The CL Racing Team's Brazilian driver immediately got to grips with the Slovakian track, which will host the third round of the European Championship at the end of June. He was able to use the full potential of his Birel ART / TM Kart to stay at the top of the results sheets right up to the start of the Super Heats. However, the new Slovakian circuit wasn't easy to get to grips with, with its very twisty, old-style layout and a succession of changes of pace. The weather was far from favourable, with frequent variations in grip due to unpredictable light showers.

Morgatto started the Qualifying session in 3rd place, with the fastest time in Group 3, well ahead of his rivals. He confirmed his competitiveness with two wins, a 3rd and a 4th place in the Qualifying Heats to maintain 3rd place in the intermediate rankings. It was then a cruel disappointment for him and the team not to be able to take the start of the Final to defend his solid chances.

"We had decided to test some new chassis in Slovakia," said Jordon Lennox, Birel ART Racing's OK Team Manager. "Development was hampered by the changing weather conditions and the races did not turn out to our advantage. Only Matheus Morgatto was able to put in a good performance. The work continues thanks to all the data recorded and we'll be in a better position to contest the next stage of the European Championship in just over two weeks' time.

Matheus Morgatto was well on his way to a good result before he was caught out by bad luck. Nevertheless, we can be justifiably satisfied with the Brazilian's first-class performance. We were able to record a lot of data on this new circuit in preparation for the next stage of the European Championship in just over two weeks' time. It will be a new challenge for Birel ART!"

Birel ART is an Italian manufacturer of kart chassis that combines long experience and a keen sense of innovation with a boundless passion for motor sport.

Founded in 1959 by Umberto Sala, whose precise nickname was Birel, the company has played a pioneering role in the development of karting around the world since its very beginnings. The demand for quality has always been part of the DNA of the Lissone-based brand through its quest for success in competition. Over more than 60 years, Birel ART has won 26 world titles, countless European titles and numerous national championships.

Birel has accompanied the careers of many great racing drivers, including Riccardo Patrese, Keke Rosberg, Stefano Modena and Emanuele Pirro, as well as the more recent Formula 1 stars Mika Hakkinen and Juan Pablo Montoya, Robert Kubica, Jenson Button and George Russell. Robert Kubica, Daniel Ricciardo and more recently Charles Leclerc have called on Birel ART's expertise to launch their own chassis ranges.

Three generations have succeeded one another at the helm of Birel. Today, Ronni Sala, the founder's grandson, presides over Birel's destiny. In 2014, he ushered in a new era by joining forces with ART Grand Prix, a famous team on the single-seater scene, thanks to its association with Nicolas Todt and his partners. Birel ART was born.

Ronni has contributed to the creation of an ambitious new project that will be at the forefront of the karting industry, thanks to original sporting, marketing and communication initiatives that will benefit the brand, the dealer network and, of course, Birel ART's customers.

Birel ART has built on its prestigious heritage to enter the 21st century and make full use of technology in terms of R&D, production, logistics and communication. Its area of expertise, based on high-level competition, has been extended to include production quality control for a large number of competitors around the world, as well as the leisure sector with its Rental range with both internal combustion and electric engines. The factory at its original site in Lissone, near Monza and within easy reach of Milan, has undergone constant modernisation.

Birel ART's high level of expertise, with its well-balanced blend of tradition and innovation, is reflected in the results it has achieved in racing, offering fans around the world the opportunity to become real drivers or to have fun and experience the thrill of adrenaline on the track.