F4 France – Souta Arao: “My driving level is gradually improving”

En 2022, the F4 France can boast of having two members of the Red Bull Junior Team for the first time. This season, Souta Arao and Yuto Nomura will represent the team's academy Formula 1 and this from this weekend near Nogaro on the occasion of the 57^e edition of the Easter Cups.

After a series of official tests on the Bugatti circuit at Le Mans, Souta Arao arrived in the Gers in the unknown since he had never driven on the asphalt of Nogaro and little by little discovered the Mygale M21-F4, the new car of the F4 France which succeeds the M14-F4.

« I'm gradually getting used to the F4 France car, he admits. My driving level is gradually improving. So I will do my best to get the best results possible. I haven't driven at Nogaro yet but looking at the layout of the circuit and the on-board cameras I have the impression that it is a track where good management of braking and acceleration is important.

The regulations mean that only the rear wing and the anti-roll bar can be affected, so I want to make the right adjustments on these two points for the races. I also haven't been able to find the right balance with the braking yet, so I hope to achieve that during the weekend."

With 5 private test sessions before the start of the weekend, Souta Arao will have the opportunity to acclimatize to Nogaro and its different specificities in order to be in the best conditions for the first round of the campaign.

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