Christodoulou upbeat for season curtain-closer
12th Oct 2007
Former Junior British Karting Champion and 2006 European vice-champion Riki Christodoulou will complete his first season of single-seater racing this weekend with the tenth and last round of the 2007 ‘Formula Renault UK with Michelin’ championship.
The Fortec Motorsport driver and Sutton Coldfield resident will head to the fast and challenging Thruxton circuit in southern England today for the nineteenth and twentieth races of the popular series that runs alongside the British Touring Car championship.
19 year old ‘Christo’ enters the meeting with his tail-up having taken two second positions last time out at Donington Park. He still has a chance of grabbing the Rookie Graduate Cup and securing a solid top five finish in the standings. Riki has taken an impressive six podiums from the eighteen sprints held so far at major circuits across the country. Not only has he had to learn the intricacies of courses such as Snetterton, Brands Hatch and Rockingham but also feel his way around the FR2.0 car.
“Overall I feel that I have been very quick, but the season could have gone better in terms of a few results,” he said before making the trip to Thruxton. “I have missed some consistency and have been really unlucky at other races, but I guess this is part of the sport. I am not going to let it affect me though and my goal for Thruxton is to go for both wins.”
Christo’s highest finish has been second place, which he has obtained on four occasions, one of which was at Thruxton earlier this year. “It is one of the fastest tracks in Britain and because of the layout there is hardly any down-force on the car, so it tends to skate around a lot and it took some getting used to last time. With the set-up we should be pretty much ready and I am feeling very confident.”
Christodoulou also revealed that he is likely to be a Formula Renault driver again in 2008 and will try to take the crown at his second attempt. “I want to do another year as I want to prove myself further,” he commented. “There is also a danger of moving up the classes too quickly. I have learnt a lot this season and I want to put that into more effective practice in 2008 and develop again as a driver.”
About Riki Christo
Riki Christodoulou has been racing as long as he can remember. Through karts, Formula Renault and now in the British Formula 3 International series. Riki continues to compete in top flight motorsport as one of the UK’s most promising young racing car drivers.
