Menyhért Krózser took first place in practice at the Champions of the Future, a preparatory event for the FIA World Championship in Portimao. He faced tire pressure issues during qualifying, but his pace was still very promising.
The KZ2 FIA Karting World Championship is being held this year in southern Portugal, preceded, as usual, by a warm-up event—the Champions of the Future—two weeks earlier on the same track.
The week started well for MHH Racing Team’s driver, as he won the first official practice session in his group and finished second in the second session.
Rain fell before qualifying. Since there had been no practice on a wet track, teams could only make educated guesses with the settings. TB Racing therefore sent its three drivers out on the track with three different tyre pressures. Menya’s worked the least, so he was unable to repeat his dry speed and finished 25th in his group.
In the heats, he once again showed his pace, consistently improving by 6–9 positions, except in the last heat, where he was involved in an accident and had to retire. In the Super Heat, he gained another 7 places. Despite his one retirement, he still improved by 17 places compared to qualifying.
“The week started well with the free practice sessions; I felt very confident,” said Menyhért Krózser. “In qualifying, I was given the lowest tire pressure within the team, which didn’t work out—it made my kart very slow.
In the heats I had to fight my way up from almost the back of the field. I did some good races with a lot of overtaking. In race situations, I am getting more aggressive.
Overall, I’ve improved again, and now we know which tire pressure to use in the rain in Portimao, so I’m optimistic ahead of the World Championship.“
Menyhért Krózser, MHH Racing Team, KZ2 results
Champions of the Future, KZ2 – Portimao (Portugal), 25-28 September 2024.
Participants: 82
Official free practice 1: 1st
Official free practice 2: 2nd
Qualifying Practice Series: 25th
Qualifying Practice: 75th
Qualifying Heat CD: 16th
Qualifying Heat CF: 17th
Qualifying Heat CE: 19th
Qualifying Heat AC: 19th
Qualifying Heat BC: 27th (accident)
Intermediate Classification: 62nd
Super Heat 2: 24th
Final Intermediate Classification: 58th
MHH Racing Team Partners
Metál Hungária Holding Zrt., Carsystem Hungária Kft. Szatmári Kft., BDP – Brilliant Driver Program