Felix the street cat: Rosenqvist finally puts his name in lights
Swede makes up for years of disappointment in his final appearance at the Guia circuit by winning the blue-riband Formula Three race
Felix Rosenqvist revelled in coming through a season of "tough s***" to win the Macau Grand Prix at the fifth attempt, saying "stupidity" was the key to mastering one of motor sport's most demanding circuits.
The Swede started from the front of the grid for the third year in a row and won at his final try, signing off from Formula Three with a set of the most prestigious trophies: the Zandvoort Masters, Pau and Macau.
"It's quite hard to keep the belief in yourself during a season like this when you sometimes struggle to keep in the top 10," said Rosenqvist, eighth in this season's F3 European Championship.
"I ve always been quick in the street circuits, and they've been my standouts. That was my last shot here in Macau [to redeem the season] and I think all is forgotten now.
I've proven to myself and everyone else that I haven't got slower, I haven't unlearned anything, I've just had a tough year
"It makes up for all the disappointment this year. All the big ones have gone through something like that - to be strong you have to go through some tough s***, that's important for every athlete so I feel a lot stronger now.