JENZER DRIVERS PROMISING IN FIA F3 TESTS

FIA F3

The 10 teams of the FIA F3 Championship met on 2^nd/3^rd and March 4, 2022 for the first three official test days of the 2022 season at the track in Sakhir in the Kingdom of Bahrain. Ido Cohen (ISR), who started his second season in the FIA F3, and the two Finnish newcomers William Alatalo and Patrik Pasma drove for Jenzer Motorsport. Very warm temperatures and changing strong winds as well as a proper sandstorm made the test days challenging.

On the first morning our drivers had to check all the functions of the powerful FIA F3 machines. After that, the gas really started. William reached 8^th position, Patrik 14^th and Ido 16^th in the huge field of 30 drivers. In the afternoon, things went even better for William, who reached a fantastic 2^nd place 0.169 of a second behind the fastest time. Patrick finished 14^th again. Ido was unhappy because he was only able to complete two laps due to a technical problem.

On the second morning, different settings were tried. William reached 10^th place, Patrik was 17^th and Ido 19^th. Long runs were traditionally held in the afternoon. Ido was now fastest of the three and reached 14^th place, Patrik was 15^th just behind him, and William finished 19^th.

The third morning started with the qualifying simulation and the 30 drivers gave it their all. William was 12^th, Ido was 17^th and Patrik was 21^st. In the afternoon things got down to business one last time, and although a veritable sandstorm made visibility difficult, our drivers improved again. William finished 10_th, Ido reached 12^th and Patrik 19^th position.

The racing season of the FIA F3 Championship will begin on the weekend of March 20, 2022, also here in Bahrain as part of the Formula 1 Grand Prix programme.