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Qualifying 2

It was 8:40 (CET) when the drivers had their last qualifying of the weekend. Tyre pressures and temperature were starting to go up while lap times began to improve. 3rd fastest was Amaury Cordeel (+0.479) followed by Isac Blomqvist on 4th position. Patrick Schott took over the 8th position at that time. All the times kept improving till the chequered flag what finally resulted in.

P5 Isac Blomqvist
P6 Amaury Cordeel
P11 Patrick Schott

Race 3

A very good start for Isac Blomqvist he moved up from 5th to 3rd position in the first lap. Amaury Cordeel kept his 6th position, but his gap to 5th was less than 0,2 sec. Patrick Schott was running 9th during lap 6 with just 0,15 sec behind position 8th but dropped back to 11th position the laps after.

P3 Isac Blomqvist
P6 Amaury Cordeel
P11 Patrick Schott

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NEZ Formula 4 results ...

Qualifying one
The first qualifying of the SMP Formula 4 championship started at 8:45 (CET). The lap time gaps got closer between the drivers while the tyres got more on temperature. Amaury Cordeel took over the 2nd place in lap 3, and Isac Blomqvist took over pole position for a short moment in lap 4 with a 1:37.503. The times kept improving during the last laps with Isac Blomqvist finally qualifying 2nd in the last lap.

P2 Isac Blomqvist
P7 Amaury Cordeel
P10 Patrick Schott

Race one
A good start for Cordeel he moved up from 10th position to 8th position. Blomqvist kept his 2nd position. Cordeel moved up two places more in lap 2 and 3, while Blomqvist lost his 2nd position to Vartanyan. Schott had a moment as well he dropped back from 9th position to 13th position, but he took back some positions the laps after that. Lap 12 resulted in a sad ending for Blomqvist. He got disqualified after he missed his drive-through penalty.

P6 Amaury Cordeel
P9 Patrick Schott
DSQ Isac Blomqvist

Race two
2nd place for Isac Blomqvist, 8th for Amaury Cordeel and 14th for Patrick Schott after the first lap of the race. Isac closed the gap to 0,2 sec behind the leader of the race on lap 5, but the difference was only 0.045 sec in lap 6 what finally resulted in an overtake on Lappalainen for the first position.

P1 Isac Blomqvist
P9 Amaury Cordeel
P12 Patrick Schott

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20 years MP Motorsport

This book tells the story of 20 years of MP Motorsport, Holland’s most renowned motor racing team – how it started as a modest Formula Ford team and went through many highs and lows to reach GP2. Experience all their adventures through the eyes of the best photographers and the memories of team members, drivers and others linked to the team.

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“This corner I l...

Each driver has their favourite corner. A corner that feels so well when you take it. A turn that nobody can do better than you do.

We asked our GP3 and Formula 2 drivers what their favourite corner is and what their most unfavourite corners is.

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Medical Practice ̵...

Spending time with the engineer speaking about the upcoming weekend, track walk, drivers briefing and more for the drivers today. Not only we had to prepare but the medical team as well. Racing is still dangerous, so we need them.

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GP3 – Hungaroring

Budapest (HUN), JUL 27 – 29 2018 – Hungarian Grand Prix at the Hungaroring. MP Motorsport team. © 2018 Sebastiaan Rozendaal / Dutch Photo Agency

Budapest (HUN) JUL 27-29 – Hungarian Grand Prix at the Hungaroring. Dorian Boccolacci #22 MP Motorsport. © 2018 Diederik van der Laan / Dutch Photo Agency

Budapest (HUN), JUL 27 – 29 2018 – Hungarian Grand Prix at the Hungaroring. Niko Kari #24 MP Motorsport. © 2018 Sebastiaan Rozendaal / Dutch Photo Agency

Budapest (HUN), JUL 27 – 29 2018 – Hungarian Grand Prix at the Hungaroring. Dorian Boccolacci #22 MP Motorsport. © 2018 Sebastiaan Rozendaal / Dutch Photo Agency

Budapest (HUN) JUL 27-29 – Hungarian Grand Prix at the Hungaroring. Niko Kari #24 MP Motorsport. © 2018 Diederik van der Laan / Dutch Photo Agency

Budapest (HUN), JUL 27 – 29 2018 – Hungarian Grand Prix at the Hungaroring. Start of race 2. © 2018 Sebastiaan Rozendaal / Dutch Photo Agency

Budapest (HUN), JUL 27 – 29 2018 – Hungarian Grand Prix at the Hungaroring. Podium of race 2: Callum Ilott #01 ART Grand Prix, Dorian Boccolacci #22 MP Motorsport and Anthoine Hubert #02 ART Grand Prix. © 2018 Sebastiaan Rozendaal / Dutch Photo AgencyDutch Photo Agency

Budapest (HUN) JUL 27-29 – Hungarian Grand Start of Race 2. © 2018 Diederik van der Laan / Dutch Photo Agency

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Formula 2 race 2 resul...

