Rowland on verge of title after Le Mans triumph
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Oliver Rowland survived an attack from Matthieu Vaxiviere to move to within one point of securing the Formula Renault 3.5 Series title with victory in France on Saturday.
Oliver Rowland took his third consecutive Formula Renault 3.5 Series pole position for race one at Le Mans, edging out Egor Orudzhev and Matthieu Vaxiviere.
Tom Dillmann led the way in the collective tests of the Formula Renault 3.5 Series around the Bugatti circuit of Le Mans on Friday.
Andre Negrao will return to Formula Renault 3.5 this weekend at International Draco Racing, replacing Pietro Fantin.
Nikita Zlobin will debut for Pons Racing at this weekend’s penultimate round of the Formula Renault 3.5 Series in France alongside Yu Kanamaru.
Tio Ellinas and Gustav Malja were delighted to finish first and second in Sunday’s wet-dry Formula Renault 3.5 Series race at the Nurburgring.
Tio Ellinas led Strakka Racing team-mate Gustav Malja to a 1-2 finish at the Nurburgring despite changeable weather and an early trip to the pits for a new nosecone following a clash with Oliver Rowland.
Racing Steps Foundation-backed Oliver Rowland continued his strong weekend at the Nurburgring, taking his second pole of the weekend ahead of Pietro Fantin and Roy Nissany.
Oliver Rowland took a dominant victory in race one at the Nurburgring, remaining untroubled throughout despite the mid-race intervention of the safety car.
Oliver Rowland took his fourth pole position of the season for race one of the Nurburgring weekend of the Formula Renault 3.5 Series season.
Oliver Rowland set the pace during the collective tests at the Nurburgring on Friday ahead of this weekend’s seventh round of the season in Germany.
Roberto Merhi will be replaced by Rene Binder at Pons Racing this weekend at the Nurburgring after the Spaniard called an end of his Formula Renault 3.5 Series season to concentrate on F1.
Yu Kanamaru will make his Formula Renault 3.5 Series debut this weekend at the Nurburgring for Pons Racing, but doubts are surfacing about the World Series by Renault future of Roberto Merhi.
Tom Dillmann spoke to TCF at Silverstone, and revealed he is set to leave the Formula 1 feeder series’ alone next year to try and get a professional ride elsewhere.
Nick Yelloly spoke to TCF at the end of the World Series by Renault event at Silverstone, and revealed he is still hoping for more runs with Force India, particularly during the 2016 tyre tests.
Pietro Fantin spoke to TCF after his first 2015 podium of the season at Silverstone, and insisted the top three is where he and his team belong.
Gustav Malja revealed to TCF that he is focused on getting the best performance out of the car each weekend to see how far it takes him up the running order.
