World Champions packing up early

Current World Champion Daniele Ielasi’s tough week didn’t get any better this morning and the popular Italian will play no further part after his Shepherd suffered a rear belt failure 8 minutes into the 1/16 final. 2004 World Champion Adrien Bertin did go one better bumping up to the 1/8 final but a number of incidents meant the Kyosho/Team Orion driver missed out on the 1/4 Final by just 1.6 seconds. Afterwards the Frenchman said, ‘This is the worst event for me in 15 years’ but jokingly added ‘at least I went one better that Daniele.’

Other big names packing up early are Worlds Finalist Martin Christensen and Alessio Mazzeo. Debuting the new Capricorn chassis Christensen suffered an engine cut which ended his chances of progressing. Madrid podium finisher and reigning European Junior Champion Mazzeo, who started out in the bottom 1/256 Final due to his best qualifying run being disallowed after his fuel tank failed scrutiny, bumped up three finals but it all came to an end in the 1/32 final when the gearbox on his Serpent got stuck in second gear. Currently the quarter finals are underway.

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