Sodi Takes 3rd Place at U18 World Championship with Hubert

Regardless of track conditions – dry, wet or mixed – on the circuit of Sarno, Sodi chassis showed again a very high performance level. Indeed, there were 3 Sodi karts in the top 6 in timed qualifying. And then Anthoine Hubert set the fastest time in the first qualifying heat, while the Briton Henry Easthope twice crossed the line first, although he received a heavy penalty after one of his victories. In the meanwhile, Hubert took two second places, despite some problems with the starter.

In the first pre-final, Easthope took the flag in second place with the best lap in the race while Hubert set the second fastest time. In the most dreadful race, pre-final 2 and its reversed starting grid, Hubert showed an impressive performance by conquering victory after a start from 29th, while Easthope claimed second place with another fastest lap in the race.

The final did not bring the results expected after such performances. Slick tyres had got worn after the previous races on an increasingly dry surface, so the Sodi boys could not keep the pace until the end, despite some excellent places at the start of the race. Then Léo Roussel took over and battled hard for a podium place. Unfortunately a penalty pushed him down to 6th.

Efforts by Anthoine Hubert and the Sodi team were finally rewarded by a fantastic third place in the final classification of the U18 World Championship, the CIK-FIA formula that looks to the future.

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