Alessandro Giusti had a frustrating F3 Belgian GP weekend at Spa-Francorchamps. Heavy rain forced officials to abandon the Feature Race before any green-flag laps. No points were awarded. Giusti missed a key chance to climb the standings. He stayed eighth overall with 55 points, just behind Théophile Naël and slightly ahead of Tuukka Taponen. Now looking to bounce back at the Hungarian GP. The tight, twisty Hungaroring often produces surprises. Rain and strategy could play a big role. With only two rounds left, Giusti needs a strong result to stay in the fight for a top-five finish.
Consistency as a key factor to come out on top
Giusti highlighted the importance of performing well every race weekend, especially at this point in the season. He pointed out that August marks a crucial time when teams begin discussions and negotiations for next year. Hence, there’s added pressure on drivers to show what they are capable of. Strong results now can play a role in shaping their future opportunities, making consistent performance more important than ever.
“Yeah, for sure. It’s important to do every weekend here, as everyone knows, like in August, there is a negotiation of constructs for next year. So it’s important to prove the result you can do and so on. But, yeah.”
Qualifying performance will be important with the fear of a wet F3 Feature Race
Looking ahead to a potentially wet F3 Feature Race during the Hungarian GP, Giusti stressed the importance of qualifying well. While the rest of the weekend is expected to stay dry, he pointed out that starting near the front is crucial when rain is in the forecast, as overtaking becomes more difficult in such conditions. He reflected on recent races where wet weather limited opportunities to move forward, making grid position even more valuable. Despite the run of rainy weekends, Giusti remained focused and clear on his target—finishing in the top three.
“But yeah, for sure, we know that the rain is probably expected in Sunday race. But I mean, you still need to have a good result in quality. That’s important in the rain because, yeah, when there is quite a lot of space, it’s quite hard to overtake us in the Melbourne race too. So, yeah, the goal would be for sure to be in the top three.”
Silverstone and Spa setbacks for Giusti
Giusti reflected on a tough stretch of races, pointing to qualifying struggles at both Silverstone and Spa as key setbacks. The poor grid positions, combined with difficult weather conditions, led to messy races and limited results. Giusti stressed the importance of improving qualifying performance heading into the F3 Hungarian GP, knowing how critical it is in Formula 3 to start near the front. With better one-lap pace, Giusti believes he can return to the consistency he showed earlier in the season.
“Um, yeah, so yeah, the past few rounds were not that great, to be honest. Like we struggled in Quali, in Silverstone and in Spa. So yeah, after we didn’t have, we had a messy feature race with the rain and so on. But yeah, we definitely have to work on Quali for this week and to get results, as Nikola [Tsolov] said before, in F3 when you do the job in Quali. It’s nearly done in the race. So yeah.”
Red and yellow flags are the main concern for Giusti at the F3 Hungarian GP
Heading into the weekend of the F3 Hungarian GP, Giusti is not too concerned about track limits. But remains cautious about potential red and yellow flag interruptions. He noted that these were a major factor last year and could again affect qualifying. While adjustments to track boundaries may help reduce limits-related issues, he sees flag-related disruptions as the bigger threat. For Giusti, managing those conditions will be key to securing a clean and competitive qualifying run.
“Yeah, I think that’s a factor for Quali, especially. But I mean, there is a high risk of red flags and yellow flags, as we saw last year. So I mean, I think red flag and yellow can be more of a factor than track limits because they did this year as well with the blue line and moving the white line more to the gravel or the grass. So I don’t think it’s going to be an issue.”
