Seb Morris goes all out for wins in the final
3 races of his 2014 Formula Renault NEC season (report by Marc Orme
- web editor Rob Allender)
WRDA member & 2011 Young Welsh driver of the year Seb Morris will be going
all-out for victories during the final 3 races in the 2014 Formula Renault
2.0 Northern European Cup (NEC) at Germany’s Nurburgring this coming
weekend, 20th/21st September, as he strives for a top three championship
finish – and potentially more besides!
Heading into the all-important title decider, Seb driving a Fortec
Motorsport prepared car, is only 15 points away from third place in the
standings but also only just 39 points away from fellow
Fortec
team-mate Ben Barricoat, who is currently the series leader! With
three races to be contested at the weekend, one carried over from the
previous round at Most in the Czech Republic where horrendous weather forced
its postponement, a total of 90 points will be on offer.
While not getting remotely carried away, and striving to simply achieve the
best results he can to leave a lasting impression at the end of his maiden
season at European level, the 18-year-old from Marford knows the
championship is still far from over.
(Photo
above by Insight F1 Motorsport Report) Seb has certainly tapped into
a rich vein of form of late, taking three podiums from the last three races
with the run triggered by his second win of the year at Assen in The
Netherlands during round 11. Importantly, going into the Nurburgring event,
the Caterham Racing Academy driver also has the confidence of knowing he
will start the rescheduled Most race from the front row of the grid.
“Hopefully it should be a strong end to the season”, he commented, “We need
to make sure we have the pace from testing and then extract as much as we
can from the car for qualifying, although it is fantastic going into the
weekend knowing we’ll start the first race from second on the grid.
“That really is a great boost and it’s up to us to get qualifying right for
the other two races, we have to start at the front to have the best chance
possible. With the championship as it is, the pressure will be on the other
guys hopefully and then we can try and take advantage of that.”
Seb worked hard with Fortec in the mid-season to iron out a few set-up
troubles, since that the MSA Academy racer has been one of the heaviest
scorers in the championship which has enabled him to go into the final in
with a chance of the title – something he didn’t think possible three events
ago.
“The car has been great the last few race meetings so we’re confident it’ll
be strong again, and the team has been to the Nurburgring already this year
with its Eurocup [Formula Renault 2.0] drivers so that gives us a good
starting point”, commented Seb. “The tough start to the season made me work
even harder to turn things around and when you have times like that, it
makes you realise just how nice it is when you win – sometimes you don’t
appreciate that enough. I’m hoping we can have a strong end to the year and
push to finish in the championship top three, it’s the results at the end of
the season everyone remembers.”
Race one at Nurburgring will get underway at 14.20 (UK time) on Friday, 19th
September, with race two taking place on Saturday, 20th September, at 10.00
(UK time). The third and final encounter of the Formula Renault 2.0 NEC
season will begin at 07.40 (UK time) on Sunday, 21st September.
Seb is part of the
Caterham Racing Academy and is
supported by the
Jack Wills ‘Young Briton’ programme, and is a
TAG Heuer &
Oxford Vaughan ambassador and Elite Cymru
supported
driver.
Provisional 2014 Formula Renault 2.0
Northern European Cup Standings (after
11 of 16 rounds):
1st
Ben Barnicoat, 224 pt
2nd Louis
Deletraz, 212 points
3rd Steijn
Schothorst 200 pts
4thSeb Morris, 185 pts
5th Callan
O'Keeffe, 172 pts
Points The following points will
be awarded for the races:
1st place: 30 points; 2nd place:
24 pts ;
3rd place: 20 pts; 4th place: 17 pts;
5th place: 16 pts; 6th place: 15 pts ;
7th place: 14 pts; 8th place: 13 pts
9th place: 12 pts and on down to
20th place which is worth 1 points
In order to be classified a driver
who has taken the start must have
completed at least 75 % of the winner’s
race distance. The following points will
be awarded if a race is shortened or
stopped and not resumed: At least 75% of
the scheduled distance = full points At
least 50% of the scheduled distance =
half of the points
Less than 50% of the scheduled
distance = no points
The Car .
Formula
Renault 2.0 - Edition 2013
Front
Suspension: Pushrod mono damper
Barazi Epsilon
Rear
Suspension: Pushrod twin dampers
Barazi Epsilon
Chassis:
FR2.0/13 by Tatuus
Bodywork:
Full Carbon by Tatuus
Gearbox gears
and differential: Sadev - 7 ratios /
Limited slip differential
Gearbox
command: Electric by XAP (Solenoid)
Dampers: ZF
Race Engineering 2 ways
Steering
wheel: XAP with paddleshift
Rims: Team
Dynamics, Front 9", Rear 10"
Tyres:
Michelin 20-54x13 / 24-57x13
Brake System:
Caparo AP Braking (4 pistons
callipers)
Clutch: Twin
discs sinter clutch by ZF Race
Engineering
Engine:
Renault Sport
Type: F4R 832
- 1998 cm3
Power: 210
BHP
Engine Max
Torque: 220 Nm
Engine Max
revs: 7500 rpm
Safety: FIA
F3 2012 norms except Zylon panels
Weight: 505
kg
Formula
Renault 2.0 - Edition 2012
Chassis
Type: Carbon-fibre Monocoque, full
carbon bodywork
Engine
Type F4R – 4 cylinders – 16 valves –
1998 cc
Bore x stroke (mm): 82.7 x 93
Maximum power: 144 (196) Bhp at 7000
rpm
Maximum torque: 222 Nm (21.6 mkg) at
4750 rpm
Transmission
Sequentially controlled, dog-clutch
box with 6 forward gears, changeable
ratios
Self-locking differential
