How do you feel about your season so far? JT: “Well, we had some problems at the beginning, some bad luck, but things are getting better. I won at Spa and last weekend I did a Formula Renault race, which went off well so I’m really optimistic for Monza. I think we can achieve a good result, and I can finish in third place in the championship.”

You’re 16 points behind Sainz and 25 behind Hansen. What kind of result do you need to finish more …

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You drove a fantastic race at Spa. Why did you decide to stay out on slicks in the rain? AT: “I watched the previous races and practice sessions, and I saw that the track was drying very quickly. I knew that Spa’s a long track and I said to myself that some parts of the track were going to be still dry, and I was starting from the back (27^th place), because I had a crash in race 1. I had already pulled back ten places more …

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Renault F1’s reserve driver catches up with us while attending the Hockenheim “World Series” event, doing donuts in a R29.

Jérôme, Spa must have been a big disappointment for you… JDA : “It was. On the other hand, it was a very good weekend. The performance was there and it’s better something like that than just trundling around at the back of the field.”

What was the engine problem? JDA : “It was the con rod. It just went through the floor!”

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Formula Renault 2.0 EPSILON drivers went out for their second race of the weekend at Hockenheim pretty conditioned. Following a rather misfortunate qualifying session yesterday, today was necessary to take risks if they were to finish the weekend with a better taste in their mouths.

Debutant Javier Tarancón was the best positioned on the grid, fourth. Following a good start that saw him climb to third and setting a killing pace, Tarancón was a firm candidate to the podium. Nevertheless, a damaged front wing after a collision with more …

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Antonio Felix da Costa won round 14 of the Formula 3 Euro Series at Brands Hatch in England, leading the 55-lap race from start to finish.

Da Costa (Motopark) led home Carlos Munoz (Mucke) and Daniel Juncadella (Prema) who drove in grid order throughout the race. Their only excitement came at the end, when the chequered flag did not come out when it was supposed to.

The race’s main incidents occurred on the opening lap. Yesterday’s race winner, and series leader, Edoardo Mortara was punted off at the first more …

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Javier Tarancon finished is first Fromula Renault 2.0 Eurocup race in 4th position today.

The summer break appears to have been kind to Koiranen Bros Motorsport’s Kevin Korjus. Starting from pole position in the first race, the Estonian made a  good return to Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 today despite unrelenting pressure from Tech 1 Racing’s Aaro Vainio. In third place, Tech 1 Racing’s Arthur Pic lost crucialchampionship points in the face of Korjus’s fifth win of the season.

It is only now at Hockenheim, the sixth meeting of the season, that Kevin more …

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