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The Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine (FRECA) is coming to a close, and young Filipino driver Zach David aims to “head stronger” in its last four rounds.

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Zach David

Nina Angela Mikaela Cruz

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<div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:914px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1725691006518PR_FR_R6_NB-6991.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Zach David during round 6 of FRECA 2024 at Circuit Paul Ricard in France. (📷: Dutch Photo Agency)"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left"></span></span></span></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:left">Zach David during round 6 of FRECA 2024 at Circuit Paul Ricard in France.<em> (📷: Dutch Photo Agency)</em></p><div></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:left"><br/></div><div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:left"><br/></div><div><br/></div><p>MANILA -- The Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine (FRECA) is coming to a close, and young Filipino driver Zach David aims to &quot;head stronger&quot; in its last four rounds. </p><p>Fresh from a month-long break, David is keen on not repeating his past mistakes for the second half of FRECA. </p><div><a class="fr-strong fr-green" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/01/14/24/zach-david-a-filipino-formula-driver-and-f1-dreamer">READ: Zach David: A Filipino Formula driver and F1 dreamer </a></div><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/01/07/24/zach-david-to-compete-in-formula-regional-in-2024">READ: Filipino racer Zach David to compete in Formula Regional in 2024</a></div><p>&quot;I think my main goals would be to fix my mistakes I&#x27;ve made in the first half of the season and continue to build on what I&#x27;ve already done so far. So my goal is to head stronger than how I started,&quot; he told ABS-CBN News.</p><div><strong>-- Training in PH --</strong></div><p>During the calendar break after round 6 in France, David went back to the Philippines where he ran laps at the Carmona Race Track in Cavite and Clark International Speedway in Pampanga. </p><p>Sans a Tatuus T-318 car used in the European championship, David trained with a KZ shifter kart back at the Carmona circuit where he discovered his passion for racing. </p><div><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?height=476&amp;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FabscbnNEWS%2Fvideos%2F853134979584240%2F&amp;show_text=false&amp;width=267&amp;t=0" width="267" height="476" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p>Though training in a shifter kart may be quite different from driving a Formula car, David said it still made up for a good workout. </p><div><ivs-player data-ivs-key="e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603" data-ivs-spid="3001339" data-ivs-vid="3068040"></ivs-player></div><script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js"></script><p>&quot;Everything here feels a lot quicker ‘cause you&#x27;re doing so many things at the same time. The car in go karting, a lot of things are happening cause the track is quite short so you&#x27;re basically always doing something. But in the FRECA, there are some tips, more advanced techniques to apply but at the fundamental, it&#x27;s just [with] the shifter, everything feels a lot quicker so it&#x27;s a good workout,&quot; he said. </p><div><ivs-player data-ivs-key="e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603" data-ivs-spid="3001339" data-ivs-vid="3068041"></ivs-player></div><script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js"></script><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/5/26/zach-david-gets-first-podium-in-freca-2024-at-spa-2332">FRECA 2024: Zach David gets first podium in round 2 at Spa</a></div><div><strong>-- Fewer mistakes in second half of FRECA -- </strong></div><p>The 17-year-old Filipino racer still has eight more races to go to increase his 39 points so far. He is currently in 11th place. </p><p>David said the remaining rounds will be about working more with his R-ace GP team to improve on past errors. </p><p>&quot;I&#x27;ll be putting a lot of review work into fixing my mistakes. I&#x27;ll be looking at my past mistakes and go over every single one of them and try to find a solution to them and apply them and make sure I fix them for the race,&quot; he said. </p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/6/30/freca-2024-zach-david-drops-from-podium-in-round-4-in-hungaroring-2307">FRECA 2024: Zach David drops from podium in round 4 in Hungaroring</a></div><p>With a jam-packed September and a final race in October, David said he is looking forward to spending his time with the team. </p><p>&quot;I&#x27;m looking forward to just  being with the team, just working together with them. I think we have a good (working relationship), we work really well so I&#x27;m just gonna enjoy the time I have with them,&quot; he said. </p><p>Here is the schedule of the remaining rounds:</p><div><strong>Round 7 at Imola Circuit: September 7-8</strong></div><div><strong>Round 8 at Red Bull Ring, Austria: September: 14-15</strong></div><div><strong>Round 9 at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya: September September 28-29</strong></div><div><strong>Round 10 at Autodromo Nazionale Monza: October 26-27</strong></div><p>All races may be streamed live through <a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.youtube.com/@formularegionaleubyalpine/streams">Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine&#x27;s YouTube channel</a>. </p><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:left"><br/></div><div><br/></div>

<p>The Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine (FRECA) is coming to a close, and young Filipino driver Zach David aims to “head stronger” in its last four rounds. </p>

Zach David recalibrates to 'head stronger' in second half of FRECA 2024

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Zach David recalibrates to 'head stronger' in second half of FRECA 2024

Nina Angela Mikaela Cruz,

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Published September 07, 2024 03:52 PM PHT

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