Jazeman, driving with the Carlin team, used the practice session to learn the Moscow Raceway track and headed into qualifying looking for a top ten lap time.  However, in both sessions it was red flags that thwarted his attempts to secure a strong grid slot.

It was the first visit to the Moscow track for Jazeman and after the two practice sessions he was 16^th fastest of the 26 car field. In the first qualifying session with a late red flag flying the 20-year-old driver was only able to post 19^th fastest lap time to line up in this position for the first race. Starting in the mid-field is always tough and Jazeman was only able to make up three places over the course of the race distance and struggled with his race pace. A suspected technical problem led the team to take the decision to retire from the race with five laps remaining. The second qualifying session proved equally as tough for Jazeman, again due to red flags, with 20^th fastest time putting him in this position for the grid of the second race. He quickly made up ground on the opening lap to lie 15^th by the end of it. Through the early laps of the race he continued to push hard and with some skilful passing manoeuvres was able to improve his position. Jazeman’s Carlin team used their experience to develop a strong race strategy, pitting the Malaysian driver later in the race than most of the drivers for his mandatory tyre change, and this, together with Jazeman’s pace on track, improved his position to ninth. As the laps counted down he maintained the final points-paying place, but on the final lap, an ambitious challenge from 11^th placed driver, Norman Nato, ended with contact and a spin for Jazeman. He was able to recover from it, but had lost ground and crossed the line in 13^th place. The PETRONAS Talent Programme driver said of his weekend, “It wasn’t a good weekend for me. I didn’t really have the opportunity to get the best out of myself or the car for much of it, compounded by the technical issues we had. The second race, despite a poor qualifying performance, was a better effort, and I should have finished in tenth place. However, I did have better pace for the second race, so was able to make up 11 places during the race distance.” “It’s always tough when things don’t go as you want them to,” says Jazeman, “but I just have to remember that it’s all part of the learning process and that moving up to the next step would not be without its challenges. I did have a good second race, felt more comfortable with the car and consequently was able to push harder and run at a better pace.” Jazeman will return to racing later next month and in the meantime continues with his training programme. He will join the MERCEDES AMG PETRONAS team for the Formula 1 British Grand Prix next weekend followed by his first visit to the Goodwood Festival of Speed.