Ahmed ‘not thinking about the championship’ after taking F3 series lead
Formula 3 European Championship leader Enaam Ahmed believes that he is far from being the title favourite, despite his two wins in last weekend’s Hungaroring round propelling him into the series lead.
The 18-year-old vaulted fellow Briton Dan Ticktum for the championship advantage with his first win on Sunday, and his second victory later that day put him 18 points in front of Ferrari protege Guan Yu Zhou and 20 clear of Red Bull Junior Ticktum.
Reigning BRDC British F3 champion Ahmed’s victories came on the heels of his first podium finish, a second place in the Pau Grand Prix at the opening round on the French street circuit.
“The start of this season has surpassed my expectations, for my first race I would have been happy to get a top 10,” said the Hitech GP driver. “I never thought I would be in a position to fight for the championship.
“I’m not thinking about the championship, I’m just going to try and go for wins and pole positions.
“This championship is such a different league [to anything I’ve done before] I don’t want to look into it too much.”
Ticktum, who beat Ahmed to the 2017 Mclaren Autosport BRDC Award, took victory in the opening race of the weekend.
Fortec Motorsports returned to European F3 last weekend with Petru Florescu and recorded a best result of 19th in race three.