With the misfire problems returning during a sighting lap granted to the team prior to the sprint race, the Ferrari engineers had to reprogramme the electronics before the start, and Morad rewarded their efforts by immediately gaining an impressive five positions. However, he then suffered a gearchange problem and had to return to the pits for an investigation that lasted until the final four laps of the race. With no chance of any improvement in position, the team used the time to check that the problems encountered earlier had been solved ahead of the feature.

Morad didn't make the best of feature race starts, as some technical gremlins remained, but he quickly made up for that by scything his way through the field, passing the Indian, German and British entries and benefiting from two lightning-fast pit-stops that, despite the return of the misfire, allowed him to take the chequered flag in sixth place.

“I had an anti-stall problem at the start, but it only took me three corners to catch up the pack," he reported, "I was able to blitz through the field as the car was perfect. Overtaking was easy at first, as I was able to brake later than the other cars but, in the middle of the race, the engine gave me a bit of a problem. It was okay until about ten laps later, when I felt it again.

"At the end, it was very worrying. I was able to overtake Great Britain, but then the car slowed and I thought we might not make it to the end. Luckily, we did.”