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SPA FEATURE RACE WIN A HIGHLIGHT FOR DOOHAN
Jack Doohan sits fourth on the overall points table with just one round to go in the 2022 FIA Formula 2 Championship. His third race win of the season at the Spa-Francorchamps round in Belgium in late August has helped propel the Australian driver within reach of third as he lies just nine-points behind America Logan Sargeant.
“Finishing both races on the podium was really goodas well as getting my first Feature Race win,” commented Doohan. “Obviously, I had two Sprint Race victories, but I really wanted that Feature Race win. We came super close in round one in Bahrain, then round two in Barcelona, so it’s been coming and I’m super glad to get it.”
“Racing at Spa is a lot different than Qualifying at Spa. Obviously we have to run a lot lower downforce than in qualifying and you’re targeting different areas, mainly straight line speed which obviously means less downforce, it make sit trickier in the middle sector and it’s quite heavy on deg. Learning when to make the right moves and being patient to wait for DRS and then knowing when it was time to not to get too close in the middle sector so if I had DRS, releasing it halfway up the Kemmel Straight so I didn’t get too close so it didn’t hurt the tyre too much.”
Felipe Drugovich has already wrapped up the Formula 2 title with one round left at the Yas Island in Abu Dhabi 1820 November 2022.
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CROSS CAR STARS JOIN FIA MOTORSPORT GAMES
Cross Car will debut at the FIA Motorsport Games this October, 26-30, drawing off-road racing, Autocross, and Cross Car stars to compete for the glory of winning a gold medal for their home nation.
Introduced to the FIA Motorsport Games for the first time this year, the Cross Car competitions for both Junior and Senior drivers will take place on the permanent Autocross Veynois circuit in Veynes, located near the city of Gap, north of Le Castellet.
Cross Car is to off-road racing what karting is to circuit racing. It’s where established and upcoming stars from rally and off-road competition build their craft driving small offroad buggies powered by motorbike engines, drivers like current FIA Euro RX3 Rallycross leader Kobe Pauwels, and Viktor Vranckx, who heads the FIA RX2e Rallycross Championship.
With the FIA Cross Car Academy Trophy in 2021 giving juniors aged 13+ years an accessible and affordable platform to develop their off-road skills, Cross Car competition is growing across the globe.
“As an entry category promoted through Autocross, and sometimes Rallycross, the addition of Cross Car to the programme of the FIA Motorsport Games makes full sense,” commented Wlodek Szaniawski, President of the FIA Off-Road Commission. “Cross Car was the first step to motorsport for several current WRC, World RX and Euro RX top stars. Cross Cars races are always exciting to watch, as the vehicles are light and agile, and even more exciting to drive!”
The Cross Car competition will take place on Friday and Saturday, 28-29 October, at Autocross Veynois. Free practice will precede two qualifying practice sessions and three qualifying heats, the semi-final, and all-important final to decide the medal-winning nations and drivers.
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