Hillspeed's Kanato Le, Hitech TGR's Nikita Johnson and Rodin Motorsport's Alex Ninovic were the top-three in the second race of the weekend at Spa-Francorchamps. Here's how the lead trio reacted at the end of the contest.
Winner, Kanato Le, Hillspeed:
“It really feels nice to finally win. We've had the pace all weekend and finally we managed to put it together and win. So, yeah, I’m feeling good.
"Honestly the start wasn't the best. I had a really terrible start, to be honest, but I just managed to settle down, stay calm and get the position back. I was just staying calm and driving how I was doing the whole weekend, and I managed to win
"A podium [in race three] will be nice, but I’m definitely going for the win again."
Second, Nikita Johnson, Hitech TGR:
“We had a lot of pace in our car, we're very fast. I passed all those guys and I could stay with them for sector one, two and three. So Hitech gave me an amazing car. We were running down Kanato a bit, but something happened in the end, but I think we might have been able to go for the win. But it's what a would have, should have, could have. Maybe tomorrow we'll have a good race and come from wherever I'm starting up front.
"It was pretty difficult, especially when I was like fifth or sixth and everybody was in a DRS train. I just had to time it right and kind of choose my battles. But fortunately with the DRS train, I could kind of pass a car and get right back in DRS, so I didn't have to worry about defending. So that was a bit nice.
"In race three I’d like to get on the podium, maybe get a win? That would be great to get a lot of passing points and get a podium because we need a few points. We've haven't had the best of luck and I made a mistake in race one, so we're lacking points. So if we can get a good race three, then I'm really happy for this weekend."
Third, Alex Ninovic, Rodin Motorsport:
"I’m really happy with today to finish P1 and P3 scoring really good points for the championship and a lot better than what we were in testing. We made a really good jump in qualifying and obviously showed it in the race to qualify P1 in Quali One and get the win was really nice. And then today to and this afternoon to get P3, so yeah, a really good day.
"My start was really good. This morning I made a little mistake and it didn't give us much of advantage. But then for this afternoon, I fixed up a few things with my start technique and we managed to get into P1 by turn two. I got a really good exit at turn one and then managed to stay in the lead for about five laps before Kanato and Nikita came past. I managed a few things in that race but did my best to come away with P3.
"It’s been really good to get a really good jump in the championship with points. It definitely could pay off in the long haul. I did my best today and it obviously showed that we can do good things. So yeah, I’m super happy with how I've performed today."