Cars: Jack AIKEN About Differences GT3 vs. Formula Sports: needs other way of thinking

© Alexander Trienitz Jack AInken attacks 2022 in the ADAC GT Masters to

Jack AItken counts in the 2022 season without doubt about the stars in the ADAC GT Masters. The young Briton, who is also under contract in Formula 1 as a substitute driver at Williams, goes along with Albert Costa and the Swiss Rennstall Emil Frey Racing on title hunt. It is his second year in GT3 sports, which is why AInken can tell a lot about the differences between the two vehicle categories.

The GT3 category praises the Lamborghini pilot in the exclusive interview with 'Motorsport-Total.com' that it allows narrow wheel-to-wheel duels compared to the formula port. And "even if you have a bit of contact, that's fine. Because the drivers are super professional and all driving at a very high level."

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as an example of this he calls the GTWC prelude to Imola: "In the GT-World-Challenge Europe we had about 40 cars within 1.5 seconds. You can not find that in many series." In fact, in qualifying, 1.5 seconds were between one and third place 34, which is no less impressive in terms of strength ratio.

But this is not the only difference between formula and GT, the AItken has observed: "You have to have a slightly different way of thinking, especially with the longer races that take more than six hours. That's something I still learn, Because I have not driven many of these really big races. "

In the GT-WORLD-Challenge Europe, AItken went to the start of four Endurance Cup races in the previous year: the 3h of Monza and Barcelona, ​​the 1,000 kilometer race in Le Castellet and the 24h of Spa-Francorchamps. Only in France and Spain saw the Emil-Frey-Lamborghini, on which AItken was reported, also the target flag.

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At the season highlight in Belgium, however, the Briton caused a shock moment: he felt heavy in Eau Rouge / Raidillon and pulled out fractures of the key leg and a swirl, as well as a pulmonary crucial. Only at the season finale in Barcelona he was able to attend a race for the first time. Does he still feel after effects?

"To 99 percent is all right," AIITKEN answers. "In the car, I usually do nothing, I have to watch a bit of my back, like an old man now. When I get up in the morning, he can be a bit stiff, and I still feel a lot of physiotherapy to make a lot of physiotherapy To alleviate that. "

"The collarbone is now completely healed. I only have the scar on top of it, which can be a bit painful at buckles. But I also talked to Dani Juncadella, he had the same injury. And he says: after a few years It's okay, it goes away, so no big problems. "

and so AITKEN dares a renewed attack on victories and podium places this year in GT3 racing, this time in the German GT championship. That did not work in the GTWC. As the best results are P4 in the second sprinklets of Zandvoort and P5 in the second sprint of Misano. It also hangs together with the steep learning curve, which looked at AItken.

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Jack AIKEN studies onboard by Mirko Bortolotti

"The problem I had was that I did not know how far you can go with these cars [to limit]," explains the Lamborghini pilot. "After I drove a few races, I recognized what risks I can go in." Nevertheless, AITKEN continues to suck all possible information such as a sponge.

In the GTWC prelude to Imola, for example, he studied the onboard recordings of his teammate Mirko Bortolotti. The Austro Italian is considered the big star in the factory of Lamborghini. "Surely I'm still missing something trust," AInken analyzes the difference between him in the GT3 expert Bortolotti.

But: "Now, where the first race is pending, I hope that I can continue working further. And since I'm surrounded by many very experienced drivers here, I think that will help me very much." Finally, his Emil-Frey teammate in the ADAC GT Masters, Albert Costa, has a lot of experience in the GT3 car.

The Emil-Frey-Lamborghini # 63 belongs in the season 2022 to favorites in the German GT Championship. In the test drives in Oschersleben, however, one held back. Costa / AItken completed the two days with a residue of 0.474 seconds at the 13th position.