Vitez Rychly shifts down and pulls toward his pit as Sebi Orsi flies by. The Italian turns briefly and salutes, his red scarf snapping in the breeze. Less than a second later, the Norwegian Bugatti flashes by in 6th gear, hot on Orsi's tail. Teide Sorolla-Ledaal is intent on pressing for the lead.The Volcán's explosive nature is suddenly unleashed! He overtakes the Italian in a run toward Barrböjen. Both must now shift down hard to take the chicane. The Norwegian's Bugatti is in perfect condition, giving him an advantage over Orsi's Maserati that could well spell victory – yet it is far too early to talk of such things, with more laps to come!
Farther back, in a suddenly dominating advance, Diederik Olsen, the Danish driver, accelerates his Alfa Romeo Super Sport down the straight past the pits. Clearly, he will soon challenge for the lead position among the top three cars.
Behind, the Belgian and Portuguese drivers skid dangerously out of the hairpin at Hårnålskurva. The curve is crowded – and the British driver kicks in his benzine boost to skid forward and clear the curve, overtaking Monaco by storm. Monaco and Germany take the hairpin carefully.
Aristide La Fontaine, the winner at Nice, cruises beautifully out of the Lekböjen chicane as the Finnish driver, Tavho Myrsky, pulls alongside in the narrow portion of the course as the two cars come off the ice. Farther back, carrying a lot of speed, the Scot flies forward. He zigzags his way across the ice closing rapidly on the French and Finnish cars. A quick tap of his brakes and he keeps a safe distance, avoiding a possible collision.
Farther back, Switzerland and Sweden cut into the Lekböjen chicane, no longer far off the pace. Both could now challenge the French, Finnish and Scottish drivers, as they head toward Hårnålskurva – and surprisingly, it appears that only the Czech driver is willing to take a pit stop.
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