Global EditionASIA 中文双语Français
Sports
Home / Sports / Motor news

Stark produces powerboat race masterclass to win 'challenging' F1H2O Grand Prix of London

By China Daily in LONDON | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2018-06-18 09:27
Share
Share - WeChat
Erik Stark celebrates on the podium after winning F1H2O Grand Prix of London on Sunday. For China Daily

Sweden's Erik Stark produced a powerboating masterclass to secure victory in a pulsating UIM F1H2O Grand Prix of London on Sunday.

It was a heart-stopping race from start to finish with Maverick F1 Racing's Stark surviving two prolonged yellow flag periods and restarts, the first when championship leader Shaun Torrente speared and destroyed a turn buoy, forcing him to retire on lap 10.

The yellow flag was raised again when defending world champion Alex Carella dramatically crashed out of the race when he barrel-rolled going into a turn at 100 mph on lap 18 of the 54-lap final.

At speeds of up to 140 mph, roared on by a spellbound London crowd, Stark, who secured pole position in qualifying on Saturday, said: "I had control of the race and so many things can happen with the boat but I felt I had a good speed, it's always difficult, I was going 95 percent and the restarts are always tricky."

"The boat was bobbing a lot and the wind was tricky but the race was better than I expected – it was a fantastic weekend. I would love to come back to London next year – to be racing in a capital like London is what it's all about and it's as challenging as it should be."

Philippe Chiappe and Peter Morin made it a double celebration for CTIC F1 Shenzhen China Team finishing second and third after a neck and neck team battle for the duration of the race.

1 2 Next   >>|

Most Popular

Highlights

What's Hot
Top
BACK TO THE TOP
English
Copyright 1995 - . All rights reserved. The content (including but not limited to text, photo, multimedia information, etc) published in this site belongs to China Daily Information Co (CDIC). Without written authorization from CDIC, such content shall not be republished or used in any form. Note: Browsers with 1024*768 or higher resolution are suggested for this site.
License for publishing multimedia online 0108263

Registration Number: 130349
FOLLOW US