The 54th Macau F3 Grand Prix proved to be a case of mission accomplished for Rodolfo Avila who finished 19th and the best of the five Macanese F3 drivers who took part.
In the qualifying race, Avila started from 26th and climbed nine positions during the nine laps around the famous Guia Circuit.
The weekend didn't start brightly for me [with an accident in practice] but we worked hard to get better, he said. I didn't want to take risks in the first weekend race so I kept my pace, and I controlled my advantage to the other Macanese drivers.
On Sunday, the 20-year-old Macanese driver challenged the front runners at the start and ran inside the top ten before slipping back down the order although he still finished the weekend as the top local driver.
I had a very good start, and I was ninth at some point but then I decided to not interfere with top-runners fight, he said. That wasn't my war. I settled on my objectives, and I kept my head cool.
When I saw I had a comfortable advantage to the other Macanese opponents I slowed down a bit. I learned an awful lot out there today and it will only help me for the future.
