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10.11.2022: WTCR Race of Bahrain, Bahrain Worldwide Circuit,
November 10-12, 2022
WTCR − FIA World Touring Automobile Cup, Rounds 15 and 16 of 18
Thursday, November tenth 2022
Half 2:
Nathanal Berthon (Comtoyou DHL Group Audi Sport)
Nicky Catsburg (B
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WTCR Race of Bahrain, Bahrain Worldwide Circuit,
November 10-12, 2022
WTCR − FIA World Touring Automobile Cup, Rounds 15 and 16 of 18
Thursday, November tenth 2022
Half 2:
Nathanaël Berthon (Comtoyou DHL Group Audi Sport)
Nicky Catsburg (BRC Hyundai N Racing Group)
Attila Tassi (Liqui Moly Group Engstler)
Nathanaël, you received the final spherical in Alsace. What have you ever been doing since then?
Nathanaël Berthon (Comtoyou DHL Group Audi Sport)
It’s been a very long time. I at all times get pleasure from to be within the automobile, to be trustworthy. Bahrain I haven’t been to for seven years. It’s highly regarded within the automobile in comparison with Europe in the intervening time. However we get pleasure from it.
You and Nicky are most likely essentially the most educated round this circuit?
Nicky Catsburg (BRC Hyundai N Racing Group)
I’ve solely examined right here as soon as, I by no means raced right here.
Nathanaël Berthon (Comtoyou DHL Group Audi Sport)
He is aware of the observe.
Nicky Catsburg (BRC Hyundai N Racing Group)
I do know the observe!
What profit is that. You have been on the rostrum right here in 2015, which is a very long time in the past. What’s the most difficult side of this circuit?
Nathanaël Berthon (Comtoyou DHL Group Audi Sport)
Yeah, true. I used to be on the GP2 podium in 2015 that are good reminiscences in fact. What’s difficult right here is unquestionably the climate. The observe circumstances, it’s super-hot. Clearly you need to handle your tyres, your brakes additionally. And it’s actually scorching within the automobile.
I don’t know for the others however within the Audi we don’t have a lot air within the automobile. However these are circumstances I like so I can’t complain in any respect. You even have a number of sand on the observe. Over the weekend it’s going to be sooner and sooner I believe, so you need to adapt your references and braking factors.
We’ve additionally touched on the variations between Race 1 and Race 2, one being an evening race.
Nathanaël Berthon (Comtoyou DHL Group Audi Sport)
For certain, will probably be correct totally different. In fact you don’t have the solar that modifications your imaginative and prescient, let’s say. However right here there are many lights so it’s like it’s daytime. But it surely’s fairly scorching. The second race shall be within the morning, nevertheless it’s already 31 levels, I checked this morning. Completely different circumstances bu for everyone the identical so we’ve to adapt and we’re engaged on it.
You have been high in Free Apply 1. It doesn’t imply an terrible lot, however the automobile feels good thus far?
Nathanaël Berthon (Comtoyou DHL Group Audi Sport)
Yeah, immediately we have been quick. Truly I used to be not anticipating that a lot. So it was clearly good from the start. I used to be feeling good, I had good references from scratch, so this helps. However the others will catch me I’m certain. We simply work for the race, taking as a lot info as doable. Clearly we’ve not pushed on this observe earlier than, so we’ve to take a number of info and attempt to be the perfect within the race. That is what actually counts.
This weekend is the FIA Volunteer and Officers Weekend. We couldn’t be on observe with out them may we?
Nathanaël Berthon (Comtoyou DHL Group Audi Sport)
Yeah, in fact. We at all times overlook the folks which can be there and with out them we can’t race. So we’ve to supply a giant thanks to all of the individuals who make it doable.
Nicky, welcome again. Have you ever been deployed by Hyundai to maximise Mikel’s scenario? Will you be throwing out bananas across the observe?
Nicky Catsburg (BRC Hyundai N Racing Group)
Yeah, I’ve the bananas with me and little purple issues that I can shoot… No, they positively requested me to assist and assist him, so I’ll attempt to do no matter I can to maximise his outcome and I’m trying ahead to that. It’s super-nice for him to have the ability to battle for a title and to win the championship. I’ll do no matter I can to assist, however to be trustworthy I don’t suppose he wants my assist.
Discuss to us about your information of Bahrain and this circuit.
Nicky Catsburg (BRC Hyundai N Racing Group)
I examined right here earlier than which was in 2017, however I do bear in mind the degradation right here and the grip stage may be very unhealthy. It’s a really troublesome observe to take care of your tyre life and right now in FP1 was actually a catastrophe. It was actually robust to place any lap occasions after the primary one.
