Max Verstappen KZ2 champion in WSK Master Series

Published on 16 July 2013 by Niels Hendrix

Max Verstappen celebrates the title of WSK Master Series in KZ2 with a second place in final 2 after the third on Saturday's final 1, that gave him the mathematical certainty of the title.

A double podium for CRG and Max Verstappen ended the WSK Master Series 2013 at Pista 7 Laghi in Castelletto di Branduzzo (Pavia, Italy), with the KZ2 title firmly in the young Dutch driver and CRG's hands after the good result scored in the first final run on Saturday. Thanks to the second place in Sunday's final, Max Verstappen and CRG obtained another good success in this International series, that is to be added to the WSK Euro Series in KZ1 and the KZ European CIK-FIA titles won earlier this year.

Max Verstappen's superiority has never been questioned – despite the Dutch driver being at his first year in the series with the gears – in this successful first half of the season run challenging champions and highly ranked international rivals.
This supremacy was also granted, on a technical level, by the CRG performing chassis and by the TM engine prepared directly by Max's father, former F1 driver Jos Verstappen.

Max Verstappen will not have the time to unwind and celebrate the victory as he will have to start focusing on another upcoming important appointment: the European CIK-FIA round scheduled for next 21 July at the International Circuit of Abruzzo in Ortona. This time in the category KF where the Dutch driver and CRG are protagonists after the third place obtained in the first round in Alcaniz.

Max Verstappen: "I am really happy on the level of competitiveness shown in this second final on Sunday. Compared to the race on Saturday we made a lot of progress and we were again very quick. I am happy for the title, but from tomorrow on I will have to focus on the next round that will take place this coming weekend: the European KF Championship. My target is to try and win also this CIK-FIA title."

Euan Jeffery, team manager CRG: "This has been quite a tough weekend, track conditions were not ideal due to very high temperatures. Nevertheless, we did a good job and managed to bring home the KZ2 title in the WSK Master Series. Another title – the third one in this season – won with Verstappen, who is in a stunning shape. Now another important round awaits us: in the KF European Championship in Ortona we will be fighting again for the title with Verstappen but we will be hunting for a good result with the other drivers of the team too."

Final classifications of the WSK Master Series KZ2:
1. Verstappen 211 (champion); 2. Hanley 133; 3. Negro 109; 4. Leclerc 109; 5. Hajek 93; 6. De Conto 70; 7. Pex 45; 8. Marcon 39; 9. Manetti 28; 10. Federer 22.

Niels Hendrix