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Champions of the Future Winter Series, Franciacorta: KZ2 Final – Simo Puhakka proves his strength and remains unbeaten
Mattia Livraghi
27 February 2022

[translated with Google]

Tyres: LeCont



  • Pole position, victory in his three heats, triumph in Super Heat 1 and success in the final. Simo Puhakka (Tony Kart Racing Team - Tony Kart - Vortex) makes a full booty in Franciacorta. The Tony Kart Racing Team rider dominates the final race of the weekend and, after a somewhat complicated start to the season, proves to be ready for the role of great protagonist.

  • Second at the finish is an exceptional Giuseppe Palomba (Birel ART Racing - Birel ART - TM Racing), who gains three positions from the start. The standard bearer of the Birel ART Racing team snaps hard when the traffic lights go out and parades third thanks to a textbook overtaking on David Liwinski (Leclerc by Lennox Racing - Birel ART - TM Racing). Following an unsuccessful attempt, Palomba also overtakes Paolo Ippolito (KR Motorsport - KR - IAME) on the sixth lap and chases the leader Puhakka, already almost a second behind. The runner-up of the FIA ​​Karting International Super Cup in 2020 must initially defend himself from Liwinski's attacks and then recovers some ground against the Tony Kart Racing Team driver complete with a fast lap, but that's not enough.

  • On the third step of the podium an excellent David Liwinski rises, who is Palomba's shadow throughout the race and thus confirms himself at the top of the standings.

  • Starting from the front row, Paolo Ippolito, on the other hand, had to settle for fifth place. The winner of Super Heat 2 finishes behind Laurens Van Hoepen (Leclerc by Lennox Racing - Birel ART - TM Racing), who thus completes a weekend of the highest level.

  • Even Adrien Renaudin (Tony Kart Racing Team - Tony Kart - Vortex), sixth, Jean Luyet (Tony Kart Racing Team - Tony Kart - Vortex), seventh, and Tom Leuillet (Leclerc by Lennox Racing - Birel) reaffirm their presence among the best. ART - TM Racing), eighth. It should be specified that Renaudin recovers three more positions from the start after having recovered four in Super Heat 2, while Luyet sees the possibility of sprinting from the front row in the final vanish because he gets demoted from fourth to sixth in Super Heat 1 following a five-second penalty due to the nose being in the wrong position.

  • Forced to park his go-kart in the grass while he was quietly leading the Super Heat 2, reigning KZ world champion Noah Milell (Tony Kart Racing Team - Tony Kart - Vortex) earns two positions in the final to cut the finish line in ninth place, just ahead of Leonardo Marseglia (Birel ART Racing - Birel ART - TM Racing) and teammate Juho Valtanen (Tony Kart Racing Team - Tony Kart - Vortex).

  • After finishing Super Heat 2 in fourth place and then being relegated to 13th by a five-second penalty due to the nose being in the wrong position, Danilo Albanese (KR Motorsport - KR - IAME) obtained 12th place in the final. The color bearer of the KR Motorsport team is followed by Moritz Ebner (Birel ART Racing - Birel ART - TM Racing), Alessio Piccini (Birel ART Racing - Birel ART - TM Racing) and Samuel Luyet (Tony Kart Racing Team - Tony Kart - Vortex) , which closes the top 15 and precedes the reigning European KZ2 champion Giacomo Pollini (Renda Motorsport - Birel ART - TM Racing).

  • Very fast during the weekend, Robert Kindervater (Birel ART Racing KSW - Birel ART - TM Racing) retires in the final, involved in a contact with his teammate Valentino Fritsch (Birel ART Racing KSW - Birel ART - TM Racing).

  • Andrea Kimi Antonelli (KR Motorsport - KR - IAME) does not participate on Sunday due to a commitment at another event.


Results

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1TJeNYhmuo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLzwHpBAttA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0f93ddc23z0

©Photo: Sportinphoto

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