A good start for Roberto Merhi he moved up from 11th to 9th position, But the opposite happened to Ralph Boschung. His race came to an end because he got involved in a crash at the exit of turn 2.

At lap 7 Roberto overtook Aitken for 7th position. However, he kept going forward, and in less than two laps he managed to get in the DRS zone of Norris at 6th.

Markelov, Norris and De Vries were batteling Just in front of Merhi. Merhi used the advantage of that and overtook De Vries for 6th place.

Quite soon after that, he managed to overtake Markelov for 5th position, But the gap was 7,9 sec to Norris on 4th

Finally, he finished 5th starting from 11th.

P5 Roberto Merhi
DNF Ralph Boschung

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GP3 Win race 2 –...

A good clean start for Dorian Boccolacci he kept his first place with a Nice gap. Again no luck for Niko Kari he got pushed off the track what ended in the wall.

3.8 sec gap for Dorian already on lap 4. It was a good thing because Callum Ilott at the second place couldn’t use his DRS because of that.

Ten laps to go and Dorian got a 5,5 sec gap as the leader. His engineer advised him to slow down a bit too safe his tyres. His engineer kept asking to manage his tyres during lap 5. Finally Dorian replied, “I am managing the tyres!”

Dorian crossed the finish line first with a 2,3-second gap lead.

P1 Dorian Boccolacci
DNF Niko Kari

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Rim – Ralph Bosc...

Formula 2 rim – Ralph Boschung

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Pitstop practice!

The Formula 2 team have to practice their pitstops.
You can win a lot of time by doing a good pitstop, and that can make the difference.

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Christian Lundgaard an...

A little interview with Christian Lundgaard and his engineer Diederik kinds about his unexpected news that he will join the GP3 race at Le Castellet. Christian is a Junior Renault driver that won last year two Formula 4 championships with MP Motorsport, and he is currently at the second position in the Eurocup Formula Renault Championship.

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Spa-Francorchamps (BEL), 25-28 Jul 2018: Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup at Spa-Francorchamps Belgium. Alex Peroni #32, MP Motorsport. Action. © 2018 Klaas Norg / Dutch Photo Agency.

Spa-Francorchamps (BEL), 25-28 Jul 2018: Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup at Spa-Francorchamps Belgium. Christian Lundgaard #31, MP Motorsport. Action. © 2018 Klaas Norg / Dutch Photo Agency.

Spa-Francorchamps (BEL) 25-28 Jul 2018: Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup at Spa Francorchamps Belgium. Jarno Opmeer #33, MP Motorsport. Action. © 2018 Co van der Gragt / Dutch Photo Agency.

Spa-Francorchamps (BEL), 25-28 Jul 2018: Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup at Spa-Francorchamps Belgium. Jarno Opmeer #33, MP Motorsport. Action. © 2018 Klaas Norg / Dutch Photo Agency.

Spa-Francorchamps (BEL), 25-28 Jul 2018: Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup at Spa-Francorchamps Belgium. Christian Lundgaard #31, MP Motorsport, Yifei Ye #16, Josef Kaufmann Racing, Oscar Piastri #41, Arden. Action. © 2018 Klaas Norg / Dutch Photo Agency.

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Formula 2 – Hung...

Budapest (HUN), JUL 27 – 29 2018 – Hungarian Grand Prix at the Hungaroring. Roberto Merhi #09 MP Motorsport. © 2018 Sebastiaan Rozendaal / Dutch Photo Agency

Budapest (HUN) JUL 27-29 – Hungarian Grand Prix at the Hungaroring. Roberto Merhi #09 MP Motorsport. © 2018 Diederik van der Laan / Dutch Photo Agency

Budapest (HUN) JUL 27-29 – Hungarian Grand Prix at the Hungaroring. Ralph Boschung #10 MP Motorsport. © 2018 Diederik van der Laan / Dutch Photo Agency

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Formula 2 Rim – Sergio Sette Camara

An unusable rim from the car of Sergio Sette Camara. Sergio drove for us in 2017, and he won two sprint races (Spa and Monza) during the season. On the rim, you can find the number 14 that was his car number during this season. Sergio finished 12th in the 2017 Formula 2 championship.

