3rd place overall in the International Esports Trophy 2025 Sweden, Kristianstad Tough races & strong pace Free Practice In free practice, it was simply a matter of adapting to the setup and getting to grips with the car. I had great difficulty getting used to the unfamiliar brakes and spent almost the entire practice session testing different brake settings. Qualifying Qualifying didn’t go as well as I’d hoped. I was too cautious on my push lap and only managed to qualify in fifth place. Race 1The first race went really well for me. I fought my way up from fifth to second place in the 10-minute sprint race, securing my first podium finish and second place on the grid for the second race. Race 2The second race was very tough. I got off to a good start, but it wasn’t perfect, which meant I quickly got into battles with the drivers in 3rd and 4th place. The battles were very tough, sometimes even beyond the limit, which meant I finished the race in 4th place. The driver who pushed me off the track received a penalty from the race directors. Race 3Nevertheless, I had to start the third race from fourth place. The race went smoothly and there were no major incidents. However, I was unable to make any significant progress and finished the race in fourth place. This meant that I finished third in the overall championship, just one point behind the runner-up.

Race 9 & 10 F4 Summer Challenge Race victory and double podium at Nürburgring Free PracticeIn the free practice sessions, I struggled a bit with my pace at the beginning and wasn’t quite sure where I was losing time to my opponents. But I was able to adapt quickly and felt confident about the upcoming qualifying and the two races. Qualifying The shock came during the warm-up lap from the pits. Everyone wanted to draft off each other, which is why everyone drove a very slow warm-up lap. No one wanted to be the first to pull away at the front, and so it happened that the car behind me hit the right side of my rear and caused damage to my suspension.My first thought was, ‘Qualifying is over,’ and it was indeed difficult to control the car and keep it on the track, but I was still able to drive a few fast laps and maintain third place in qualifying despite the damage. Race 1The start of the first race went really well. I was already battling for second place before the first corner and managed to move up to second place. This was followed by several laps of intense competition between the drivers in positions 1-5. However, after 20 exciting minutes, I was the first to cross the finish line and win the race. Race 2Thanks to my victory in the first race, I started the second race from 10th place again. The start went really well and I was able to gain multiple places in the first lap. At one point, I was the fastest car on the track and was able to secure second place at the end of the race, earning my first double podium in this championship. Championship resultsThanks to these good race results, I managed to secure third place in the overall championship standings, even though I was only able to participate in 8 of the 10 races. In the team standings, I finished sixth for Maffi Racing. Driver Standings: 1. Gonzales Pietro | 556 points2. Martin Yankov | 467 points3. Kevin Aebi | 465 points4. Kris Vrazhilov | 437 points

Race 7 & 8 F4 Summer Challenge Race victory at Oulton Park Circuit Free practiceI already knew the track and the car, so the free practice sessions were just a “warm-up”. The difficulty with this track is not to be fast, but to be consistently. The track is very narrow, which makes it difficult to overtake, but it also has almost no run-off areas, which means that a mistake mostly means the end of the race. That’s why it was crucial for me to find a rhythm in the free practice sessions and to be fast long-term instead of pushing for hot laps. Qualifying Qualifying went almost perfectly. I was able to show what I could do on my first fast lap and provisionally secure pole position. Unfortunately, I was held up by a slower car on my last fast lap, which forced me to abort my last push lap. Unfortunately, another driver was able to push on this last lap and take pole away from me by 0.05 seconds. So I started the race from 2nd place – the main thing was front row. Race 1The first race was characterised by exciting duels for victory and dramatic incidents of other riders, but I was able to stay out of them. I had to fight until the last lap, but I managed to finish the race in the lead and win the first race. Race 2I started race 2 from 10th place and had a lot to play for. I managed to fight my way up to 6th place on the first lap, but then I got too impatient in the battle for 4th place. I tried to do too much too quickly and touched the car in front of me, which caused damage to my front wing. This put me at a disadvantage both on the straights and in the corners and I had to fight hard to keep my places. After an exhausting race, I still managed to bring the car home in 5th place.