Ananda grabs title at Croatian F3

Ananda grabs title at Croatian F3

JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian Formula 3 driver Ananda Mikola marked
his racing comeback by clinching the Croatian Grobnik title after
being forced to abandon his Formula 3000 career due to financial
constraints.

Ananda started from pole position and totally dominated the
race from the first lap with his former team, RC Sports, which
now hold the Prost Grand Prix Junior title, as reported on
Ananda's website, www.anandamikola.com.

Ananda struggled to get off the line and had to follow a fast
starting Tom Nemarnik into the first corner. However, by the end
of the first lap Ananda found a way past and set about building
up a led.

At the end of the eighth lap he had a lead of over 4.3
seconds, until a safety car shut down the race due to an
accident. After Ananda followed behind the safety car for two
laps, the race resumed. As the safety car pulled off Ananda
slowed the field down perfectly before accelerating hard and
leaving the pack way behind, a trick Ananda studied in Champ
cars.

Ananda steadily pulled away from Nemarnik and crossed the
finishing line 7.729 ahead to the delight of the Prost Formula 3
Junior team clocking 28.14.769. (nvn)