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GP3 race one result &#...

Straight after the Formula 2 race was the start of the GP3 race. The track was still a bit damp, but most of it was dry.

The start was average for Dorian with a little moment at the chicane where he went off. He dropped three places during his first lap back to the 11th position. Niko Kari did it much better he went from 19th position to the 15th position.

The field was packed closed to together with some battles going on. However, Nobody could use the DRS system because the organisation had some problems to activate it. So overtaking was much more difficult for all the drivers.

Niko Kari was going well and took over the 11th place but got hit by Pedro Piquet on his rear tyre what resulted in a puncture. Dorian Boccolacci got the 8th position in the meanwhile, and that was as well his final position.
That means that Dorian will start from pole position in race two on Sunday.

P8 Dorian Boccolacci
DNF Niko Kari

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Race one results Formu...

The track was wet, and it kept raining a little bit. The drivers had to do many formation laps behind the safety car, but the starting procedure was finally a standing start.

A massive first lap for Roberto Merhi he moved up from 19 to 11th. Ralph had bad luck he got a puncture and went off the track what caused a damaged front wing. He had to pit to change his front wing and tyre.

The first drivers gave it a go to change their tyres from wet to slicks on lap 14. Roberto Merhi went on slicks as well at lap 16. His teammate Ralph followed him after that.

VSC went on with four laps to go. Ralph still driving on 19th position but at that moment he was the 3rd fastest on the track. Roberto was 7th at that moment, and he just tried to make a move on 6th position before the VSC went on. Unfortunately, he couldn’t get that position and stayed 7th.

Not much longer Ghiotto took over the 7th position of Roberto In the second last lap, but Roberto dropped back another three places out of nowhere in the last lap. What looked like to be a point finish and a front row start position for the Sunday race turned over to an 11th position finish.

Ralph Boschung finished 19th because he did a double pitstop. Still, he managed to put the fastest lap of the race in the last lap.

P11 Roberto Merhi
P18 Ralph Boschung

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The build-up of the ne...

A little video that we didn’t show you until now! At the beginning of this year, we had to build up the new Formula 2 car. But it worked a bit different than usual because everything was kind of new for the mechanics and engineers.

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Questions and Answers ...

A few weeks ago you were able to send questions to our Formula Renault drivers, and you were able to win a rear wing endplate.
We made the questions and answers during the Monaco GP weekend, and the drivers Christian Lundgaard, Alex Peroni and Max Defourny were able to sign the rear wing endplate that you could win.

Not all the questions were included in the video!
Here are some that were left out:

Max Defourny: Have you ever felt that you were faster than the car you were driving?

* It was a bit of an unclear question, but we all thought that it was all about experiencing the sensation that the car feels slow. So when you are used to a fast car, and you step back in a slow car than yes, it feels like you are faster than the car you are driving.

Alex Peroni: How do you prepare mentally for a race weekend and is there any difference after a crash or do you simply forget about it?

*Preparing start early in the week with my engineer and you start to study onboard and some simulator work, but not really “mental” stuff.
And you have to analyse a crash to see if you can learn anything from it, but if not then forget it and move forward.

Max Defourny: Do you think the Halo was a good idea?

* I rather don’t have it, because it changes the whole concept of formula cars, but it is part of the “evolution”, and we have to deal with it.

Christian Lundgaard: Do you have a dance move to impress women?

* No, I don’t dance! 🙂

Alex Peroni: After a crash are there any procedures you have to follow?

* If it was a hard crash injured or not then you have to do a medical check, and the things they check are really basic things. After contact with any car, you usually have to go to the stewards and the one that caused the problem normally gets a penalty.

Thank you for watching and see you next time!

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Eurocup Formule Renaul...

