Sodi chassis raised the tone at Genk during the third round of the World KF1 Championship.
Indeed, the three drivers racing for the French manufacturer entered the top 5 during a hard fought and difficult competition, proving the high level of performance of their karts despite adversity. Abbasse was instantly on the pace of the World Cup for KZ1 before being heavily tackled in the final.
During the whole Belgian CIK-FIA meeting, Léo Roussel proved to be the most regular driver among the front runners, performing each time some stunning recoveries. 4th in Saturday’s timed qualifying, he had to regain some of the ground – as many as 13 places – he had lost in Race 1 during the squabble at the start. His 7th place in Race 2 was his less positive result, since he moved up again in Race 3 after a difficult timed qualifying session to conclude with a 4th place and fought bravely in the last race to enter again the top 5.
Saturday was the day with the best performances for Loïc Réguillon, with a nice progression from 9th to 5th place in the two races of the day. On Sunday he found himself stuck too often in an aggressive pack to be able to repeat his excellent results. Finally Anthoine Hubert staged a superb race on Sunday afternoon, climbing up from the 21st place he occupied after his retirement in Race 3 due to a crash. Both incisive and clear-sighted at the wheel of one of the most effective karts, he concluded his remarkable performance with a 4th place.
Anthony Abbasse’s momentum was stopped in the final race of the World Cup for KZ1, after he had proven highly competitive and had been often among the 5 fastest drivers. Unfortunately a crash stopped him from defending his chances in the decisive race.
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