JULIA ANGELARD WITH IMPRESSIVE PROGRESS ON THE FRANCIACORTA TRACK

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  • Last weekend, the third round of the ROK Cup Italia series took place at the Franciacorta Karting Track.
  • Julia Angelard, representing JSTR by Jastrzębski Racing, showed solid pace throughout the weekend, making impressive progress in individual sessions.
  • Among 60 drivers, Julia was not fighting to be the best competitor – but to be the best of all. Unfortunately, the final run did not go entirely as the 13-year-old Polish woman expected.

The third visit this year to the Franciacorta track was an excellent opportunity for Julia Angelard to make full use of the experience gained since the beginning of the year. She expressed this during the qualifying session, recording the 11th time in her group, going down below the 50-second barrier. At that moment, Julia became the fastest competitor among the participating girls, fighting for the highest possible position on an equal footing with the boys in the group of 60 participants.

Solid qualifying heats
Sunday’s heats confirmed the pace of the Minardi Management team this weekend. In the first one, Julia Angelard took fourth place in the group, in the second one – she took fifth place. The last heat turned out to be a bit more difficult, but in this case Julia was classified in a high, 11th place. Thanks to solid results, the JSTR by Jastrzębski Racing competitor qualified in the final race in a high, seventh place, which gave hope for a fantastic result during this round and a large pool of points in the general classification of the series.

During the round on the Franciacorta track, Julia Angelard could also count on the support of a much more experienced mentor and friend. Maya Weug, the current leader of the F1 Academy general classification, appeared in the paddock and supported the Polish competitor with advice and comments on her driving, making it easier for the 13-year-old Pole to make progress from session to session.

Fight in the final
Although the initial laps were optimistic and allowed us to realistically think about the first podium this season, reality decided to verify the expectations and dreams of the Polish competitor. As a result of a fight with another competitor, Julia Angelard, who was in fifth place, fell off the track, losing precious seconds and therefore further positions on the track. The competitor managed to come back and continue fighting, thanks to which she was finally classified in 18th place, but it was far from the capabilities of Julia and her go-kart.

Julia Angelard: “this is not the result I was hoping for”
“I showed a solid pace throughout the weekend, taking P4, P5 and P11 in the heats, which gave me P7 at the start of the final. After a good start and getting to fifth place, contact with another driver unfortunately dropped me to P23, but despite the damage I made it to P16 (after a penalty for the incident, I ended up P18). It’s not the result I was hoping for, but I’m not giving up! I know I can fight for the podium and I hope I can get there.” During the next round I will be able to prove what I am capable of,” admits Julia Angelard.

Despite the not entirely successful finale, Julia Angelard advanced to 15th place out of 74 competitors in the general classification of the series. The next round of ROK Cup Italia will take place in two weeks, on May 10-11. Julia Angelard will then appear on the Pista Azzurra track in Jesolo.