Race Three: Wehrlein ends Gunther winning streakpublished at 18:14 British Summer Time 14 May 2020
Pascal Wehrlein ended Max Gunther’s winning run in the Race From Home series as he and Stoffel Vandoorne went 1-2 from pole to finish after a chaos-strewn first lap on the virtual street circuit of Monaco.
Gunther’s sixth-place finish nonetheless increased his lead at the top of the series standings from 20 to 21 points after Robin Frijns finished in fifth, allowing Wehrlein to take second after three of the eight scheduled races.
“The start was important – I don’t know what happened behind me but it looked a small crash,” said Wehrlein. “I had a small gap and just kept a steady pace after that.”
The third corner of the race saw several cars engaged in a shunt, the worst of which was between Mitch Evans and Edoardo Mortara, who had qualified in third and still managed to recover to make 10th place.