This weekend, Xavier Lázaro will compete in the fifth and final round of the season in the Karting Portugal Championship KIA. The event will take place at the Kartódromo Internacional de Braga (KIB), organized by ACDME.
It will be another track where the young driver from Várzea de Sintra will be competing for the first time behind the wheel of an X30 Mini kart, a category in which he started this year after becoming the national champion in the Initiation class in 2020.
"Braga is an excellent track and perfect for hosting the last round of the championship for this year", said the father of the driver, Vasco Lázaro. "It's a track that has hosted major karting events at a global level, where big names who are now stars in high-level motorsport have competed. There's nothing better than to wrap up the season in a debut category by visiting such an inspiring venue"
In this debut season, Xavier Lázaro has been fully committed to learning and improving his driving in the X30 Mini of the Cabo Junior Team (CJT), a kart significantly more demanding than the one in the Initiation class. Step by step, the young driver, who recently turned eight, has seized every opportunity to feel increasingly comfortable behind the wheel of the Kart Republic on the track. His skills have been gradually consolidating, more or less rapidly, depending on the challenges he faces. Although more comfortable on tracks where he has had more opportunities and time to train with the X30 Mini, Xavier Lázaro has been evolving consistently, showing promising signs for the future.
"Xavier has been doing a fantastic job, considering he is by far the youngest in the field"Vasco Lázaro mentioned. "Throughout the season, he has known how to listen and put into practice everything that is told to him. He is very intelligent, and for his age, his ability to read the terrain and the various moments of a race is remarkable, while also taking advantage of his technique. This has been a year of learning, but Xavier is enjoying and absorbing all the information that is being conveyed to him. He has been more comfortable on tracks where we had more opportunities to test, but even in Braga, he has already shown that he is at ease behind the wheel of the X30 Mini. Xavier has already achieved his goals for 2021, and above all, in Braga, I hope he enjoys himself on the track, which I'm sure he will"
The race program for Xavier Lázaro in Braga will begin tomorrow with the official free practice and timed sessions, followed by the 1st Qualifying Heat and Race 1.
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