Duval, di Resta excluded at Euro finale.
Loic Duval and Paul di Resta both suffered the ignominy of being disqualified from a race at the final round of the F3 Euroseries at Hockenheim, the Frenchman being removed from Saturday's results and the Scot from Sunday's.
Duval's Signature-Plus Dallara-Opel was belatedly excluded from the 19th round of the season, ironically following a collision with di Resta's Manor Motorsport Dallara-Mercedes. The front of Duval's car was damaged in the incident, but the 23-year old repeatedly ignored the black-and-orange warning flag indicating that he should pit for repairs.
Loic Duval and Paul di Resta both suffered the ignominy of being disqualified from a race at the final round of the F3 Euroseries at Hockenheim, the Frenchman being removed from Saturday's results and the Scot from Sunday's.
Duval's Signature-Plus Dallara-Opel was belatedly excluded from the 19th round of the season, ironically following a collision with di Resta's Manor Motorsport Dallara-Mercedes. The front of Duval's car was damaged in the incident, but the 23-year old repeatedly ignored the black-and-orange warning flag indicating that he should pit for repairs.
Although he soldiered on to finish fifth, the Frenchman was excluded for not following the orders of race control, and his team was fined EUR1000.
The result moved Signature-Plus team-mate James Rossiter into fifth spot, with Marco Bonanomi, Esteban Guerrieri, ?tila Abreu and Greg Franchi up a place in the points.
di Resta was belatedly excluded from the final round of the series after a late braking move while trying to pass Duval at the hairpin saw him collide with ASM's Maximilian G?tz. Both drivers were forced to retire, while di Resta's pain was increased by the imposition of EUR1000 fine.
The decision didn't make an impact regarding the points finishers, with only G?tz moved up one position, from 19th to 18th, three laps behind race winner Lewis Hamilton.
