Jüri Vips started his first full season at the European F3 Championship on the street circuit in Pau and finished 10th in the opening race, for which he also scored the first point. Unfortunately, due to a failed second qualifying session in the remaining two races, he failed to finish in a points position.
Pau's street circuit is particularly challenging for newcomers, as it does not offer the possibility of testing in the past, as is the case on conventional circuits. In the first qualifying session, Jüri Vips of Motopark finished 12th on the grid and managed to overtake two rivals to finish tenth. However, in the second qualifying session, which was rained out, he was unable to set a good time due to an accident and for the remaining two races, his starting position remained 19th. In both Sunday races, Jüri Vips improved his starting position and finished 17th and 12th respectively.
Jüri Vips: "Actually, my speed was pretty good, but maybe my confidence came even too fast. In the first qualifying session I hit a kerb and had to pit. And in the second qualifying I hit a wall on a wet track and didn't get a good time. Little mistakes ruined the whole weekend. It's difficult to pass on Pau and in dry weather you can only improve with a good start. The first two races were dry and in the third race in the rain we had good speed, but unfortunately that race was abandoned."
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