Charles Milesi confirms brilliantly in F4 in Barcelona

In line with his excellent performances at Magny-Cours, Charles Milesi completed an impressive event at the penultimate round of the French F4 Championship on the Barcelona Catalunya circuit. Double pole position and a double victory greeted his masterful progression.

A young driver straight from Junior karting, Charles Milesi is a hard worker who spares no effort. When his racing programme leaves him a little respite, he trains both physically and mentally with Julien Abelli’s Simumotion organisation to face any situation he may encounter while racing. This constant involvement is bearing fruit as Charles has moved in a few months from rookie to seed in F4.

“I now feel very comfortable at the wheel of the F4,” he explains. “Since Magny-Cours I have learned the way not to jostle the car, not to push it to its limits, and to make the most of it. It is not natural to remain beneath its possibilities, but once one has assimilated the technique, it is very effective! I am of course very satisfied with my weekend in Barcelona, even though I chose not to score points in the Championship.“

The results from Barcelona are there to support Charles’ analysis. Leader in free practice, he confirmed his form by achieving the fastest time in the Qualifying session on Friday 29th September, and the best second time, which ensured him pole position in Races 1 and 3.

After a cautious start in the first race Saturday morning, Charles brought his best game to take the lead and outstrip his opponents by more than a second at the finish, having posted the fastest lap.

According to the F4 rule of the reverse grid for the top 10, he started from the 10th position for Race 2. He was first jostled during a chaotic start and dropped to the 14th place in the pack. Not discouraged by the first lap, Charles increased the pace to move up 8 places in 12 laps and finish 6th, with another fastest lap despite his frequent passing.

On Sunday morning, the course of Race 3 was clear. Charles monopolised the lead until the finish by increasing his lead to more than 3” on his pursuers with another fastest lap to his credit.

As the title of French F4 Champion was no longer within his reach, Charles and his entourage had decided to favour his future by participating in FR 2.0 testing on the Barcelona circuit which will appear in his 2018 programme in Eurocup. This choice prevented him from scoring points in the FFSA Academy.

Having already taken four F4 wins in the last three rounds, Charles will next weekend discover the Hockenheim circuit in FR2.0 as part of the NEC within the R-ace GP team.