Motorsport News: Kush Maini misses on creating history in British F3 Championship

Not Only has no Indian ever won the British F3 championship but also no Indian so far has won a Single Seater Feeder Series Championship in Europe. Kush was leading the Championship at the end of the 5th Round and was in Strong contention but that was not to be. Kush Finished the 2020 season which had a delayed Start due to Covid with 12 Podiums out of 24 races which is a high ratio of 50%. On an Average there were 17 Cars Participating at every race from Drivers all over the World. It is worthwhile to also note that this was Hitech GP's first year in the British F3 championship. India's Kush Maini continued his run in the 2020 BRDC British F3 Championship with Hitech GP as the Indian started the seventh and final weekend at Silverstone in a good space dominating the four practice sessions to gain much-needed confidence. Maini was quickest in every Session but by just in the last one from title rival Kaylen Fredrick. It was similar in qualifying, but roles reversed as he ended up 0.041s behind the American after slight floor damage. The Race 1 saw a slow start for Frederick which Maini wanted to pounce upon but the American squeezed him which resulted in the Indian backing off. That allowed Ayrton Simmons to sneak through and with all off the three on similar pace, it was difficult to regain the lost place. However, Maini lost momentum due to damage and fell back to 17th by the end of the race as the wet tyres started to fade. Frederick finished 12th which took the Title fight to the final race. The American, though, was in firm control unless he was to retire. He claimed second overall, one better than third in 2018, as he finished with 448 points to Frederick's 499, while Ulysse De Pauw was third with 398.