So it wasn’t a straightforward session for me in any respect as a result of I would like time to get again into the rhythm of this automobile and I may have boxed after the primary lap as a result of lap time-wise I wasn’t going anyplace and the main target was on the races, attempting to enhance the automobile. For me the important thing level on this observe is unquestionably grip stage.
What about overtaking alternatives?
Nicky Catsburg (BRC Hyundai N Racing Group)
Oh there are many overtaking alternatives. You might have a few lengthy straights into large braking zones so I anticipate numerous overtaking.
Additionally, you will be in Jeddah. How effectively are you aware that observe?
Nicky Catsburg (BRC Hyundai N Racing Group)
I positively have no idea that observe and I’ve by no means been to the nation as effectively. So I’m trying ahead to that. I believe will probably be a reasonably distinctive observe. We now have seen it in F1, a unique structure however I believe will probably be a reasonably superior observe and it’s a cool problem for all of us to be taught this observe. No one has any reference and I at all times like these conditions.
Attila, did you might have a great break?
Attila Tassi (Liqui Moly Group Engstler)
Yeah, however actually after two weeks I used to be actually trying ahead to getting again within the automobile and it was already an excessive amount of time away. I used to be actually counting down the times to being right here in Bahrain. I’ve some reference from 2017, it was a very long time in the past however nonetheless most likely a bit extra expertise than a number of the drivers.
As Nicky stated, I bear in mind within the races it was actually robust to take care of the grip and the tyre life, so will probably be a giant problem for everyone with these circumstances. I’m actually trying ahead and I’m actually glad to be again.
You got here in all weapons blazing however the chips haven’t fallen your method. Have you ever managed to take care of your psychological power?
Attila Tassi (Liqui Moly Group Engstler)
I really feel like I’ve managed to take care of it. This season for me was fairly a rollercoaster, typically down, typically up. Sadly we began with a adverse expertise so clearly not a great begin. However positively what occurred previously we depart previously and we give attention to the long run, so that is my mentality. Now we’re right here and I attempt to give attention to extracting the utmost from myself and the automobile and being the perfect we are able to.
The important thing factor was to shrug off troublesome weekends, proper?
Attila Tassi (Liqui Moly Group Engstler)
Yeah, from my perspective I simply need to give attention to my efficiency and do the utmost with my engineer, with the staff and work on the automobile to be as good as a lot as doable to deliver on the battle with the others. I’m actually trying ahead to this.
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| Kingdom set to host season-deciding WTCR − FIA World Touring Automobile Cup races for the primary time this November twenty fifth – twenty seventh on the Jeddah Corniche Circuit’s newly configured 3.45km structure Saudi Motorsport Firm (SMC), in conjunc extra >> |
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| Nathanaël Berthon and Rob Huff shared race victories within the FIA WTCR occasion on the Anneau du Rhin.In the beginning of the primary race, Berthon took the lead, operating round Néstor Girolami who sat on pole. The Arge extra >> |
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WTCR Race of Alsace GrandEst Race 1 press convention
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WTCR Race of Alsace GrandEst, Circuit l’Anneau du Rhin, August 5-7, 2022WTCR − FIA World Touring Automobile Cup, Rounds 13 and 14 of 20Press Convention Room, Circuit l’Anneau du Rhin, August 7
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WTCR Race of Alsace GrandEst post-Qualifying press convention transcript
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| WTCR Race of Alsace GrandEst, Circuit l’Anneau du Rhin, August 5-7, 2022WTCR − FIA World Touring Automobile Cup, Rounds 13 and 14 of 20Press Convention Room, Circuit l’Anneau du Rhin, August 5-7In attendance: extra >> |
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| WTCR Race of ALSACE GRANDESTAnneau du Rhin6-7 August 2022Saturday, August sixth 2022Néstor Girolami stormed to his third WTCR – FIA World Touring Automobile Cup pole place of 2022 with an ideal efficiency in qualifying at WTCR Race A extra >> |
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| WTCR Race of ALSACE GRANDESTAnneau du Rhin6-7 August 2022Saturday, August sixth 2022Norbert Michelisz confirmed that BRC Hyundai N Squadra Corse shall be a pressure to be reckoned with at Circuit l’Anneau du Rhin by heading extra >> |
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| WTCR Race of ALSACE GRANDESTAnneau du Rhin6-7 August 2022Saturday, August sixth 2022Nathanaël Berthon and Comtoyou DHL Group Audi Sport set the tempo within the opening free follow sesson at Circuit l’Anneau du Rhin as WTCR Race of Alsace Gr extra >> |
