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Marszalek’s total commitment
is really starting to pay off as
he looks on course for a season
best points’ tally, matching
his best-ever finish with fifth
in Portugal with two further
top ten points’ finishes. A first
podium is now his target.
This season is very much
a
development
year
for
Cantando as he tweaks his new
Blaze Performance hull which
he unveiled in France and
drove to a points finish, doing it
again in Liuzhou. A trouble free
run in the next two races will
give a better indication of what
he and his Blaze can do.
A welcome addition to the
championship but a testing
first full season for the team;
Deguisne produced a solid
start with a sixth and picked up
further points with a top-ten
finish in Harbin but admits to
being limited with set-up options
and that his driving style is good
for qualifying but he needs to
adapt in the races.
It has been a tougher first
term for Jousseaume with
two retirements and finishes
outside the points as well as a
spectacular exit from qualifying
in Harbin.
A frustrating and disappointing
season so far for Stromoy, just
three points her reward after
finishing seventh in France after
a retirement in the opener and
disqualification for taking out
two turn buoys in Harbin. In
Liuzhou she produced her best
qualifying of the year with fourth
and was challenging strongly in
fifth when her engine let go.
Abit of a roller-coaster season for
Szymurabut alreadymatchinghis
points’ haul of his rookie season;
the infamous ‘black flag gate’ and
disqualification cost him sixth
place in Portugal, retiring and
failing to pick up points in the
next two races, then producing
his best ever performance with
seventh last time out.
BLAZE PERFORMANCE
23BartekMarszalek (8=)
24 FrancescoCantando (17)
MAVERICK RACING
73CedricDeguisne (11)
74Amaury Jousseaume (18=)
EMIRATES RACING
50Marit Stromoy (15=)
51Mike Szymura (13=)
77Matt Palfreyman
F1H2O
F1H2O
F1H2O
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