During the second round of the WSK at Sarno, Nyck De Vries reached again the leadership in the KF3. Both in timed practice and in the qualifying phase, the Dutch driver seemed capable of fighting for a podium as well as remaining at the head of the championship. Unfortunately, Sunday’s events spoiled a weekend that had started under the best auspices…
Despite poor weather conditions at the beginning of the meeting, Nyck De Vries reached immediately the 4th place during timed practice. On Saturday, the day went on smoothly for the driver from Chiesa Corse Team. Nyck won a heat, was second in another one and then 10th. “I had a collision at the start and the kart, then, began to pull to the left.” Nyck declared.
But it was the following day that turned out really hard for De Vries. A mechanical problem forced him to leave the race during his last qualifying heat. “At the centre of the pack, drivers are often too excited and this can cause troubles. At the start I lost several places and I had to fight hard to come back in 18th position”.
For Nyck, everything was still possible in the final, so much so that he made an excellent start at the wheel of his Zanardi-Parilla. “I quickly found my self in 8th place. However, just like at the Winter Cup, I had to stop in the first part of the race because of the valves. It is annoying, because a thing like that almost never happens in KF3.”
Nyck will try to show his extraordinary talent at the 20th Andrea Margutti Trophy, at Castelletto, on 22 March.
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