Another excellent performance by Fore

On the weekend of September 21, Davide Forè raced again on the La Conca circuit, where he had conquered one of his five world titles. He was certainly very keen on the idea of climbing again on the first step of the podium in Southern Italy. “With the Maranello Team, we finished the European Championship in excellent shape and when I arrived at La Conca, I felt very optimistic”, Davide pointed out. “However, I knew that our rivals had taken advantage of the last few weeks to improve their performances, so I expected a very hard race”.

Davide was right, given that the first 20 drivers were grouped in less than five tenths of a second after timed qualifying. The Italian driver was 8th, before climbing two more ranks in the qualifying phase and another one in the pre-final. “Everything went smoothly up to the final. I managed well my three qualifying heats and I set the best lap in one of them. With my team, we found good technical solutions, as proven in the pre-final by my fifth place”.

He made an excellent start from the centre of the grid in the final and fourth on the first lap. He was already third the following lap, then second after another lap. “I was just behind Ardigo, I was fully confident and I felt I had a chance”. The rest of the race was more difficult. “As my tyres wore, the chassis balance slightly deteriorated and I did not want to run any risk with the carburettor, because I did not want to break the engine just to try and arrive with the leaders. Some drivers were faster than me in the end so I finished fifth, but I am glad I can add a place of honour to my list of victories”.

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