Formula Lego: Season 04
Season 4 saw the rise of Kira Sanchez. As a rookie, no-one was sure what to expect from her, and in her first race, She, Mikael Cagne, and Anna Aster all suffered Engine Start Failures on the first race, when all 27 other racers finished their first lap before they had managed to move, so they were disqualified. This kind of Engine Failure would become synonymous with Season 4. Jacob Norris, who was once again projected to come in the to 5, came 8th overall after he had to retire from 2 races when his engine failed. Cagne still scratched out 5th place, despite also missing 2 races.
Technical Changes
Between Seasons 3 and 4, the Power units of all of three teams changed again, Osborne changing from the A20F to the A22G, Octan from the UX3 to the UX5, and the National Team switching from the UX3N to the UX5P. However, due to a few specific regulation changes, all three engines proved extraordinarily unreliable, and in ever single race, more than 3 drivers were disqualified because they hadn’t moved by the time every other car had completed the first lap. The season continued, still, but after the conclusion of the season, all of the teams were allowed to change engines once again. Osborne moved to the A25B, Octan to UX7, and National to the UX7N.
Team Rosters
| League # | Team # | Name | Experience |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Josep Vikalkin | 3 Seasons Osborne |
| 39 | 15 | Philip Mazepin | 1 Season Osborne |
| 3 | 3 | Jacob Norris | 3 Seasons Osborne |
| 46 | 17 | Kira Sanchez | Rookie |
| 26 | 18 | Logan Latifi | Team Rookie, 3 Seasons Octan |
| 47 | 19 | Sean Vettel | Rookie |
| 7 | 7 | Avayah Osborne | 3 Seasons Osborne |
| 29 | 16 | Ava Raikkonen | 1 Season Osborne, 2 Seasons Octan |
| 9 | 9 | Nocah Tsunoda | 3 Seasons Osborne |
| 10 | 20 | Hannah Stroll | 2 Seasons Osborne |
| League # | Team # | Name | Experience |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 1 | Vance Lewison | 3 Seasons National, S2 Champion |
| 33 | 16 | Denise Perez | 1 Season National, 1 Season Osborne |
| 13 | 3 | Daniel Drugovitch | 3 Seasons National |
| 14 | 4 | Sira Bowler | 3 Seasons National |
| 48 | 21 | Esteban Aitken | Rookie |
| 49 | 22 | Mick Deledda | Rookie |
| 50 | 23 | Carlos Viscaal | Rookie |
| 51 | 24 | Vallerie Sato | Rookie |
| 52 | 25 | Paul Ilot | Rookie |
| 42 | 20 | Yuki Nannini | 1 Season National |
| League # | Team # | Name | Experience |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | 1 | Salem Hoods | 3 Seasons Octan, S1 Champion |
| 22 | 2 | Mikael Cagne | 3 Seasons Octan, S3 Champion |
| 23 | 14 | Lily Gasly | 1 Season Osborne, 2 Season Octan |
| 24 | 4 | Thomas Collett | 3 Seasons Octan |
| 44 | 12 | Anna Aster | 1 Season Octan |
| 35 | 15 | Pierre Zendeli | Team Rookie, 2 Seasons National |
| 27 | 7 | Eva Sayll | 3 Seasons Octan |
| 2 | 16 | Kyle Giovinazzi | Team Rookie, 1 Season National, 2 Seasons Osborne |
| 45 | 13 | Debra Edgar | 1 Season Octan |
| 30 | 10 | Jeremy Cohen | 3 Seasons Octan |
Season Progression
Rookie Kira Sanchez failed to start in her first race in the sport, but she came back hard, scoring 13th in the second race after getting her car moving just 3 seconds before she would have been disqualified. She was severely handicapped in that race, starting in the very back, by a full lap; however, she still managed to snatch back 13 spots. Her engine stalled on start during race 3 as well, however, she only lost about 30 seconds on the next person in front of her, and managed to make it back to 9th place. For the next three races, however, her engine ran much smoother, and she didn't suffer from the initial stalling, and she won the entire second half of the Season, finishing first overall with 275 points, the lowest title-winning score up to that point. Thanks to the number of top racers who were disqualified from races for Engine Start Failures, at the end of race 5, all of the top 13 racers could have won the Drivers’ Title.
With 3 wins from Sanchez, and 1 from Vikalkin, as well as two 2nd places, and two 3rd places, Osborne finally showed what their cars were capable of. In fact, in race 4, Osborne Drivers took the top 4 spots. They won the Constructors’ Title with 21 points, well ahead of Octan’s 17, and National’s 16.
Octan and Osborne both shared that they were disappointed with their engines’ performance over the season, but pleased with their drivers’; there was only one crash in the whole season, during race 4, when Salem Hoods’ car stalled and stopped mid-race, causing Philip Mazepin to rear-end her, ending the race for both of them. However, as pointed out by Osborne & Octan, the faulty engines were at fault for that crash, not the drivers. Both of them blamed the Osborne-built sparkers that all of the engines used, which had undergone a materiel change due to one of the Regulation Changes, and proved unreliable in later tests and in the races themselves. Osborne reverted them back to their original materials before the next season, bringing their reliability back up to normal.
Technical Details
For this Season, Osborne Racing ran on the Osb20Q Chassis, and the OsbA22G Power Unit. Octan ran on the OE21A10 Chassis and the UX5 Engine. National fielded the OE21A10B Chassis and the UX5P Power Unit.