Spielberg (AUT), July 20-22 2018: Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup at the Red Bull Ring. MP Motorsport team. © 2018 Sebastiaan Rozendaal / Dutch Photo Agency

Spielberg (AUT) JUL 20-22 2018 – Formule Renault 2.0 Eurocup at the Red Bull Ring. Jarno Opmeer #33 MP Motorsport. Action. © 2018 Diederik van der Laan / Dutch Photo Agency

Spielberg (AUT), July 20-22 2018: Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup at the Red Bull Ring. Christian Lundgaard #31 MP Motorsport. © 2018 Sebastiaan Rozendaal / Dutch Photo Agency

Spielberg (AUT) JUL 20-22 2018 – Formule Renault 2.0 Eurocup at Start of Race1. © 2018 Diederik van der Laan / Dutch Photo Agency

Spielberg (AUT), July 20-22 2018: Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup at the Red Bull Ring. Jarno Opmeer #33 MP Motorsport. © 2018 Sebastiaan Rozendaal / Dutch Photo Agency

Spielberg (AUT) JUL 20-22 2018 – Formule Renault 2.0 Eurocup at the Red Bull Ring. Christian Lundgaard #31 MP Motorsport. Action. © 2018 Diederik van der Laan / Dutch Photo Agency

Spielberg (AUT), July 20-22 2018: Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup at the Red Bull Ring. Alex Peroni #32 MP Motorsport. © 2018 Sebastiaan Rozendaal / Dutch Photo Agency

Spielberg (AUT), July 20-22 2018: Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup at the Red Bull Ring. Race 2 winners: Max Fewtrell #1 R-ACE GP, Victor Martins #04 R-ACE GP and Christian Lundgaard #31 MP Motorsport. © 2018 Sebastiaan Rozendaal / Dutch Photo Agency

Spielberg (AUT) JUL 20-22 2018 – Formule Renault 2.0 Eurocup at the Red Bull Ring. Alex Peroni #32 MP Motorsport. Action. © 2018 Diederik van der Laan / Dutch Photo Agency

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Race 2 results Formula...

Race two was delayed by more than an hour after a massive crash in another race category. Christian started 3rd, and he tried to copy precisely his move from race one, but this time he was on the outside instead of the inside on the straight after Eau Rouge what resulted in one position lose to 4th. Jarno Opmeer and Alex Peroni kept the same place because the safety car went out when half of the first lap was done. The reason was a big crash at the start of the race in turn one.

The safety car went in with 16 min to go. Christian restarted the race with a gap to the 3rd position what resulted in a direct pressure from the driver on 5th position. He lost for a moment his 4th position but managed to get it back straight after that.

Lundgaard started to struggle more during the last three laps because of a throttle sensor issue. He had to defend too much in the last and first corner, and that gave four drivers behind him an opportunity to slipstream through Eau Rouge. That opportunity cost him many positions.

Alex Peroni and Jarno Opmeer both went in a battle with each other for 14th position, but that didn’t go well after they hit each other in the second last lap. Both drivers didn’t finish the race.

P8 Christian Lundgaard
DNF Jarno Opmeer
DNF Alex Peroni

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Qualifying results GP3...

Dorian Boccolacci and Niko Kari were one of the first and our only cars that went on track. Devlin DeFrancesco isn’t racing this weekend because of an illness.

The red flag went out during the first push lap. Niko Kari went wide at turn 4, returned to the track and clattered into Mazepin, and so by his own mistake, his qualifying was unfortunately over.

The session restarted with 25 minutes to go. Dorian was a half a tenth of the quickest in sector one and two, But he got traffic in sector three. His lap time was good enough for 5th position at that time.

Dorian went out on his second set, But without traffic during his push lap this time. His first push gave him the 5th place, But he only improved his first sector in his second push lap and not the last two sectors what finally resulted in an 8th start position.

P8 Dorian Boccolacci
DNF Niko Kari

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The Monaco vlog –...

We competed with the Formula 2 and Formula Renault team at Monaco Formula 1 event this year (2018). Monaco is as always a special race circuit/street circuit, and Daniel de Jong will show you around. He will show you the Formula 2, and Formula Renault speeds through each corner, and Roberto Merhi was talking about his secrets?? Find it out in this video.

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You can win a part fro...

Hi All,

We have a Eurocup Formula Renault and Formula 2 race at Monaco on 26/27th May. I am going to do a Questions and Answer with Alex Peroni, Max Defourny and Christian Lundgaard and at the same time, you can win this signed rear wing from last weeks crash at Monza.

Give it a try!

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