However, he almost magically put it together in qualifying - taking pole position by over two-tenths of a second (0.2 sec) - a dominating showing given the drivers from 2nd to 5th position were separated by just five-hundredth of a second (0.05 sec).Coming into the weekend, Shahan was leading the Micro Max championship table by a five point margin to his title rival Hayden. The Indian had the big picture in mind and didn't want to push his luck and risk a DNF. Resultantly, Shahan finished second in both heats but was crucially ahead of title rival Hayden who finished third in both races.For the pre-finals, the strategy was similar - keep the nose clean and stay on the podium; Shahan was starting 2nd and with Haikal behind in third. Amer, Hayden and Shahan were in the thick of it, rubbing bumpers with places being switched between the two championship contenders while Amer led at the front but not far away.Eventually Shahan settled for third with Hayden finishing second this time around; with the top three finishing within 0.2 seconds. Numbers were crunched with bated breath and at the end of it - Shahan emerged four points ahead thanks to his consistent performance over the weekend as the winner.

Source: Times of India September 04, 2016 15:22 UTC