Daniel Miranda bags two podiums at 2018 Asia Formula Renault

Eurasia Motorsport driver Daniel Miranda has just ended the 2018 Asia Formula Renault series with a bang. After 5 legs and 10 races (2 races per leg/track), Eurasia Motorsport’s debut season ended on a high note at Sepang International Circuit (SIC), bagging podium finishes for the last two races of the season.

If his name sounds familiar, then chances are you know Daniel Miranda as the champion of last year’s Toyota Vios Cup. Having recently moved up from touring cars to open wheel racing, this was his first year in the cockpit, sharing the grid with teammate Eshan Pieris. Born in Cebu and having spent many years in go karts, single seaters were the next step for the young driver.

Having already spent time racing on the track in the previous month, Miranda took the experience he learned from his previous sessions to clock in impressive times during free practice, granting him 3rd by the end of the practice sessions. Qualifying saw Miranda place a strong fourth, with his teammate Pieris sharing the second row of the grid with him. Race 1 saw Miranda take second place by the first corner, but this was short lived as he lost his position, slipping back to third. He finished the race in third, holding on to his position throughout the majority of the laps.

Race two saw Miranda constantly being chased by teammate Pieris for most of the opening laps. A mistake would put Pieris behind, no longer becoming a threat to Miranda as it seemed that his clean driving would carry the team into another podium finish. Unfortunately, on the last lap, a bad overtake by another driver would cause Miranda to spin out, slipping and finishing into fifth. The race stewards, however, reviewed the incident, penalized the erring driver and reversed their finishing order, giving Miranda another podium finish with third place.