CIK/FIA Press conference- KF2 European Championship (English/France)

Fought over two Races, the European KF2 Championship began in Wackersdorf and will conclude in Brandon, at the PF International circuit, on 22 July next. Two Races are on the programme at each of these venues, and three results out of the four will be taken into account to determine the final classification.
Arch-dominator of the Qualifying Heats, Max Verstappen (Intrepid-TM) took the lead in Race 1, run on a soaked track, and rapidly escaped the pack. But although he was almost 5 seconds ahead, he made a mistake causing a high-speed 360° spin. Overtaken by Charles Leclerc (ART GP), Max was unable to get back in front of the Monaco Driver. The Dutchman took his revenge however in the second confrontation, this time on a dry track, with a lead of practically 6 seconds. That enabled him to leave Germany leading the competition. "I was really very fast all weekend," Max explained. "I should have won both Races, but I touched the kerb in Race 1. It was the mistake of an amateur ... but more importantly I scored the points and this evening I'm leading the Championship."
In the provisional classification, Verstappen leads Charles Leclerc. Starting from pole position in Race 2, the Monaco driver struggled in the earlier laps and had to be content with 8th place, but not without recording the fastest lap. So he still has a chance of the title. The same applies to his team-mate Benjamin Barnicoat (ART GP-Parilla), fifth in Race 1 and then second in Race 2, after a splendid tussle with Dennis Olsen. The British Driver is therefore third in the Championship although he had been excluded from Qualifying Practice (and so relegated to ... 106th position!) for an engine assembly error. Climbing steadily through the field, "Ben" knew that he had performed well and has already made his appointment to take on his adversaries on his favourite PF International track.
Behind these three, the amazing Danish Driver Thomas Krebs (Maranello-TM) and the Norwegian Dennis Olsen (Energy-TM), who each climbed onto the lowest step of the podium in one of the two Races, both lie in waiting. The provisional Top 10 is completed by the Italian "Speedy", alias Antonio Fuoco (Tony Kart-Vortex), the French Anthoine Hubert (FK-TM), the British Tom Joyner (LH-BMB), the Danish Nicklas Nielsen (Kosmic-Vortex) and the Polish Karol Basz (Birel-BMB).

[@adamvelo1041]

This makes me wish for a Formula 1 documentary about the rivalry of Verstappen & Leclerc, growing up racing karts against each other foreshadowing their moves into cars with their respective teams academies and eventually making the climb to the senior team they had been planned to be with years in advance before the title fight we see today. It’s one of the best developing rivalries I’ve seen between two drivers and I’m excited to see them go toe to toe for the next 15 years or so.

[@MimonJesus67]

This Verstappen guy seems like a decent driver.

[@nolitokys]

Probably this guy would be a F1 World Champion

[@coenvandijk764]

@@nolitokys yes probably

[@ananthu8534]

this charles guy could give him a championship battle in future

[@randomdude6940]

@@ananthu8534 they could be driving for the best teams in F1

[@stian2043]

Max hasn't aged a day

[@maryissound]

Apart from his neck size yeah

[@DROGOC0P]

@@maryissound his neck gained 3 kilograms of pure muscle

[@ThomasF95DUS]

How does Charles have a deeper voice there than he does now? lol

[@projectjt3149]

Charlie Kelly maybe it’s how his accent developed?

[@abhikkashyap]

@@projectjt3149 exactly! And that has nothing to do with accent.

[@Raysboss302]

These two.. We gonna love them!

