Our 13-year-old Greek female talent will begin the 2025 race season in a few weeks at the opening race of the Champions of the Future Championship in Portimao. This championship will be Nefeli’s main focus this year in the OKNJ category, but she will also demonstrate her skills in the Italian and Greek Championships, as well as in some WSK races.

She will be provided with an Energy Corse chassis, which she is already familiar with and is recognized as one of the best in the karting world. Therefore, we can expect her to deliver a successful and exciting season.

Giovanni Minardi: «This year we finally managed with her family to schedule a calendar full of races for Nefeli. The family managed to find a deal with her school, therefore we can compete in a larger number of races compared to last season. Her main program will be the Champions of The Future Academy Program, where we are certain she can deliver excellent results, whereas other races will serve as training for the important ones. We hope the cherry on top will be the participation in the World Cup in the OKNJ category, which is set to take place on the 28th September in Cremona. I wish great luck to Nefeli and to her team».

Nefeli Kosmopoulou: «In the 2025 season I will be racing with my team, Cosmosrally, and we will be using the Energy Corse material. Finally, the championships we will participate in are the Champions of the Future Academy Program, the WSK, the Italian Championship and the Greek Championship. I’m really excited that the season is finally about to start, I can’t wait for it to begin».

George Kosmopoulos (CosmosRally’s Team Manager): «The Cosmosrally Kart Academy is pleased to announce that Nefeli Kosmopoulou will join the team for the 2025 karting season. Nefeli will participate in OKJ and OKNJ categories powered by the support of Alumil, Circuit 27 and with the “navigation” of Minardi Management. Her program consists of the Champions of the Future Academy Program, the WSK, the Italian Championship and the Greek Championship. Nefeli is a very talented driver and she works hard always with a smile. At her “arsenal” she will have the Energy Corse chassis. We are proud to have you with us».

Author: Jacopo Rava

Zack kicked off his 2025 season at the WSK Super Master Series, making his debut in the OKNJ category at La Conca.

Despite it being his first qualifying session in the Junior category, he achieved an impressive P5 classification, demonstrating his strong single-lap pace. Unfortunately, a mechanical problem forced him to start the first heat from last place, and he became involved in a multi-kart accident in turn 3. In the second heat, Zack started strong, but by the end, he made some costly mistakes that prevented him from achieving a better classification than P14. In the last heat, however, Zack started well again, maintained his position, and achieved a great P6 finish.

These results meant Zack would start the pre-final from P18. Starting from the outside is always risky at La Conca due to the speed in turn one. This caused some trouble in front of him on the track, and he was spun out onto the grass, but he managed to recover and fight back to finish in P19.

In the final, Zack made a great start and showed he could keep pace with the leaders. Unfortunately, his potential didn’t translate into the result he wanted, but he is already working to learn from his mistakes and aims to come back even stronger in Salbris.

Author: Jacopo Rava

The 13-year-old Italian-French driver is no longer a member of Minardi Management. Since he joined us in 2023, François experienced some ups and downs, but he grew a lot both as a driver and as a person. We wish him the best for the next chapter in his career.

Giovanni Minardi: «It’s with great regret that I announce François won’t be a member of Minardi Management anymore. We worked closely with him and his family for a year and a half, and he grew a lot both on the sporting and on the appearance side, therefore it’s a pity that the collaboration came to an early end. Last season did’t go as planned, but we saw good progress towards the end, so we were looking with optimism towards next season. I’m sure he will have the chance to shine in the team we chose for him before ending the collaboration. We wish him great luck for his future».

Author: Jacopo Rava

The 13-year-old Lithuanian will continue to race in the OKJ category, but with the support of the VDK Racing team. She will take on the premier international championships, namely the World and European CIK FIA championships, the Champions of the Future and the WSK Euro Series.

Alongside these commitments, she will come back fighting for the podium in the Champions of the Future Academy Program, OKNJ category.

Giovanni Minardi: «This year, Vanesa will have a season full of races, as she will compete in 4 championships. This year, her family gave her the opportunity to have an excellent material in every competition she will race in, therefore I expect her to grow noticeably and to bring home excellent results. I’m looking forward to being back on track with her and to bringing home the results that, due to bad luck, she couldn’t achieve in the 2024 season».

Vanesa Silkunaite: «I’m really excited to start the 2025 season with the VDK Racing Team. It’s exciting for me, because I’ll be staying in the Junior category. I can’t wait for my first race of the 2025 season with VDK and hope it will be a great and exciting year. I’m looking forward to being back on track!».

Eric Verdaasdonk: «I had the pleasant surprise of discovering Vanesa at the International Warriors Final 2024, and that allowed me to confirm all the good things that we thought of her. Thanks to her, the team finally has an excellent driver girl».

Author: Jacopo Rava