Zeta Corse hits top-5 in tight Race 1 at Circuit Paul Ricard

Zeta Corse rounded out the top-5 with Spaniard Roberto Merhi in Race 1 of the World Series Renault 3.5 round at the Paul Ricard Circuit in Le Castellet. After a consistent performance in qualifying with a fourth place on record, Merhi drove a solid race to take 5th as the checkered flag fell. Despite a small setback at the start, he managed to keep his name in the championship hunt.

The 23-year-old from Castellón avoided any mistake to maximize the points toll, also climbing up to third spot of the rookie podium. The pack is now set to line-up tomorrow for qualifying 2, which will go underway tomorrow at 9 AM. Race 2 at 13:00 PM will round out the weekend’s schedule.

Roberto Merhi – Q1: P4 – R1: P5 (P3 Rookies)

“At the start I experienced an anti-stall issue an the car got stuck a little. Maybe it’s related to the clutch which we changed recently. Anyway, the race pace wasn’t a problem, probably we couldn’t have got the win but tomorrow with the pit-stop is going to be different. We’re definitely going to have a try”.