HOT NEWS - TKART - FORMULA 4 (MUGELLO) - Double win for Prema Power Team’s French driver in the qualifyings that decide the start grid for race 1 and race 3.
Round 3 of the Italian F4 Championship powered by Abarth - Brandon Maisano (Prema Power Team) doubles up on pole position in the qualifying sessions, followed closely by his teammate Lance Stroll, who alone manages to keep up to him.
Q1
Leonardo Pulcini (Euronova Racing) gets a great third plce and confirms he belongs among the podium hopefuls. His gap from Maisano is of just 1.143.
Mattia Drudi (F&M) also confirms the skills he had displayed in round 2 in Imola and takes fourth place (1'49.566, +1.273).
Andrea Russo (Diegi Motorsport) places 11th by clocking out at 1'50.822 (+2.529 from pole), but the 5 place penalty he incurred in Imola’s race 3 will force him to start race 1 from P16.
Q2
This time the Prema Power Team duo is followed by Mattia Drudi, who times out at just 1 second and 383 throusandths from pole position and right behind provisional championship leader Lance Stroll.
Andrea Russo rises by surprise from his Q1 position (which will be his start position in race 1 ): fourth, 1.606 from the top spot.
Stroll retains the championship lead, since Maisano is “invisible” in the title hunt.