The third round of the French F4 Championship at the beautiful Val de Vienne circuit was very different to Pau. Following a meeting full of twists, Dorian Boccolacci was on the second step of the podium, which is also his position in the standings behind Lasse Sorensen, who was untouchable throughout the weekend.
The scene was set up in the qualifying session. Posting the 6th fastest time, Dorian immediately felt that the competition would not be easy for him in Vigeant. “I immediately found the group of fast drivers, but I could not make a difference, my car was not the most effective in the field. Anyway, Sorensen was very much ahead of everyone this time … “
The competition was particularly intense throughout the weekend until the last race on Sunday with a wet track at the start. In race 1 Dorian met more problems. After a very good start, he was already in third after the first lap in the wheeltracks of Felix Hirsiger. But the pressure was greater behind him, especially from Paul Hokfelt Jr who made contact repeatedly. The Lotus F1 Junior Team driver defended until he was forced to mount a kerb to avoid Hokfelt on his left, which sent him across the track. With 10 laps left, he managed to return to seventh position at the chequered flag.
In race 2, Dorian lost precious time behind the second placed driver, Amaury Richard, before finding a gap. He then joined Valentin Hasse-Clot who closed the doors to protect his leading position. He made a mistake, braking too heavily and Dorian let Sorensen, Mawson and Bulatov past avoiding Hasse-Clot, to finish in fourth position.
On Sunday afternoon, the track was still very wet for race 3. Carefully starting in fifth place, Dorian took third after three laps and grabbed second position at the halfway point. Sorensen had time to escape and the French driver stayed there to ensure second place against Valentin Moineault.
“This is the first time that I have fought like this in F4. It has not always been simple, but in the end I did not lose much against Sorensen. In any case, I have learned from these fights!“
Watch out for the next event in early September, for the 4th round at Magny-Cours.
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