Nelson Morin claimed pole position for Round 4 of the UIM F2 World Championship at Peso da Régua, a 41.571 in Q3 enough to head off Giacomo Sacchi and Edgaras Riabko in a qualifying session that produced as much drama off the water as on it.
Mathilda Wiberg’s session ended early after a throttle cable failure. The replacement cable fitted between Q1 and Q2 also broke, leaving her unable to start Q2 and out of contention for the remainder of qualifying.
The session’s biggest talking point came from a technical protest lodged by RPM, Peter Morin’s team, against Tobias Munthe-Kaas over ECU eligibility. The protest was not upheld, but Peter Morin was allowed to take part in Q3 until it was heard.
Munthe-Kaas’s pace through the session, on the Mercury Racing 250 APX four-stroke, suggested the engine can compete at the front of the field.
Bimba Sjöholm impressed on her return to World Championship competition, qualifying inside the top six.
At the front, Sacchi and Riabko both ran out of fuel during their Q3 runs. Riabko’s incomplete lap is understood to have been on course for pole before it ended early, leaving Morin to take top spot instead.
Source: John Moore – powerboat.news
