This was the verdict of the two semi-finals of the Stars class of the ERDF Kart Masters on Sunday at Bercy.
JEV was alone in the first half of the race, while Julien Jousse was in second position ahead of Filipe Albuquerque, Sebastien Ogier and Sebastien Loeb. The differences also decreased between the drivers in the chasing pack, but the rise of Jousse engaged the attention of everyone. Jousse prepared his attack on the leader who began to defend and protect themselves, which slowed him down slightly. The audience erupted. Jousse tried several moves, but Vergne manages to control the situation.
Romain Grosjean dominated the entire second race by escaping from the start, with Gary Paffett in second place. Stephane Sarrazin came back strongly from the start of the race, he attacked Jules Bianchi to gain fourth place and Sebastien Bourdais soon closed on him. In difficulty on the straights, Bianchi was hit by Bourdais who could probably not avoid it.
At the front, Sarrazin closed on Paffett and attacked in front of the spectators. The British didn’t like it, but he took the chance to defend long before the finish. Vergne, Grosjean, Jousse, Sarrazin, Albuquerque, Paffett, Ogier, D’Ambrosio, Loeb and Sutil earned a direct ticket to the finals to come.
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