Charlie Wurz: “He wants to be the best Formula 3 Rookie” / Formula 1

Charlie Wurz will complete his first year in the junior class of Formula 3 in 2024. The 18-year-old son of former GP driver and Le Mans winner Alex Wurz (50) has already shown good speed – for example, the Swiss race . The Jenzer team in Melbourne (Australia) to a good fifth place. This currently results in 14th place in the middle. The best-placed player at the moment is Ferrari’s Swedish supporter Dino Beganovic in fourth.

Charlie Wurz says in the ServusTV program “Sport and Talk from Hangar-7”: “I have a good car, and we were always at the front in the tests. In the most recent test in Barcelona we were also fast and in P3. So I have guaranteed for the next race weekend in Imola, Monaco and Spain.

The goal of the grandson of rallycross icon Franz Wurz for the first season of Formula 3 is clear: “I want to be the best player; in the tests we were always first or second among the newcomers.”

There are 17 singers initially in this year’s Formula 3,

“I always watch Formula 1 in free practice to learn the line. Grand Prix racing cars have a lot of grip. There is more grip for us on this line, so you always have to look at where the Formula 1 drivers are shooting through the corners .

According to his own statements, Charlie Wurz has no role models in the current Formula 1: “Verstappen, Leclerc, Piastri and Norris are very strong, but there are no role models for me.”

Mathias Lauda, ​​GP expert from ServusTV, says about Wurz: “I think he is doing a very good job. The training sessions in Formula 3 are very short and most drivers do not know the slopes. The tests are very small. Points on the second weekend of the race and the P5 is very good. Ultimately, the only thing that matters is the stopwatch.