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Jake Hughes (Great Britain) was runner-up in Saturday's race at the final round of the FIA Formula 3 Championship in Mugello, presenting HWA RACELAB with its fourth podium of the season. Team-mate Enzo Fittipaldi (Brazil) claimed his best results of the season, finishing fifth and fourth. Thanks to this impressive final weekend, the team from Affalterbach ended the season in fifth place in the Team competition.  

• 2nd and 6th place for Jake Hughes, 5th and 4th for Enzo Fittipaldi, 13th and 11th for Jack Doohan
• Jake Hughes: "Without the dramas in the early races, we could have challenged for the title."
• Enzo Fittipaldi: "I managed to end the season on a high."
• Jack Doohan: "We can take a lot of positive energy for next year from the last few races."
• Thomas Strick: "From our perspective, it is a shame that the season is not a little longer."

 BWT HWA RACELAB has made progress in terms of pace in the FIA Formula 2 Championship in Monza, but was unable to convert this into positive results. 12th place for Giuliano Alesi (France) on Sunday was the best result of the weekend.

• 17th and 16th place for Artem Markelov, 18th and 12th for Giuliano Alesi
• Artem Markelov: "It is important not to look at the results."
• Giuliano Alesi: "We were unable to show the progress we have made."
• Thomas Strick: "You cannot afford any mistakes if you want to finish in the points in Formula 2."

Jake Hughes (Great Britain) produced another impressive display on Sunday in Monza, Italy, to claim his second win of the season for HWA RACELAB. Team-mate Enzo Fittipaldi (Brazil) was also in contention, before being struck by misfortune. However, he once again demonstrated his potential with a stunning fightback on Saturday. 

• 5th and 1st place for Jake Hughes, 9th and 20th for Enzo Fittipaldi, 17th and 22nd for Jack Doohan
• Jake Hughes: "The car felt excellent from lap one."
• Enzo Fittipaldi: "I think I could have won, if I had not had the puncture."
• Jack Doohan: "I hope to have another good weekend in Mugello."
• Thomas Strick: "We are now where we wanted to be."

BWT HWA RACELAB makes progress and reaps rewards at the Spa-Francorchamps race weekend in the FIA Formula 2 Championship. Artem Markelov (Russia) finishes eighth in Sunday’s race to score his first point of the season.

• P16 and P8 for Artem Markelov, P18 and P14 for Giuliano Alesi
• Artem Markelov: “We have finally been rewarded for our efforts.”
• Giuliano Alesi: “We have gained more valuable experience.”
• Thomas Strick: “The point is a reward for the entire team.”

HWA RACELAB was unable to secure a points finish at the FIA Formula 3 Championship race weekend in Spa-Francorchamps. Technical problems prevented them from recording a better result. However, Jack Doohan (Australia), Enzo Fittipaldi (Brazil) and Jake Hughes (Great Britain) once again delivered proof of their potential with impressive chasing performances in Sunday’s race and the fastest times in some sessions.

• P12 and DNF for Jack Doohan, P26 and P12 for Enzo Fittipaldi, DNF and P17 for Jake Hughes
• best time in free practice for Jack Doohan, fastest lap time for Jake Hughes
• Enzo Fittipaldi: “Improving by 14 places is clearly impressive.”
• Jake Hughes: “We did not reach the level of performance that we have had in the past.”
• Jack Doohan: “I hope I will have better luck in Monza.”
• Thomas Strick: “We just had a few technical problems too many this weekend.”