Wurz in Spielberg: After Crash on a podium a quick relapse!

Wurz in Spielberg: After Crash on a podium a quick relapse!

Spielberg, Österreich - On June 28, 2025, the young racing driver Wurz experienced an unfortunate course of competition at the F3 Sprint race in Spielberg. The son of the former Formula 1 pilot Alexander Wurz started as a qualifying-tenth and benefited from the newly introduced "Reverse Grid rule", which sent him into the race in third position. This rule that came into force for the F1 Academy 2025 stipulates that the best twelve pilots from qualifying compete in the reverse order. This begins the field for the first race with an exciting starting situation, which also benefited Wurz in this race, as https://www.kleinezeitung.at/service/newsticker_sport/19843032/wurz-im-f3-sprint-in-auf-podestkurs discount).

The course of the race itself was promising for Wurz, which put on a solid start and successfully defended his third position in the first round. However, the course of the race took a turn when Brando Badoer, who was fifth place, drove into the rear in the 13th round. This incident caused Wurz to end the race prematurely. The prerequisites for the upcoming Feature Race, which begins on Sunday, are now much more difficult, since root will go into the race from the tenth starting position, which significantly reduces its podium opportunities.

The introduction of the reverse grid rule is not only a feature of the race of root, but part of a more comprehensive trend reversal for the F1 Academy and the Formula 1 season 2025. According to [Formula 1 The format of the race weekend remains unchanged and includes up to two free training sessions. The starting line -up for the first race is determined by the reverse order of the best eight drivers in qualifying.

In addition to the changes in the F1 Academy, the coming season will also be shaped by many changes of rule. The minimum weight of the cars increases to 800 kg and the driver's weight standard to 82 kg. Stricter guidelines for DRS and flexible wings are implemented from the Grand Prix of Spain, while teams are forced to adapt their cooling systems at high temperatures, which also increases weight, such as [lente Desportiva] (https://lentedesportiva.com/de/die-groessten-regelaendungen-und-zupdates-fuer-die-formel-1-season-2025-Musst-du- Knowledge/) reported.

The 2025 season begins on March 16 with the Grand Prix of Australia. Driver change and new team compositions, such as the change from Lewis Hamilton to Ferrari, also shape the image of the new racing season. The increased number of FP1 sessions with young drivers also illustrates the endeavor of the league to promote talented young racing drivers and at the same time make the racing more varied.

A for root is a challenging week in which he will try to prove himself in the upcoming feature race and despite the setback in the sprint race the opportunity to maintain a successful season.