As in 2021, it was the Paul Ricard circuit which hosted the Maxx Formula competitors for the first meeting of the 2022 season. Big favorites on this circuit that they know well, the Easy Formula drivers shone under the south of France sun.
Having been the fastest during the free practice sessions, Christopher logically took pole position with an excellent time during the qualifying session. He relegated his nearest competitor to nearly 2 seconds. Gilles set the fourth fastest time and third in the Advance class.
Christopher took off perfectly at the start of the first race and quickly widened the gap. Behind the fight was intense, and the driver Wolfgang Jaksch at the wheel of a Toro Rosso F1 made a spin, allowing Gilles to settle on the provisional podium. Halfway through the race, Christopher was firmly in the lead when his clutch began to malfunction. A lap later the driver of number 71 unfortunately had to park his car on the side of the track. Gilles boosted the morale of the team thanks to a very good second place.
The mechanics worked on the Panoz single-seater until late in the evening to allow Christopher to take part in the second race of the weekend. He thanked them in the most beautiful way by winning after leading the race from lights to flag. Gilles offered himself the trophy for third place and concluded a generally positive meeting for the team.
Next meeting at the beginning of August in TT Circuit Assen.