Mixed fortunes for Strakka Racing at Nurburgring
Career best qualifying for Laine but frustration for title contender Stevens at German GP venue – Strakka up to third in team title raceFinland’s Matias Laine converted his best ever Formula Renault 3.5 Series qualifying performance into a deserved top six result at the Nurburgring over the weekend, 12th/13thJuly, but opening lap contact in race two resulted in a vexing retirement. Strakka Racing team-mate Will Stevens, meanwhile, rued two lower than anticipated grid starts for rounds 10 and 11 but the Briton managed to salvage a seventh place result in Sunday’s encounter where he