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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.”

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BWT HWA RACELAB continues to lack pace in the FIA Formula 2 Championship. The weekend in Barcelona was a mixture of positives and set-backs. Giuliano Alesi (France) demonstrated his talent with the fastest lap of the race on Sunday.

• 12th and 16th place for Artem Markelov, DNF and 19th place for Giuliano Alesi
• Giuliano Alesi sets the fastest lap of the race on Sunday
• Artem Markelov: "We have to keep our chin up and do our best."
• Giuliano Alesi: "We are trying to establish what is the best package for us."
• Thomas Strick: "It is still an exercise in patience."

Jake Hughes (Great Britain) produced a dominant display in Saturday's race at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya to claim the first win of this season's FIA Formula 3 Championship for HWA RACELAB. The Sunday race also yielded more points for the team, courtesy of Enzo Fittipaldi (Brazil) and Hughes again.

• 1st and 10th place for Jake Hughes, 13th and 8th place for Enzo Fittipaldi, 14th and 15th place for Jack Doohan
• Jake Hughes: "I am overjoyed with the first win of the year!"
• Enzo Fittipaldi: "We are improving all the time and are gradually making progress."
• Jack Doohan: "Unfortunately, I cannot be entirely happy."
• Thomas Strick: "The team reaped the fruits of its labour this weekend."