Round 3 was always going to be a serious International affair after seeing the region’s top four young drivers qualify within nine tenths of a second after some 15 laps.
Their early morning qualifying practice saw Indian racer Zaamin Jaffer steal pole position by just three tenths from 18 year old helicopter pilot Natasha Seatter from Malaysia. The gap back to Lebanese driver Joe Ghanem was even closer at just a tenth.
Jaffer leads Seatter - FG1000 Round 3
So come the afternoon race it was Seatter who was able to anticipate the start successfully and pull a gap on pole man Jaffer, followed closely by Ghanem, Emirati driver Mohamed Al Muttawa, Syrian racer Yazan Hamadeh and Haytham Sultan Al Ali from the UAE.
The drivers were inch perfect for 10 laps with no visible mistakes demonstrating huge maturity and talent as they lapped the circuit with speeds that averaged over 150kph of the full 4.3 km International Circuit.
Jaffer was able to close the gap setting the fastest lap of the race on lap 8 and then overtaking Seatter on the last lap as Seatter was hampered with a gear selection issue to take a win in his maiden race in the Middle East’s new single seater championship. Seatter finished just two tenths behind with Ghanem sharing the podium with a fine third place.
Round 4 takes place at 10.30 on Saturday 5th November.
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