Anton leads Phoenix Pulse Formula V1 Virtual Cup
PHILIPPINE Racing phenom Iñigo Anton, racked up two wins recently to take the overall lead in the Phoenix Formula V1 virtual championship.
Anton, who races for Team Obengers in this championship, shifted to virtual racing since the lockdown in March and has been consistently winning since.
Anton took pole position on the third race of the championship and led from start to finish.
Coming in second was 2019 Formula V1 champion & real life racer, Estefano Rivera of Team Obengers. Anton, who had a perfect start, pulled away on lap one and then steadily padded his lead to win over Rivera and eventual third placer Russel Reyes.
Rivera set the fastest lap with a time of
01:32.603.
Race 4 at Laguna Seca Raceway had a reversed starting grid for the top 10 finishers of race 3 as Anton had to start in 10th position.
He slowly moved his way up to the top spot after battling it out for several laps with professional sim racer and Philippine Supra GT Virtual Cup champion Terrence Lallave.
Lallave of Lallave Motorsports Project eventually finished 2nd to Anton with Luis Moreno of Legion of Racers, rounding up the top three spots. Moreno is Anton’s sim racing coach.
“It was one of the most nerve wracking races of my life. I had to make sure I did not get involved in any accidents since I started mid-pack in the reverse grid. I’m so happy to get these two wins and I know it is good for my championship hopes,” Anton.
Anton and Moreno now go into the final round leading the pack in the Pro Class championship.
With a multiplication factor of times two in the final round, Anton will need all the consistency he can muster in the final round.
Anton won the Tuason Race for Frontliners Championship back in June and has had a good showing in the Eracing GP series of former F1 drive, Alex Yoong.