Armstrong on the podium at Mugello, title in sight

Marcus Armstrong extends his points lead and draws closer to the Italian Formula 4 title with a share of pole for this weekend’s races at Mugello and second in race one, banking valuable points. Armstrong was second in the German Formula 4 championship a fortnight ago and says he finds podium pace more easily on the Italian championship circuits.

In the first race he harried pole man Sebastian Fernandez from green light to chequered flag, maintaining a healthy gap between the rear of his car and the pursuing pack and taking a comfortable second at the flag.

Third was the Italian Lorenzo Colombo, who looked to mount an attack on Armstrong in the closing laps but was unable to close on the flying Kiwi.

Armstrong’s points tally is now 227 with Jos van Uitert second on 196 and Colombo third on 181. The New Zealander has pole for both remaining races.

Mark Baker has been working in automotive PR and communications for more than two decades. For much longer than that he has been a motorsport journalist, photographer and competitor, witness to most of the most exciting and significant motorsport trends and events of the mid-late 20th Century. His earliest memories of motorsport were trips to races at Ohakea in the early 1960s, and later of annual summer pilgrimages to watch Shellsport racers and Mini 7s at Bay Park and winter sorties into forests around Kawerau and Rotorua to see the likes of Russell Brookes, Ari Vatanen and Mike Marshall ply their trade in group 4 Escorts. Together with Murray Taylor and TV producer/director Dave Hedge he has been responsible for helping to build New Zealand’s unique Toyota Racing Series into a globally recognized event brand under category managers Barrie and Louise Thomlinson. Now working for a variety of automotive and mainstream commercial clients, Mark has a unique perspective on recent motor racing history and the future career paths of our best and brightest young racers.

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