2017 F4 SMP NEZ Championship – Smtfhw's Travels

2017 F4 SMP NEZ Championship – Honours to Haapalainen and Lundgaard

Victory Shared Between Haapalainen and Lundgaard The final day of Round 5 started with clear skies at Moscow Raceway. Friday showed Christian Lundgaard largely dominating the day, but with today’s Race 2 starting position, the series was expecting to have a new winner. Qualifying 2 The day started with the second fifteen-minute session of…

2017 F4 SMP NEZ Championship – Lundgaard Dominant Again

Total Walkover for Lundgaard in Moscow Day 1 A big action day was waiting for the drivers when they reached Moscow Raceway this morning. With two Free Practice sessions held at 10:00 and 13:00, drivers could experience both slick and wet Hankook tires. Both sessions were dominated by Renault Sport Academy driver Christian Lundgaard, who…

2017 F4 SMP NEZ Championship – Moscow Preview

Moscow Raceway Round 5, Preview The second half of the season started today as the 2017 SMP F4 NEZ drivers made a new stop at Moscow Raceway for the fifth round of the season. A two-day event is waiting for the F4 NEZ youngsters, who started today with the penultimate official test for 2017. Dark…

2017 F4 SMP NEZ Championship – Lundgaard Dominant in Estonia

Lundgaard Dominates Day 2 in Parnu The rain had eased overnight and whole Saturday was driven in dry conditions. It was a very long day for the drivers and teams, as the action on track started as early as 9:00 and finished at 19:15 in the evening. The 19-drivers field was pumped up to kick…

2017 F4 SMP NEZ Championship – Piirimagi Tops the Times at Sodden Parnu

Parnu, Round 4 Free Practice 2 1st – No. 44, Sten Dorian Piirimägi, EST, ALM Motorsport, 1:24.773 2nd – No 12, Bent Viscaal, NED, MP Motorsport, Gap: 0.368 3rd – No. 5, Christian Lundgaard, DEN, MP Motorsport, Gap: 0.373 4th – No. 10, Alexander Smolyar, RUS, Gap: 0.454 5th – No. 7, Nikita Volegov. RUS,…

2017 F4 SMP NEZ Championship – Piirimagi Top at Parnu

Estonian Sten Piirimagi Leads the Way at Parnu After all the preparation was completed under sunny skies on Thursday, Parnu’s auto24ring circuit showed its other side on Friday. Free Practice 1 FP1 was red flagged twice before it was finally suspended. The heavy rain had picked up a few notches before the start of the…

2017 F4 SMP NEZ Championship – Parnu, Free Practice 1

Parnu, Round 4 Free Practice 1 1st – No. 5, Christian Lundgaard, DEN, MP Motorsport, 1:29.386 2nd – No. 7, Nikita Volegov. RUS, SMP Racing, 1:31.040 3rd – No 12, Bent Viscaal, NED, MP Motorsport, 1:31.127 4th – No. 16, Guillem Pujeu, ESP, FA Racing, 1:31.919 5th – No. 55, Gulhuseyn Abdullayev, RUS, SMP Racing,…

2017 F4 SMP NEZ Championship – Parnu Preview

SMP F4 NEZ Championship Round 4, Parnu Calling The SMP F4 NEZ Championship certified by FIA stops off at the auto24ring, in Parnu, for the fourth round of the season after a thrilling Ahvenisto round. This weekend 19 drivers will be on the starting grid as MP Motorsport driver John Peters is unable to take…

2017 F4 SMP NEZ Championship – Hat Trick for Lundgaard

Brilliant Drive Rewards Lundgaard with Third Win of 2017 If Saturday was twisty and turbulent, Sunday was much easier for the teams and drivers. There were no significant incidents during the day as the drivers finished off the third round of the season of the SMP F4 NEZ Championship certified by FIA in Ahvenisto. …

2017 F4 SMP NEZ Championship – Ahvenisto Off to a Cold Start

Freezing Start to the Weekend After a sunny and quite warm weekend in Smolensk, the weather was cold and rainy when the SMP F4 NEZ Championship arrived in Finland. Temperatures were under 10 degrees as the drivers started their preparations for Round 3. With a gap of four points only, the championship leader can change…