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Paatz experiences disappointing World Cup appearance despite good performance

At the FIA Kart World Championship in Franciacorta, Italy, the highlight of the season for Mathilda Paatz from Cologne, the German young talent was unable to achieve a satisfactory finish despite good performances. The 15-year-old, who had travelled to the event with great expectations, had to cope with an unintentional retirement on the first day, which abruptly ended her dream of reaching the final. On the second day, an accident at the start and an engine failure prevented Paatz from making it to the Superheats and caused her great disappointment. Nevertheless, the driver from DPK-Racing, the junior team of Formula 1 World Champion Fernando Alonso, was able to show her potential over the course of the weekend.

9. October 2023 FIA Kart World Championship

No luck for Paatz at the Champions of the Future in Franciacorta

The final of the Champions of the Future Euro Series (CotF) in Franciacorta, Italy, was a big disappointment for Mathilda Paatz. After a good start to the weekend, which raised hopes of a good result, the DPK-Racing pilot was slowed down by a defective race engine. In the heats, in which some of the young talents were over-motivated and went at it with a crowbar, Paatz had to avoid the collisions and accidents in front of her and thus fell back to the end of the field several times.

18 September 2023 Champions of the Future

Paatz tests in the Prema Powerteam at 'Girls on Track 2023' and reaches the final

A great honour for Mathilda Paatz in the FIA project "Girls on Track - Rising Stars", because the automobile world federation had a special surprise in store for the eight participants: At the first elimination competition in Franciacorta, Italy, the racing drivers were allowed to test with current Formula 4 bolides of the Prema Powerteam, which has already helped greats such as Mick Schumacher or Charles Leclerc to advance to Formula 1. As in the previous year, Paatz was able to convince the jury and secure a place in the final as one of four participants.

12 September 2023 FIA Girls on Track

World Championship preparation for Paatz: Turbulent races in the WSK Euro Series

Last weekend, Mathilda Paatz used the WSK Euro Series event in Franciacorta, Italy, to prepare for the Champions of the Future Euro Series and the FIA World Karting Championship at the same venue. In the process, the DPK-Racing drivers gained important experience, but also had to pay dearly. Two retirements through no fault of their own prevented them from reaching the final, but the performance and progress on the track give hope for the last races of the year.

5 September 2023 WSK Series

Successful debut with DPK-Racing: Mathilda Paatz with strong season start in Italy

Strong OK debut for Mathilda Paatz from Cologne: At the WSK Super Master Series in Franciacorta, Italy, the 14-year-old, who is competing for DPK-Racing this season, convinced with a solid performance. After an unlucky qualifying, Paatz fought her way to the front in the heats with strong overtaking manoeuvres - and narrowly missed out on a place in the final. Nevertheless, the Rhinelander is satisfied with her debut weekend with the Spanish DPK team.

21. February 2023 WSK Series

ROK Cup Superfinal: Mathilda Paatz mit starkem Auftritt

Am vergangenen Wochenende durfte Mathilda Paatz aufgrund ihrer starken Leistungen im ROK Cup Germany, wo die Kölnerin derzeit den zweiten Gesamtrang im TalentsCup belegt, beim ROK Cup Superfinal in Italien an den Start gehen. Dort überzeuge die Förderpilotin des ADAC Nordrhein mit einer starken Leistung. Einzig die Unerfahrenheit kostete einen sicheren Finalplatz. Dennoch gab es Grund zur Freude.

19. October 2020 Other