[@DiabloDevilsBA]

lol

[@ezras4216]

Stupid Quest

[@smiddy0000]

Now 6 years later Leclerc and Verstappen both in the F1 in 2018, Verstappen in 2015, 3 years after this video has been uploaded :O

[@bfa9446]

Dutch Money ;)

[@ji5393]

@@bfa9446 Dutch TALENT

[@shiro3598]

@@ji5393 Red Bull vs FERRARI academy differences. ☺️

[@ethancotphotography]

Now he's in the shot for f1 World championship

[@thomazmendes8674]

And now he won

[@np1953]

"just an inchident on the track"

[@ellahmaeturno4393]

Puberty really hits different for Charles especially his voice🤣

[@tagger2449]

his english alrdy at that age , really wow :D

[@MultiArrie]

For a dutchman is easy to pickup english with a lot of english programs and complete t.v. Chanels like BBC1 and 2 , British Eurosport and CNN

[@worfoz]

@@MultiArrie 'We are a nation of undertakers'

[@zorbat5]

Most dutch people of the last generations know english very early in life. I spoke flaweless english when I was 13.

[@lothor1860]

Leclerc is good too because they aren't the biggest fans of English learning

[@cheapycheapy4689]

@@lothor1860 French arrogance, who believe that French should be the International language, not English.

[@FallenYohxne]

And now he's the world champion, damn

[@Suctess]

Vettel was F1 champion back then.

[@mrbungle3310]

Leclerc looked like an man in a kids body This is so wholesome,seeing the titans of the sport as kids also together and their competitor on the right didnt knew what was on with those 2

[@0waffel0]

Charles is Will Byers from Stranger things ..😂 wtfff!!!!!!

[@RonaiHenrik]

Oh geez I just see that now. It has been weird ever since I saw him in F1 I was like "I know him from somewhere".

[@0waffel0]

@@RonaiHenrik I know right 😂

[@Amyurk2]

I’ve been saying this for 2 years! Finally someone agrees!

[@greenfez2121]

Check out these delightful little boys.....now are the Vanguard of F1

[@atalay2881]

fun fact ben won the championship charles was 2nd max was 10th

[@adibalabharat8247]

Poor Ben lmao

[@user-no1ns6bz1g]

Ben could be champion in Formula 1

[@whothebeast666]

Fun fact Max drives red bull Charles drives ferrari Ben drives mclaren But seriously driving McLaren GTs is still a dream for a lot of us

[@lucamante1106]

@@adibalabharat8247 what happened to ben?

[@strangeengine16]

Why was Max only 10th?

[@Luisml8]

wao max still speak the same way haha

[@nenessdesign]

this kind of video is like a good wine...

[@Rpk.]

Someone after austria 2019????

[@caberto81]

Me

[@bouzairwalid9368]

Hell yes

[@Franky46Boy]

Me. Only the hairstyle of Charles has changed... And the actions and opinions of both drivers have changed since 2012! ("He pushed me off the track!" "This is just racing"...)

[@leclercalxndr4324]

Leclerc tyres gone in Austria.... CRASHTAPEN has fresh tyres

[@derinartunsenol9745]

@@leclercalxndr4324 and that was illegal overtake

[@f2b32]

This verstappen guy seems fast. He could be the one to end vettel's dominance

[@riventv4927]

He could be the one who ends Merc dominance, and that Leclerc guy might beat him in some races though, I don’t want to be farfetched, but he might fight against Max in a F1 championship.

[@chahituppal262]

Exact same thing happens in 2019!!!! History truly repeats itself

[@Mr._Issu_Fresh]

I hope they reach F1

[@pressstart1490]

Thank god nobody was Wooooshed

[@fabianrocha9924]

@@pressstart1490 Yet

[@aronkivilo47]

me too

[@pauloaz496]

I would like to see that emo hairstyle kid in Ferrari

[@NadirAgha]

Maybe the guy on the right can reach F1, but the other two are never gonna make it

[@guidoguido2245]

It’s so weird that they have podium girls for these 14 y/os lol

[@matthewmiles15]

Lol baby Max and baby Charles, kinda cute.

[@catalindumitrache3485]

Someone after Silverstone 2019 ? Thumbs up for these 2 future F1 champions !!

[@XecutionStyle]

1 more often than the other? ;)

[@user-hb9zm8dv4u]

after Silverstone 2020 ?

