even years in the waiting and Nigel Lamb took his first Red Bull Air Race win. Here are the Final 4 results from the third round of the Red Bull Air Race in Putrajaya:
1. LAMB (GBR) - 01:15.023
2. ARCH (AUT) - 01:15.597
3. HALL (AUS) - 01:15.691
4. MCLEOD (CAN) - DNF
Britain's Nigel Lamb upset Austria's Hannes Arch in an action-packed Red Bull Air Race World Championship battle in the sweltering tropical heat of Putrajaya, getting an emotional first career victory after favourites Paul Bonhomme (GBR) and Pete McLeod (CAN) faltered. Australia's Matt Hall took third in the first-ever east Asia race in the world's fastest motorsport series.
Arch moved into the overall lead with points after the third round of the eight-race World Championship. Bonhomme, who saw his string of 15 straight podiums abruptly ended, is second overall with 25 points whilst Lamb moves into third on 17 points.
Lamb, who remains hugely popular in Malaysia after touring in the tropical nation for five years earlier in his career, gave his local fans watching from the shores of Putrajaya Lake a textbook demonstration of superb flying under the humid skies. Undeterred by the temperatures that soared into the high 30s, Lamb kept his cool flying first in the final four on the high-speed, low-altitude track and stopped the clock in 1:15.023 -- the fastest run of the day. Hall came close with 1:15.691 and Arch came even closer at 1:15.597.
"I never thought I'd feel this emotion," said an emotional Lamb, fighting off tears after getting five second-place finishes before in 43 previous races in his seven-year career. "It's a great feeling. After seven years, and all the ups and downs, this is the payoff."
1. LAMB (GBR) - 01:15.023
2. ARCH (AUT) - 01:15.597
3. HALL (AUS) - 01:15.691
4. MCLEOD (CAN) - DNF
Britain's Nigel Lamb upset Austria's Hannes Arch in an action-packed Red Bull Air Race World Championship battle in the sweltering tropical heat of Putrajaya, getting an emotional first career victory after favourites Paul Bonhomme (GBR) and Pete McLeod (CAN) faltered. Australia's Matt Hall took third in the first-ever east Asia race in the world's fastest motorsport series.
Arch moved into the overall lead with points after the third round of the eight-race World Championship. Bonhomme, who saw his string of 15 straight podiums abruptly ended, is second overall with 25 points whilst Lamb moves into third on 17 points.
Lamb, who remains hugely popular in Malaysia after touring in the tropical nation for five years earlier in his career, gave his local fans watching from the shores of Putrajaya Lake a textbook demonstration of superb flying under the humid skies. Undeterred by the temperatures that soared into the high 30s, Lamb kept his cool flying first in the final four on the high-speed, low-altitude track and stopped the clock in 1:15.023 -- the fastest run of the day. Hall came close with 1:15.691 and Arch came even closer at 1:15.597.
"I never thought I'd feel this emotion," said an emotional Lamb, fighting off tears after getting five second-place finishes before in 43 previous races in his seven-year career. "It's a great feeling. After seven years, and all the ups and downs, this is the payoff."
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