Giuliano Alesi experienced a difficult weekend at the Budapest circuit where the young French driver showed tenacity to overcome his difficulties from the free practice. Despite this slight misstep in his apprenticeship, Giuliano managed to remain among the leading men competing for the title of French Champion.
The tight Hungarian track didn’t spare Giuliano throughout the fourth round of the seven events that make up the French F4 Championship. From free practice onwards, the legendary circuit of Budapest gave Giuliano a hard time and he encountered some difficulties adapting. With rage and tenacity, Giuliano managed to qualify in the middle of the grid, leaving an opportunity to score points in all three races scheduled. He achieved this in the first race, where he crossed the finish line in 8th. For the second race, Giuliano was on the second row of the grid which he unfortunately couldn’t exploit. His motivation was such that he slightly jumped the start, earning him a penalty that destroyed his hopes of a podium.
From the final Sunday race, Giuliano demonstrated his talent to move from 11th to 7th place as early as the first lap of the race. A few laps later, Giuliano managed to gain an additional position with a spectacular outside pass at a corner with a reputation for complexity. The end of the race allowed Giuliano to emphasize his speed. With impressive lap times, he returned to the front runners but there weren’t enough laps to try another attack and Giuliano had to be satisfied with a 6th place with the second best time in the race.
Giuliano Alesi: “I’m really disappointed with my weekend in Budapest. From the free practice, I did not find the right rhythm although I was penalised in qualifying I still managed to take a top ten in Race 1 which allowed me to hope for a better result in Race 2. Unfortunately, I make a mistake and I was penalised for a jumped start. In the last race I finally solved all my problems and I managed to finish 6th after having started from 11th place with the second fastest time in the race. I now have a long break but I’ll work harder in order to reach Magny Cours even better prepared.“
The next event for Giuliano will take place on the weekend of 29th & 30th August at the Magny Cours circuit in the GT TOUR.
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