Dino Beganovic endured a difficult weekend on his second guest appearance in Germany’s ADAC Formula 4 championship at Hockenheim.
A P7, P9 and P16 suite was not what the Ferrari Driver Academy youngster had been hoping for in the trio of races staged, with a drive-through penalty picked up for a track limits infringement in Race 3 bringing the weekend to a dim close.
Beganovic, however did at least accrue further consistent mileage in lovely late-summer conditions to bolster his single-seater experience – especially in terms of his first-lap skills.
“It’s been a tough weekend overall and we simply haven’t had the pace,” says Dino Beganovic. “I think this track was not particularly suited to my driving style, and we also had some issues with the brakes early on in the weekend.
“On the positive side, we came here to Germany to practice for the Italian championship, and I’ve worked a lot on my starts and race craft. I had three very good starts this weekend and I felt the first laps were much better than in previous races, so overall it’s been a good learning experience that I can definitely draw on.”
Next up for Dino Beganovic is a return to his main 2020 racing programme in the Italian F4 Championship, which resumes at Mugello on October 2-4.
RESULTS
ADAC Formula 4
Hockenheim (top five)
RACE 1 (download full results)
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1: Joshua Dürksen (GER), Mücke Motorsport
2: Jak Crawford (USA), Van Amersfoort Racing
3: Jonny Edgar (GBR), Van Amersfoort Racing
4: Elias Seppänen (FIN), US Racing
5: Francesco Pizzi (ITA), Van Amersfoort Racing
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7: Dino Beganovic (SWE), Prema Powerteam
RACE 2 (download full results)
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1: Oliver Bearman (GBR), US Racing
2: Tim Tramnitz (GER), US Racing
3: Gabriele Minì (ITA), Prema Powerteam
4: Jonny Edgar (GBR), Van Amersfoort Racing
5: Victor Bernier (FRA), R-Ace GP
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9: Dino Beganovic (SWE), Prema Powerteam
RACE 3 (download full results)
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1: Victor Bernier (FRA), R-Ace GP
2: Jak Crawford (USA), Van Amersfoort Racing
3: Elias Seppänen (FIN), US Racing
4: Gabriele Minì (ITA), Prema Powerteam
5: Joshua Dürksen (GER), Mücke Motorsport
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16: Dino Beganovic (SWE), Prema Powerteam
