Another victory for Max in the opening race for the WSK Euro Series KZ1

Published on 05 March 2013 by Niels Hendrix

Another terrific victory for CRG in KZ1 thanks to the young and fast Dutch driver Max Verstappen: with his CRG-TM, on the International circuit La Conca of Muro Leccese dominated the first round of the WSK Euro Series.
Also Verstappen's teammate, Jorrit Pex, also on CRG with TM engines tuned by Jos Verstappen, did a great performance and deservedly stepped onto the podium of Sunday's Final after placing second in Saturday's Final.

In this first round of the international season of the WSK Euro Series, CRG in KZ1 was the absolute protagonist thanks to many of its drivers. The flawless and overwhelming double success achieved by Max Verstappen in the two finals on Saturday and Sunday - at his first experience in KZ1, besides confirming the usual performing qualities of the CRG chassis in the most powerful category of international karting - is a further sign of the great talent of the young Dutch driver, who is getting more and more successful. The son of the former F1 driver Jos Verstappen is literally dominating the ranking of this first part of the season: his previous wins in the WSK Master Series in KZ2 and in the Winter Cup in KF2 say it all.

"This year is very important for me"', confirmed Verstappen after his triumph in KZ1 in Muro Leccese. "I aim at winning in all the categories, both in KF and in KZ. Next year I'll move to car-racing and I'd like to win as many titles as possible in karting. I race in ideal condition, with a fantastic CRG chassis and powered by a really competitive TM engine. I'm really happy for how my season has begun. In La Conca the weekend was good for all of us, for me and for Jorrit Pex too, also thanks to excellent team work. On Saturday we arrived in first and second, on Sunday first and third. A great beginning thanks to CRG and TM. I felt like fying..."

After this first round, Max Verstappen and Jorrit Pex occupy the first two positions of the WSK Euro Series in KZ1, with 85 and 40 points respectively. The second round of the WSK Euro Series is in Zuera on 24th March.

Euan Jeffery, CRG team manager CRG: "In KZ1 we had another great weekend thanks to Max Verstappen, who won almost all. He just missed victory in one of the heats because he slipped on the water leaked from the radiator of one of his rivals. His performance in KZ1 was really amazing. Jorrit Pex too, did well and gained a well deserved podium. We are sorry for Jordon Lennox-Lamb and Fabian Federer. They got involved in a crash. On the whole, this race too showed how outstanding are the qualities of the CRG chassis: there were moments in the Final where we could see 7-8 CRG drivers in the first 15 positions."

Max Verstappen: "The weekend started well and ended even better. We were fast since free practice. We had some troubles in qualifying, but the third place was not too bad. Then, for the heats, we changed the setting of the chassis and we easily won. I did not win one of the heats because I slipped off the track when I put my tyres on the water leaked from someone's kart: I arrived first and I went off the track."

Niels Hendrix