Unlucky weekend for Giuliano Raucci at Imola
Giuliano Raucci
#12: “The weekend started in a very good way because I was among the four fastest drivers on track, but bad luck influenced my results starting with qualifying. In Qualy 1, the red flag was displayed two seconds before the end of my fastest lap. It was a shame because I was fast enough to be in the top three. However, I finished seventh with my second fastest time. In Q2, I got the fourth time without taking advantage of the wake from other cars, unlike the top three drivers.
In Race 1, I made up three places at the start, but on the second lap I made a mistake braking, I lost control of the car and went off the track. From back in 23rd place, I tried to recover, but I had a collision with another driver during an overtaking manoeuvre, as a result of which I broke the front wing and I was forced to retire.
At the start of Race 2, I was able to stay close enough to the leaders but another driver pushed me off the track and I ...