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How Sacha Fenestraz lost double podium chance

How Sacha Fenestraz lost double podium chance

Kondo Racing driver Fenestraz finished a strong third behind Ryo Hirakawa and Tomoki Nojiri in Saturday’s opening race, but finished 20th and last of the finishers on Sunday.

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On lap five, immediately after the safety car period, Fenestraz spun at the Turn 6 hairpin while he was running fifth, and suffered another off-track excursion some laps later. 

He then picked up a puncture, forcing him to change tyres before the pit window opened, meaning he had to come in for a second stop late in the race – finally leaving him a lap down.

Fenestraz said he had initially suspected he may have not managed the brakes correctly behind the safety car, but finally a failure was revealed to be the cause of his issues.

“Already at Turn 1 [following the restart] the brake pedal went completely ‘long’,” he recalled. “It was pretty scary and I was ready to take avoiding action to not hit the guy in front.

“At A-corner [the braking performance] was getting less and less, and…

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