The rest of the field scrambled past without hitting him. With gearbox problems, it took him half an hour to get going again. On lap three, Sommer took the lead, and started putting in laps almost ten seconds faster than the rest of the field.
Without impacting him, the rest of the field raced past. Because of gearbox problems, it took him half an hour to restart. On lap three, Sommer took the lead and began completing laps nearly ten seconds quicker than the rest.