Enzo Fittipaldi believes the podium in Emilia-Romagna was instrumental in showing himself what he was capable of in the 2022 Formula 2 season. And this ended up attracting the attention of Red Bull
Who looks at the six podiums won by Enzo Fittipaldi with the Charuz in the 2022 season of Formula 2 perhaps you don’t remember that, at the end of the penultimate year, the Brazilian went through the most difficult moment of his career, after the serious injury suffered in Jeddah. But after a bumpy start due to a less than optimal physical shape, Fittipaldi saw the turning point on the Imola podium.
TO Emilia Romagna, third round of the championship, Enzo finished the main race in second place. From that moment on he found the motivation he needed to demonstrate, in his words, what he always knew: that he had sufficient performance to seek good results, even with a car technically inferior to the top teams. .
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“I remember, looking at the times in the first few laps, I thought it would have been a lot faster if I was 100% physically,” Fittipaldi told the official website of the F2. “Everything became more difficult, I suffered. I certainly lost tenths simply because of the physical pain I felt”, she added.
Enzo crashed into the back of the car Théo Pourchaire at the start of the main race in Saudi Arabia. With the impact, the rider broke his ankle and had abrasions on his face, requiring surgery. After the big scare, today he looks back and considers himself a “personally, mentally and physically stronger” rider. “It was a bad experience, but a good one at the same time, because I learned a lot about myself.”
“The first podium, which was about two and a half months after the accident, brought a lot of emotion, not only for me, but for the whole team. It gave me enormous motivation, as well as for the team. In Budapest The main race, when I went from ninth to second and almost won, was also fantastic,” he added.
Fittipaldi scored 11 rounds, finishing in the points and closing the year not only with an excellent result in F2, but also with a contract with the pilot academy of Red Bullannounced over the weekend of Formula 1 in St. Paul. “I always knew what I was capable of,” stressed the young man, noting that it was only “a matter of time” before everything went well.
“I’m very happy with how everything has gone this year,” he continued, emphasizing the partnership with Charouz. “The synergy between me and the team, that chemistry, has been really good. I know what I can do and I know I can finish in the top three,” he continued.
“You don’t get an opportunity like this without performances,” Fittipaldi said, speaking now of being part of the Taureans. “I am very grateful to Red Bull, Dr. Helmut Marko and the Christian Horner for this opportunity. The chance they are giving me now is even more motivating, and also with more hard work ahead. In the end it’s a big step forward in my career, I’ll take this opportunity and do my best”, concluded the rider, who according to Marko will race in the Pug in 2023.
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