Not being in a race car since May has taken its toll on Callum Hedge.
So, to cure the lack of action, the young Kiwi is off to Italy for a weekend in the European Formula Regional championship.
Hedge will have two races at Monza in the final round of the regional Formula 3 series at the end of the month.
This year, the promising teenager crossed the ditch to compete in Australia’s Porsche Michelin Sprint Challenge.
Despite a solid start to his rookie campaign where he is third in the standings, Hedge hasn’t raced for several months.
“It’s been a rough 2020 and 2021,” Hedge told Velocity News. “They’ve been destroyed by Covid.
“I’ve been trying to race in Oz, but that just hasn’t happened.
“The one-off weekend at Monza is just to try and get on the track again.”
The opportunity to drive with the GP4 team at Monza is Hedge’s first time in a single-seater since the 2019 Australian Formula Ford championship.
It is also his first time racing at Monza.
“Thrown in the deep end in a bit,” he said.
“Racing wings and slicks will be a real change. But we should adapt quickly.”
Formula Regional uses a Formula 3 car almost identical to the car used in the Toyota Racing Series.
Hedge has tested the current-iteration TRS machine, which should give him a leg-up at Monza.
“I’ll be giving it my all.”
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Swiss driver Grégoire Saucy has already wrapped up the 2021 title and has won eight races so far this season.
The Monza round is on October 30-31, with both races live streamed via the Formula Regional website and YouTube channel.