Sebastián Montoya does not lower his arms and goes for a seat in Formula 2

His start was not the best, he finished in 17th place in the Bahrain Grand Prix, the first of the season, and had a slight improvement in the Australian Grand Prix, where he was sixth.

The Colombian pilot, son of Juan Pablo Montoya, He knows that it is time to make the leap in quality and category, and he trusts in his talent to reach Formula 2. “My goal is to win the title, it is the goal of any Formula 3 driver. To win the championship I need good luck, I must optimize each result throughout the season and I must try to go faster. If I do that, not only will I be in a better position for the championship, but I will feel better mentally and with more confidence,” he confessed to EL TIEMPO.

The 18-year-old rider added: “I feel like I am a winner, but we are in a category where the best drivers are and to win is very difficult. I know I can win and be in the fight. I have worked on my mental part and it has helped me a lot. I have done a lot of training in karts and in a simulator to be a more complete driver on and off the track.”

Sebastian went from less to more in the first two races of the cF3 World Championshipthe pressure he puts on himself is a pending point to work on to improve his speed and performance on the track.

There have only been two races and the team driver knows that well Racing Fields and that aspires to straighten the path and comply with the established plan, to be in Formula 2 in 2025 or, why not, in Formula 1.

“I am dedicated to my career and my dream, and I am giving it my all. When you have a goal you must work hard, it is not a sacrifice, it is what you must do. There is no plan B, if you have it it is because you do not have confidence in plan A. I want to be in Formula 2 next year and if not Formula 1. I know it's difficult to get there, but if you're a good enough driver and have the dedication, opportunities open up. “I am focused on my driving and going race by race,” she commented.

Next to him he has a man with vast experience in the subject, his father, Juan Pablo Montoya, It is your right hand, the person who guides you and the same person who pressures you to improve. “My dad tells me two things: 'Enjoy and trust yourself' and little by little I have understood it more. I know that I am good, I am fast but I give myself hard and that can be either very good or very negative if I always “You work hard. I have to trust in my talent because getting in a car is what I enjoy the most, driving is what I love most in life.”

Off the track there is a relationship between father and son, but on the track the treatment is different and it is one of the essential aspects that highlights the young Colombian driver on the feeling what's with Juan Pablo.

“It's very interesting (the relationship). We have a relationship between father and son off the track, when we enter everything changes to driver and coach. We decided to handle it that way so as not to take the things he says to me personally and handle it in a more professional way, later of an incident we had in karts,” said the coffee racer.

take the last name 'Montoya' on his shoulders does not mean an extra weight for Sebastián, who is excited by the comparison. “If they compare me to him, it means a good reference. They are comparing me to one of the best drivers in the history of motorsports, not only from Formula 1. “That they keep comparing me, I like that they compare me to him, they will always exist.”

Finally, Sebastián Montoya spoke about the possibility of reaching Formula 1 and the work he is doing to fulfill his life's dream. “It's a lot of times. In 2018 and 2019, several arrived from Formula 2, but in general it is quite difficult to get to F1, but if things work out there is a good opportunity,” he said.

And he added: “I have spent a lot of time in the gym to gain more strength. I feel that I not only prepared myself for F3, but to be in Formula 2 next year. Regarding the pressure on this path, I have begun to handle it better thanks to the psychologist that I have. We are doing different jobs and different techniques to change the mentality in racing, I have to relax a little more, breathe, let things flow and trust my talent. Getting frustrated is not bad, but you have to change that to find. that trust

Next May 19, Sebastian Montoya will compete again, Italian Grand Prix It will be vital to start making a comeback in a world championship in which they are in box 12 with 11 points.
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