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The Motopark Academy
rookie driver was disappointed as he left the team’s home track on
Sunday. After showing great improvement in wet conditions, Kuba had to
settle with a top ten finish and a retirement on the weekend’s races.
After completing the Free
Practice sessions in both dry and wet conditions, Kuba lined up for the
double qualifying session in a completely flooded track. The session
started off in a very positive way, as he was very close to the
frontrunners. Unfortunately he dropped some positions, and then crashed as
he tried hard to improve his times. This was not all, as there was too much
damage to the car, and so he could not take part in the second session.
This meant he would be starting Saturday’s race from 13th place
and the race on Sunday from the back of the grid.
The team did a great job to
fix and prepare the car in time for the first race of the weekend and Kuba,
determined to put the problems in qualifying behind him, drove a solid race
under heavy rain and difficult conditions, and finished Race 1 in 9th
position.
Starting at the back, and with
nothing to lose, Kuba decided to try and make the best of the start for
Race 2. He got off the line very quickly and had already passed four cars
as he went into the first corner. At this point he collided with another
car, and lost his front wing. Kuba pushed on for another three laps, but
his race finished early, as he went off in a high speed corner.
Speaking on Sunday, the young
Polish driver commented that “It
was a frustrating weekend for me. For sure we made good progress in wet
conditions, but I expected better results here. Anyway, there are only two
events to go this year, and I am really looking forward to finishing the
season with good results!”
The Formula Renault Northern
European Cup is back in two weeks, for the final back to back rounds,
taking place in Spa-Francorchamps and Hockenheim.
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