James Wharton's first ever participation in the FIA Karting European Championship in KZ2, where he was one of the youngest entrants, was a particularly positive experience. In Germany, his high level of performance enabled him to compete with much more experienced drivers. From Qualifying to the Final, the Australian from the Ferrari Driver Academy was able to progress to cross the finish line in a convincing 8th position.
The 2021 European KZ2 Championship is being contested over two events and James Wharton didn't really know what to expect when he arrived at the Wackersdorf circuit. "This season the main focus is to have a great season in OK and I am working very hard for that," commented James. "As a result, I couldn't prepare as well as I would have liked for this race. I have only raced two KZ2 events so far this year, which were in Italy in March and April. However, there is a lot to learn, with the gearbox, the front brakes, the standing starts and the race strategy. It's all different from the OK. Nevertheless, I quickly got a good feeling at the beginning of the meeting. I was one of the three fastest drivers in the first Free Practice session on Friday morning. In the end I ended up 19th in the official Qualifying session out of a total of 95 drivers, the fastest in the Parolin Motorsport team."
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