Although rookie driver Alessandro Kouzkin scored his first International Formula Master (IFM) victory this Sunday May 17, AR Motorsport’s Dennis Retera didn’t just give it to him. After a daring overtake in lap 9 by Kouzkin, Retera ended second!

Alessandro Kouzkin, Cram Competition
“I had a good start and then I passed Dennis; that was important. It was a difficult race but a special race for me because it’s my first win and I’m very happy about this! I hope to do a fantastic race again in Valencia.”

Dennis Retera, AR Motorsport
“It was a tough race for me; I had a good start from P1 but I did have to fight to keep the lead! Alessandro [Kouzkin] made a nice overtaking move; I thought I had the line but he got through anyway and I had to let him go. I still got second place, which I’m happy with. It’s good to have a podium and it’s good for the team. This was my first weekend in the Series, without any pre-season testing so we’ll be celebrating!”

Ar-Mortorsport’s second driver, Kelvin Snoeks, was less fortunate. After damaging his car on Friday, the team had a chance to show off professionalism and put the heavily damged car back together in time for the race. It was a race against time, since they only had 2 hours to do that.

Overall, AR-Motorsport is satisfied with the results!

Monique