A solid lead in the overall classification and an unheard-of record - that's the balance of Timo Rumpfkeil's Formula Four outfit from inside the huge oval north of Dresden. Sweden's Joel Eriksson won heat two, which was his fifth victory of the season, and backed that up with a massive charge through the field in the final. It was almost as if it were half as bad that he was banned from heat one following a red-flag infringement in qualifying - Eriksson still leads the overall standings convincingly.

On Sunday night, the Swede carried a big smile. "It was all about staying cool, calm and collected in the midfield carbon area. I picked one car after the other and ended up ninth. I was a bit lucky that Joey Mawson didn't win the final, after I had fought him down in race two already - it's great to enter the summer break on top of the standings."

Man of the meeting would be Michael Waldherr. In qualifying, the young German was on course for pole when he kissed a wall and ended up 16th. In race one, he damaged his front wing and later got a rear tyre ripped open by an opponent, which sent him back to 33rd. From there, he started a massive charge through the field in race two.

Waldherr then set a new record in the young history of Formula Four racing. He passed 25 opponents - never before in an F4 race has one single driver managed so many overtaking moves. "It was a great record to achieve. But I had already hoped for something similar in heat one, which didn't happen due to a number of shenanigans. To reach the points from thus far back is still something to write home about, though." In the final, Waldherr once again was on the move, taking the flag as seventh.

Jonathan Cecotto lost his lead in the rookies' standings. The South American's pitfall was race two, where he got handed a drive-through penalty for a dangerous manoevre. After finishing a solid eighth in heat one, the extra pit pass cost him ten positions, and Cecotto ended up 24th. In race three, he collided with another car after having started fourth. His car was out of alignment and there was little he could do but plummet down the order and lose P1 in the rookies.

Jannes Fittje showed his best performance of the year. The young German qualified fifth. "I could have done even better but got a tad confused with all the red flags," he said. "When it was time for the final restart, I had only one flying lap left, which I didn't pull off very well." In races one and three, Fittje managed sixth place, which were easily his best results of the season. In heat two, he achieved tenth - which was exactly what he had set out to do given his grid position.

Source: Team