FIA Formula 3 Championship Post Sprint Race Press Conference

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Martinius congratulations, race three of your rookie season and already a race winner, how does that feel?

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Of course, if feels really nice, Bahrain was not a great round for us, we struggled during Qualifying. Starting from the back we managed to make some overtakes but having a better Qualifying here helped a lot.

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Today starting at the front and getting into the lead early on, you had Arvid closing you down in the mid-part of the race, what was your feeling ahead of the Safety Car. Did you think you were under threat?

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He was coming really fast and I was struggling with my tyres so the Safety Car helped me a lot to bring my tyres back in. After the Safety Car the pace was quite strong so happy with that.

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How did you manage that Safety Car restart. There is a lot of pressure on it leading the race with not long to go. Did you have a plan in place for that?

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Honestly, I had no plan, I just went at that point. I decided to just go. I gota bit of wheelspin when I pulled off the start, so I was a but sideways, but I managed a good gap. The Safety Car restart was not bad.

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What was the feeling like as you can round the final corner when you know you got the job done and you saw the chequered flag?

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Yeah, it was really nice after having such a difficult round in Bahrain. I was expecting Arvid to come and try and overtake me so I am happy to have crossed the line P1.

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How much confidence does this results give you heading into tomorrow's race trying to pick up some more points and kickstart your season?

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Yes it helps a lot, after Bahrain it was of course not that great. We were struggling quite a bit so to get a result like this it helps a lot. I hope we can carry this momentum throughout the season and keep working hard.

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