JULIA ANGELARD WITH A GOOD PACE AT THE SLOVAKIA RING

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  • The past fourth of six rounds of Champions of the Future Academy once again confirmed the solid pace of Julia Angelard.
  • On Saturday, despite unsuccessful qualifying and being eliminated at the start of the first heat, the 13-year-old Polish competitor fought her way from the back of the grid to 11th place in the final.
  • Julia’s equally solid runs on Sunday resulted in sixth place in the next final race.

The September round of the Champions of the Future Academy, held at the Slovakia Ring, provided another opportunity for the Champions of the Future Academy drivers to demonstrate their pace on a track that unexpectedly appeared on this year’s calendar. Julia Angelard made excellent use of this opportunity, making her debut at this karting track and clearly demonstrating on both days that she is one of the fastest drivers in the field.

Saturday and the bad beginnings of good
Saturday’s qualifying session unfortunately didn’t end well for the teenage Polish driver. Julia Angelard got stuck behind another driver, losing pace and unable to complete a fast lap. Her opportunity only arose as the qualifying session drew to a close. Starting from the back of the grid and being eliminated from the first heat on the first lap, however, clearly whetted the Polish driver’s appetite for a top result. In effect, Julia moved up to 15th place in the second heat, only to overtake more drivers in Saturday’s final heat, finishing 11th.

Sunday’s competition and the fight for the top positions
Sunday’s time trial yielded a better result, placing the 13-year-old Pole in 12th place in the 23-driver OK-N Junior category. Although the first heat ended with a drop of several places due to a time penalty, fans witnessed an intense chase for the leaders in subsequent heats. In the second heat, Julia Angelard moved up five places to a respectable seventh place. Sunday’s finale was also a showcase for overtaking skills – Julia, after starting ninth on the grid, fought her way to sixth place. As a result, the Polish driver currently sits 14th in the overall standings after four of the six rounds of the Champions of the Future Academy.

Julia Angelard: It’s a shame about Saturday’s qualifications
“It’s a real shame I couldn’t perform at my best in Saturday’s qualifying session. If I’d managed to get a fast lap in time, I could have been fighting for the top spots from the start of the weekend. However, I’m happy with the experience I gained – it was great starting from the back of the grid, climbing up the ranks, and overtaking other drivers on the track,” emphasizes Julia Angelard, who will head to Cremona for the FIA ​​Karting World Cup immediately after the Slovakia Ring round.