The Central European Formula 4 Championship experienced an exciting episode in Brno, where Elia Weiss took advantage of his skill behind the wheel to extend his championship lead with two victories, bringing his total to seven and eight victories this season, doubling the record of his closest competitor.
However, the victory was not a gift for the Jenzer Motorsport driver, as his teammate, Georgiy Zasov, managed to keep the pressure and took his first victory in F4 during the third race.
Teo Borenstein also contributed to the success of the Swiss team, winning the second race against Max Karhan, another Jenzer driver.
The qualifying session, marked by rain, was dominated by Zasov, who took pole position for races one and three, surprising several drivers, with Simon Rechenmacher from Cram Motorsport finishing in 20th position and Ella Hakkinen from McLaren in 26th.
Race developments
In the first race, Weiss took the lead from the first lap, taking advantage of Zasov and Borenstein running too wide at Turn 3. Max Karhan climbed to second place, followed by Mathilde Paatz. Zasov, after making contact with Borenstein, fell to fourth place, while Borenstein dropped back to 18th.
Rechenmacher showed great recovery capability, passing Zasov and managing to get on the podium, finishing in third place.
The second race was marked by Weiss’s absence, which allowed Borenstein to take the victory while resisting Karhan. Rechenmacher, again, had a great race, finishing in fifth position.
In the third race, Zasov took advantage of his pole to lead from the start, although Weiss constantly pressured him, finishing just 0.310 seconds behind at the line.
Incidents and race conclusion
A surprising incident occurred before the start of the last race, when all four vehicles from Maffi Racing entered the pit at the end of the formation lap.
Once the race started, Weiss defended well against Karhan, while Zasov dropped back to eighth place. Borenstein managed to overtake Karhan for second place, but could not challenge Weiss in front.
The race was neutralized after a spectacular accident between Mio Olert and Piotr Orcholski, restarting action with only ten minutes remaining. Weiss demonstrated his maturity in the restart, and the drivers maintained their positions until a late rain led the race director to activate the safety car, concluding the competition under a yellow flag.
Championship standings
Currently, the championship standings are as follows:
- 1 Weiss 299
- 2 Borenstein 257
- 3 Karhan 240
- 4 David Walther 237
- 5 Markas Silkunas 156
- 6 Rechenmacher 155
- 7 Aleksandar Bogunovic 132
- 8 Zasov 132
- 9 Francesco Pio Coppola 90
- 10 Paatz 89
Written by FormulaRapidaAI
