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Armaan bags Grand Race too

New Delhi: Armaan Ebrahim capped a memorable weekend by winning the Formula Renault V6 Grand Race at the F-1 Sepang circuit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Sunday.

Starting from pole position, courtesy of a splendid win in the sprint race on Saturday, Armaan led the rivals from start to finish to round off a perfect weekend for Team Tara DTM.

The 18-year-old from Chennai opened up a four-second lead by lap three and he had extended it to 15 seconds by lap 10. His final margin of victory over second placed James Winslow was a whopping 31 seconds.

Armaan’s times throughout the 20-lap race over the 5.6 km long circuit was a treat to watch.

The JK Tyre-sponsored driver was continuously in the 2 min 01 sec lap times for the entire 20 laps, something most crucial for a quality driver.

“I was really happy with the Grand Final race as I was determined to drive all the 20 laps as hard as possible. It is easy to lose concentration when you have a big lead and I just decided to hammer the throttle down for all the 20 laps,” Armaan said from Malaysia. — PTI

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