Tom Blomqvist takes the victory for the second race in Pau GP after the domination of Esteban Ocon.
With the difficult and dangerous conditions, the organizers decided to give the departure of the race 2 under regime of Safety Car. Turn after turn the track improved and the mobile start were realized 4 turn after the launch of the race. Esteban Ocon took advantage of it to compress his competitors and manages to widen the gap with Felix Rosenqvist.
Turn 9, Agostini Riccardo made a fault at the second sector, the error which surprised some competitors behind him but without damages. Generally it is very difficult to overtake on the urban circuits, all more on the wet track. A few seconds of inattention can put an end to a race, it was the case for Verstappen who make a fault at the 12th turn. Verstappen was the fastest in track at this moment of the race; further to this error he lost his second position.
The young protected from McLaren, Jake Dennis, realized a beautiful ascent and manages to follow the rhythm of the top 3. In the middle of race Felix Rosenqvist got closer dangerously to Ocon, the French driver tried to block the passage to the Swede. After a violent contact Rosenqvist gave up and Esteban Ocon ended the race with his damaged car.
In the turn 17, further to one head with tail dangerous of a driver, the Safety car made sound entered. The drivers were able to take back the race after 2 turns behind the Safety car. In spite after un good departure, Ocon was surprised by Tom Blomqvist who took the advantage on him 2 turn before the end of the race. With a damaged car, Ocon manages with great difficulty to protect the second position in front of Jake Dennis.
Tom Blomqbist extracts the victory to Esteban Ocon, Jake Dennis raises on the third step of the podium.
Esteban Ocon after the race ” I am a little disappointed to have lost the victory in two turns only of the end, but I was difficult to drove the car after the contacts with Rosenqvist. Nevertheless it is a pleasure to run here, it is a amazing race. In the afternoon I am going to concentrate to mark a maximum of points in the championship “.
With this second place Esteban Ocon consolidates his advance on his competitors; he is followed by Tom Blomqvist and Lucas Auer.
