2016 MRF CHALLENGE
The international winter series culminates as the champion was crowned after a nail biting finish
NO ONE CAN AFFORD to have a poor weekend. The competition all around the world is extremely fierce and one slip-up can cost the entire championship. Exactly what Mick Schumacher, the 2016 MRF Challenge championship leader after Abu Dhabi didn’t take into consideration as a couple of DNFs in Dubai and the one at Buddh International Circuit have greatly impacted his championship chances.
At the end of the first round, Mick had a slender lead of three points over Ralf Aron, but had a 14-point buffer on Italian F4 champion Joey Mawson. Brit racer Harrison Newey sat fourth with 53 points.
DUBAI
Mawson showcased why he was the German F4 champion as he set the lap record for the MRF Challenge at the Dubai Autodrome in qualifying. But Newey had other plans for the race as he put immense pressure on Mawson, the latter buckling under stress on lap five allowing Newey through. Mawson did start to come into the clutches of Schumacher but the race distance was far