[@pavantelluri225]

4:43 chamchip 🥶

[@giljorge7479]

And now a world champ

[@weesky2000]

Age likes fine wine

[@archimedes4300]

I wonder how that third kid is doing...

[@redneck3693]

I feel bad for him

[@avbwubus]

in formula 3 now?

[@archimedes4300]

@Drop The Puck ahhh, that's good to know

[@kenzinalshorts9275]

@True Blue Sports what’s his name

[@GammaFZ]

@@kenzinalshorts9275 benjamin barnicoat

[@TheJokerit19]

I'm back after I found out Ben Barnicoat will replace Theo Pourchaire for Super Formula's Autopolis round this weekend. A choice I didn't see coming at all.

[@BM-yc8eg]

Screaming at how these have full grown women in sexy racing suits on the podium for a kart race with a bunch of 14 year olds LMAO

[@minhpham-so8hq]

After Silverstone 2019?

[@Stantube1000]

does anyone have a link to the race?

[@shiro3598]

Lol, CHARLES looks so much Taller than MAX 😂

[@adibalabharat8247]

I think the two on the left seem fast and maybe have a chance at formula Renault maybe. The guy on the right seems insanely fast and probably will challenge Hamilton for the title

[@mrdude9671]

What’s crazier is that the guy on extreme Right won the Race and the 2 on the left are driving for F1 while he is driving McLaren GTs

[@adibalabharat8247]

@@mrdude9671 I know I was being sarcastic

[@koren_dobra]

Один микрофон на четверых, до чего техника дошла.)))))

[@thatboy27506]

What was Charles’ height when he was 15?

[@GlatzeMetzger]

0:25 Didn't change too much, indeed

[@champ_.f1]

Verstappen now is a world champion

[@riccardoautelli1332]

Who’s watching this in 2020?

[@missbond7345]

Who is the Ben the comments are referring to and why didn’t he make it into F1?

[@cobaneazy3079]

Just an inshident

[@NicotineRosberg]

Turn on captions and thank me later

[@powerpope940]

4:32

[@BlessedBrazil]

Lecrerc. Vestappen e Russell.

[@nightmarish3000]

*Nothing it just an inchedent

[@netzer7739]

and the winner is... Nosferatu

[@jesselast8260]

lmaoo what is this

[@jacksonrodrigues7533]

Children

[@ezras4216]

It is so nice to see that when both Prince Charles & Max. are only 15 y.o. The obvious mature nature and character of Charles, compare to still childish Max. That's all a result of a great soul and good education - which means that the way to the targets is not less important than the results are, and even more...

[@fodiographer]

First of all Charles is not a prince and i know for a fact that Max is really smart and did pre university high school .. only studentes with high STI scores can go that school .. so Both have a good education. Why would education in Belgium or The Netherlands be less then in Monaco??? Leclerc is more like Prost and Verstappen is more like Senna. Also Charles was with Art team and that team had a lot of money whereas Max and Jos had to do everything on their own .. fixing their own cart ..tuning the engine . That’s Why Max technical skills and knowledge of cars is superior to that of Charles!

[@Tim-K.]

Lazarius Gunther Max is just arrogant and that’s also caused by his performances because he has always been better than Leclerc and the rest as far as I know (I’m not saying I like his personality) and Leclerc is more shy which causes him to be modest but that doesn’t mean his true personality is that as well...

[@NightElveee]

@@Tim-K. lets just say they have very contrasting personalities but all are still great drivers with a passion to race, same as what we got with Nico and Lewis , everyone knows lewis was the faster driver but damn Nico fought blood out one of the few drivers to even mess with Lewis's mental state

[@ste34r5]

Arnoud van Houwelingen So we ignore the fact that max’s father was a f1 driver? Both had lots of money to begin with in their career. But the discipline of Charles is obvious

[@Tim-K.]

GreekRider69 Every F1 driver has discipline