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Geo2002 won the Texas E3 race from third, ahead of jazzy-draught9 and Gokhanlimon. The Williams driver's P3 helped remove 19 points from NesbiLeGrand's championship advantage.
After four rounds Nesbi still led on 93, but geo2002 had closed to 87. A six-point separation made E3 the mirror image of Nesbi's much larger D3 cushion.
The podium pulls the championship inward
Gokhanlimon gained one place from fourth to third. The movement looked modest beside deeper recoveries elsewhere in Texas, yet its recorded championship effect was a 19-point reduction in the leader's cushion.
Geo2002's victory supplied the most direct pressure, taking the Ferrari driver to within six of the lead. Jazzy's P2 added another Aston Martin presence between winner and Williams podium finisher.
Six points changes Mexico's stakes
At six points, the lead was vulnerable to a single strong result. Texas had turned E3 from an advantage into an invitation before the season reached its midpoint.
The winner's move and Gokhanlimon's contribution belonged to the same compression story. The useful fact was not simply who stood on the podium, but how sharply that podium altered the gap above it.
