Brando Badoer’s Budapest Weekend Debrief

Brando Badoer achieved a second podium in as many weekends in Budapest, making a run to third in the Feature Race.

The Rodin Motorsport driver scored 21 points across both races, having also finished fifth in the Sprint, and is now up to fifth in the Drivers' Standings and with an eye on a championship podium.

Speaking at the end of the weekend, Badoer broke down his race weekend at the Hungaroring.

A FOURTH PODIUM OF THE SEASON

“I'm feeling good, it was very important for us to perform this weekend ahead of the championship fight and also there was the need to put some good points on the board.

“That was the mindset we came in with and that's the way we came out of the weekend so I'm really happy. The team did a good job to give me a competitive car for me to finish the job and I'm really happy with all my performances.

“Over 20 points in two races, I can be happy with that.”

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COMPLETE RACE WEEKEND PERFORMANCE

“It's been a complete weekend. We qualified well, then made some good moves in the Sprint Race to maximise the result and today we did some good moves.

“We managed the race well, maximised the pace and the car and we got away with a P5 in the Sprint and a P3 on the Grand Prix Sunday, which is cool.”

THE BATTLE WITH SLATER AND UGOCHUKWU

“To be honest, Ugo pushed quite hard during the race but he had a good balance which allowed him to be fast in the final stages as well. Me and Freddie managed in a similar way, I would say.

“We had quite some interruptions during the race for the Safety Cars, which helped the tyre life a bit and at the end we've been pushing really hard so not much more left.

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“But from my side and by the team's side, we’ve done a great job and we have to keep pushing in this way and continue bringing important results home in the next races.

“The positive thing is that we are on paper not the favourites so we go racing with quite the least amount of pressure compared to Freddie and Ugo so we just need to maximise what we have ahead of us and after Madrid, the second Feature Race, we'll see where we'll be up to.”