"Tomorrow, we start more at the front," said De Palo. "There are more opportunities to get, everything is there to take."
He emphasized that maximizing track position early would remain critical to his success against the rest of the 30-car field.
"We will look forward already trying to make up positions from the first lap.
But I think we didn't maximise completely our results in quali yesterday, losing the P2 by just half a tenth, so I think we can get there and hopefully fight with Freddie for the lead in the race," said De Palo.
Championship Standings and Next Round
Championship leader Ugo Ugochukwu finished fourth to expand his advantage in the drivers' standings. He holds 97 points ahead of Slater's 78 points.
The next round of the championship will take place at Spa-Francorchamps from July 17-19.
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FIA Formula 3 Silverstone Feature Race Results:
- 1. Matteo De Palo (Trident) – 40m51.122s
- 2. Ernesto Rivera (Campos Racing) – +0.374s
- 3. Maciej Gładysz (ART Grand Prix) – +0.503s
- 4. James Wharton (Prema Racing) – +0.945s
- 5. Freddie Slater (Trident) – +1.411s
- 6. Ugo Ugochukwu (Campos Racing) – +1.663s
- 7. Louis Sharp (Prema Racing) – +3.361s
- 8. Noah Stromsted (Trident) – +3.772s
- 9. Kanato Le (ART Grand Prix) – +3.929s
- 10. Alessandro Giusti (MP Motorsport) – +4.226s
