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SOCHI - HIGHLIGHTS & FACTS
Jake Hughes teamed up with HWA RACELAB once again to contest the Sochi round of the FIA Formula 2 championship
The Brit was keen to build on his promising performance at Monza
An excellent qualifying performance from Jake placed him sixth on the grid - handing the team their best-ever FIA F2 starting position
Torrential rain curtailed Saturday’s running with the first Sprint Race postponed before being ultimately cancelled
The schedule was then reduced to one Sprint on Saturday and the standard Feature Race on Sunday
Lining up P6 for Saturday’s Sprint, Jake took full advantage of the tricky track conditions and was firmly in the fight for the podium places
The Birmingham-born driver excelled in the race to rise to P4 at the chequered flag
The result was his and the team’s best FIA F2 race result
Jake closed the weekend with P18 in Sunday’s Feature Race
JAKE’S RACE REVIEW
“I’d like to say a huge thank you and well done to everyone at HWA RACELAB. They’ve worked very hard to continue improving the car and our performance at the weekend is a testament to that. The weather conditions were atrocious on Saturday morning but I’m glad we were still able to get a race in later in the afternoon. The car felt great and that really allowed me to push on as we were in the mix for the podium - we can be very happy with how we performed and the end result. Thanks again to the team for the opportunity.”
Images courtesy of Getty Images/Formula Motorsport Limited.