A constructive Brazilian discovery for Team France in DD2 (4/4)

Paolo Besancenez and Nicolas Picot in Rotax DD2, as well as Franck Lavergne in DD2 Master, worked hard to improve the set-up of their equipment during the six Free Practice sessions scheduled on Monday and Tuesday. But the road is still long …

Paolo Besancenez

Brilliant in all the categories he has raced in since his debut in Mini-Kart until his recent performances in KZ and Rotax DD2, Paolo Besancenez has started the Brazilian competition under excellent auspices. “I got a good feeling from the start, with a track and equipment that provides very good grip. I like such conditions. On Monday, I finished a session in 3rd position of my group. Afterwards, I experienced some engine interruptions that disrupted our development work, apparently the phenomenon was related to an electrical problem, we think we have rectified the issue, and I hope to reach a good level of performance in the last free session before Qualifying.”

Nicolas Picot
After a difficult first day, Nicolas embarked on a thorough analysis to try to identify his difficulties, in order to remedy them. “I do not have very good braking sensation, it’s quite disturbing, I improved a lot during the sessions, especially in the first two sectors of the circuit, but that’s not yet the case in sector 3. In the beginning, I was in the middle of the ranking, but I managed to join the top six of my group on Tuesday, after working intelligently.”

Franck Lavergne
For his fifth race in Rotax DD2 and his first ever world finals, Franck knows that his task is still hard. “I was a little worried in the first two sessions on Monday, because I was a long way away, more than a second from the fastest, but since then, I’ve been steadily closing the gap, my times are better in each session. Unfortunately , the rain prevented me from continuing the work in a session, I will have to use the last one on Wednesday before Qualifying to continue to progress up the rankings.”

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