The Gentleman Magazine Issue 18 | December 2019 | Page 54

F1 ESPORTS SERIES – TONIZZA AND FDA HUBLOT
ESPORTS TEAM MAKE HISTORY AS THEY BECOME
WORLD CHAMPIONS ON THEIR FIRST APPEARANCE!
It looks like David Tonizza’s Christmas wishes came earlier than
expected. The FDA Hublot Esports Team sim driver brought
home a challenging, but special championship: F1 Esport
Series. What a great achievement for the rookie driver on his
first series’ appearance racing for the FDA Hublot Esports
Team. The 17-year-old Italian, dubbed “Tonzilla” has achieved
something extraordinary in the motorsport world. Not even
the current world champion, Lewis Hamilton could match
Tonizza, in fact Lewis Hamilton won his first championship in
his second year of Formula 1.
Cold blooded. It was not all roses for the championship
leader, the championship looked as if it could slip away
from him. In the second race Tonizza got a three-second
time penalty meaning that he ended the race in P6. His Red
Bull rival, Frederick Rasmussen went into the final race as
provisional championship leader. Tonizza’s determination and
instructions from his coach Alessio Cicolari allowed him to
regain his composure that allowed him to turn the table. This
championship has brought great joy to the Ferrari family as
they tasted for the very first time an Esport Championship.
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Suzuka. The first race of the final round was held in Suzuka.
A legendary track where David Tonizza started third behind
Rasmussen and Carreton (Williams). The Dane got off to a
flying start where the two drivers were pushing each other to
the limits. On the other hand, Tonizza had to accept third place.
Rasmussen’s win meant that he reduced the championship gap
from 26 to 13 points.
Austin. The Circuit of the Americas was certainly not Tonizza’s
best moment of the day. “Tonzilla” qualified in fourth position
and he easily overtook Bereznay’s Alfa Romeo, furthermore
Tonizza chased down and overtook Enzo Bonito’s McLaren
who was second at the time.
Tonizza decided to pit early, but he found himself 2.1 seconds
behind Rasmussen. Bonito was catching up on Tonizza and
he eventually overtook the FDA Hublot Esports Team driver.
Tonizza received a three-second penalty for exceeding track
limits which meant he was demoted from P3 to P6. This meant
Rasmussen became the new championship leader.
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