NO STOPPING THE MAX Verstappen steamroller. Hot on the heels of a double hat-trick in the Formula 3 European Championship, the 16-year-old didn’t put a foot wrong on the way to emulating the 1993 success of his father, Jos, in the Zandvoort Masters. Verstappen Jr, racing with the German Motopark squad against his regular Van Amersfoort team, was fastest in both free practice sessions (though he was tied for top spot in FP2), set two laps good enough for pole and led every lap of the race aboard his Dallara-Volkswagen on the way to a six-second victory. The nearest the Verstappen freight train came to being derailed was at the start of the 25-lap race when fellow front-row starter, Van Amersfoort driver Sam MacLeod, got half a run on the Motopark car. After that it was plain sailing for Verstappen, an advantage of 1.7s at The first Verstappen the end of the first lap helped by Masters win for 21 years MacLeod’s disappearance into the ESSAYPRODUKTIES SCHOTANUS/ gravel after a tap from team-mate Jules Szymkowiak. than Sam and then over the first few Formula Renault NEC leader Scheivlak right-hander, but was back Verstappen had increased his lead laps I tried to pull a gap, so I could Schothorst, whose F3 experience ahead of the Motopark driver before over fellow Dutchman Szymkowiak to save the tyres mid-race. In the last coming into the meeting stretched to the end of the lap. 2.8s by the end of the second lap and few laps I had better tyres than Jules.” half a day at Pembrey, vaulted from O Gary Watkins was nearly 4s up two laps later. He Szymkowiak crossed the line in seventh on the grid (after receiving a stabilised the gap before stretching second, with a handy advantage over three-place penalty for improving his RESULTS his lead in the closing stages. Steijn Schothorst’s Performance times under waved yellows in 1 Max Verstappen (Dallara-VW F308), 25 laps 51 “I couldn’t do a practice start Racing entry, but his clash with practice) to third at the first corner. in 39m49.252s; 2 Steijn Schothorst (DV F310), and this is a new car for me with MacLeod was already under The 19-year-old briefly lost the +9.779s; 3 Nabil Jeffri (DV F311); 4 Indy Dontje a different clutch,” explained investigation and he was later docked position to Nabil Jeffri after a giant (DV F308); 5 Jules Szymkowiak (DV F308); Verstappen. “I managed to brake later 20s, relegating him to fifth. moment on the kerbs at the fast 6 Martin Cao (Dallara-Mercedes F312). FORMULA RENAULT ALPS MONZA (I), JULY 5-6 RD 5/7 Leclerc battles to double MONEGASQUE TALENT CHARLES On only his second outing in Leclerc needed a time penalty modern FRenault, Pietro Fittipaldi imposed to the on-the-road winner beat runaway points leader Nyck de to take his maiden Formula Renault Vries in the battle for fifth place. Chaves leads success, but the Fortec Motorsport O Jurgen Stiftschraube Harvey early on man wasted no time in adding a second victory to his CV. RESULTS Poleman Stefan Riener was Race 1 1 Charles Leclerc, 15 laps in INDY LIGHTS POCONO (USA), JULY 5 RD 6/10 adjudged to have jumped the start, 27m56.899s; 2 Alessio Rovera, +3.860s; getting a 10-second penalty added 3 Stefan Riener; 4 Nyck de Vries; 5 Ben Chaves strikes at Pocono post race. Leclerc passed Matevos Barnicoat; 6 Luke Chudleigh. Race 2 1 Leclerc, Isaakyan for second on the road on 15 laps in 27m59.827s; 2 Matevos Isaakyan, GABBY CHAVES STRUCK A BLOW Brabham recovered from a wobble lap two, before the Russian went +2.151s; 3 Rovera; 4 Dario Capitanio; 5 Pietro against title rival Zach Veach with to finish fourth, only to be penalised out when he hit a spun car. Fittipaldi; 6 de Vries. Points 1 de Vries, 200; a convincing win at Pocono. one position for blocking. That promoted Alessio Rovera to 2 Leclerc, 130; 3 Isaakyan, 122; 4 George The Colombian, who turned 21 on Luiz Razia’s points deficit blew out second, with the penalised Riener Russell, 77; 5 Simon Gachet, 68; 6 Rovera, 65. Monday, was slightly underwhelmed from seven to 58 after he crashed taking third and joining his CRAM by his qualifying position of fourth, early in the race while running third. team-mate on the podium. Fortec ace Leclerc O but made up for it with a dominant Mark Glendenning Poleman Leclerc had to pass broke his duck performance in the race. The Isaakyan for the lead into the highlight was his three-wide pass for RESULTS Rettifilo chicane on the third lap the lead. Once Chaves had clear air 1 Gabby Chaves, 40 laps in 36m52.6583s; before winning race two. ahead, Veach was never able to get 2 Zach Veach, +7.7028s; 3 Jack Harvey; 4 Juan Isaakyan (JD Motorsport) then close enough to return the favour. Pablo Garcia; 5 Matthew Brabham; 6 Scott fell into a scrap with Rovera and Late in the race Veach switched his Anderson. Points 1 Chaves, 316; 2 Veach, 305; Dario Capitanio before finally attention to keeping a charging Jack 3 Harvey, 272; 4 Brabham, 264; 5 Luiz Razia, beating the two Italians to second. Harvey at bay, while Matthew 258; 6 Garcia, 218. JULY 10 2014 AUTOSPORT.COM 51.