Double podium for Dorian Boccolacci at Silverstone FR 2 0 NEC

Dorian Boccolacci took centre stage in Formula Renault 2.0 at Silverstone, two consecutive podiums reinforce his leading position in the 2016 Northern European Cup.

Silverstone does not really promote overtaking in FR 2.0. Well aware of the situation, Dorian gave everything he could to achieve his best performance in the two Qualifying sessions. After posting the second fastest lap in free practice, but held up in traffic on his fast laps, he set the 5th and 3rd quickest times.

In Race 1, Dorian was able to give free rein and attack from his 5th position on the starting grid. With a very good start at the lights, he quickly recovered 3rd place before going in pursuit of the top two. The gap was gradually decreased and then Dorian passed Will Palmer on the last lap to grab 2nd position with a real edge.

The situation was not the same on Sunday morning for the second race. Poleman Lando Norris who could not participate in Race 1 had the advantage of new tyres and the best chance to win. Other cars were very close to each other in terms of performance and position changes were relatively rare. Dorian managed to keep pace with Palmer but was never able to threaten and he preferred to take another podium place in 3rd position rather than taking unnecessary risks.

"Qualifying did not work out as well as I had hoped," confided the Tech 1 Racing driver. "I’m sure that I had the potential to get closer to Lando Norris on his home track. The first race was really interesting because the tyres could still make a difference.

"I pushed from the start to move into 3rd not get left behind. The car was getting better and I was enough fasterthan 2nd on the last lap to pass. In Race 2 I stayed close to Palmer, but overtaking was not possible without serious risks. Following him made me lose support on the front, especially in Sector 1 and the tyres were starting to wear before I could try anything. I’m still very satisfied to have run in the top three throughout the meeting thanks to the excellent work done by the team."

The results of the English weekend are very positive with consistency in the top tier of the NEC which allows Dorian to retain his championship position while increasing his lead. The collaboration with Tech 1 Racing proves increasingly fruitful and the rest of the season promises to be very interesting.

 27th, 28th and 29th May see a single Eurocup FR 2.0 race held during the Monaco Grand Prix


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