In attendance:
Esteban Guerrieri, ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport, first living
Niels Langeveld, Comtoyou Crew Audi Sport, 2d living
Tiago Monteiro, KCMG, third living
Ryuichiro Tomita, Audi Crew Hitotsuyama
Q:
Esteban, pole living, the escape bewitch and the WTCR / OSCARO lead. A extraordinarily honorable afternoon?
EG:
Pole living? He [Monteiro] used to be on pole living… I inherited it. Anyway, right here’s right here and congratulations additionally to Langeveld after a truly disturbing combat that we had. It used to be a truly intense escape. I knew before every little thing up I had to develop a factual inaugurate up, which I did in level of fact. I anticipated the Audis to be rapid on the straight, however no longer to come at the important corner facet by facet with me. Vervisch did a truly volatile transfer on the outdoors, I attempted to defend going facet by facet into Flip 2 and we touched wheels, losing a miniature of tempo there. Langeveld came on the inner and we went facet by facet and there used to be no need for me to risk too powerful, so he moved to the front. Sadly for him he did a mistake on the 2d lap and again I purchased abet in the lead. I knew I had the tempo since the automobile felt very factual on the infield, no longer so factual on the straight, however I knew I could perchance presumably perhaps withhold watch over the tempo. It’s a truly crucial bewitch, a truly scrumptious one for heaps of reasons, however principally successful right here in Japan is highly particular as a Honda driver sharing the rostrum with a truly experienced and a truly cherished driver by Honda in Tiago. It’s every little thing, you realize, to bewitch at Suzuka, a tune elephantine of history I weak to verify races at as a toddler. And for the championship it’s very crucial, so I am very grateful.
Q:
There had been two safety car intervals. What were the restarts fancy? Had been they intense?
EG:
In actual fact, there used to be one real restart, the 2d one used to be valid to develop the escape. However that first restart, yeah, I had it deliberate quite early what I would develop. This tune is so short you’re thinking that it is likely you’ll presumably need gotten a lap earlier than the restart then impulsively you are in the last corner. So, I valid gave the gap and I attempted to procedure back with three or four corners to dash, as a result of that is my solid part. And I could perchance presumably perhaps fabricate a huge ample gap so Langeveld couldn’t touch me abet on the straight. So, every little thing worked completely. I was a miniature insecure after the touch with Vervisch that will car would accumulate a miniature twisted, however that used to be no longer the case. The Honda Civic is a solid car as this proved and we gained this escape, so I’m in level of fact grateful.
Q:
Niels, valid from free discover on Friday it is likely you’ll presumably need gotten intended enterprise right here, however is there some frustration provided that you led this escape?
NL:
Yeah, for sure. However I don’t have to neglect the establish I come from this season. I’ve had many disappointments and I’m no longer so factual in the standings, however I’ve had the likely all season. I’ve been rather bit unhappy and now to be right here on the rostrum I’m grateful about that. I’m in level of fact happy to be right here and right here’s the important step to even better achievements, I’m hoping. It used to be a fair accurate attempting escape, it used to be unhappy referring to the little mistake and it’s additionally about tune records. It used to be the important time I drove in dry stipulations right here, so it used to be no longer so disagreeable from the inaugurate up at all. I’m in level of fact happy with my 2d set and I’m hoping more will come.
Q:
You mentioned after the escape that Esports WTCR OSCARO, which you compete in, helped you in your preparations for Suzuka, the establish you were competing for the important time?
NL:
Yes, for sure. Ought to you search to esports simulator racing is getting more valid and I practise plenty on it. I develop competitions with esports and it additionally helps with braking aspects right here as a result of when it is dry you all straight away have to depend upon the total experience it is likely you’ll presumably need gotten in the simulator racing. You are valid, it helped.
Q:
Tiago, a first-rate venue for you as a result of last year it used to be right here that you came abet from a gross agonize. Pole living for a while, however what were your feelings after the change of grid positions?
TM:
I’m no longer sure you might perchance perhaps hear that! To start with, properly completed to Esteban. As he stated, it’s unparalleled to be right here on the rostrum with him. He inherited this pole, however he did a huge job and he did what he mandatory to develop. So unparalleled, properly completed. And properly completed to Niels for his first podium. In China we weren’t easiest chums, we had some contact and it used to be no longer very advantageous, however at the next escape we are on the rostrum together and I am happy to part this with you, and Tomita-san properly completed as properly. What came about in qualifying I’m restful looking to realise the common sense late it. Nonetheless it is the kind it is decided I’m no longer in level of fact commenting on. Of direction, I’m no longer happy with the selection, however once it is taken or no longer it is a have to to dash on alongside with your job and develop you job as easiest imaginable. So we began fourth and the automobile used to be factual, to be factual, all the way in which thru the total escape. Esteban did a truly factual restart and vastly shocked all of us, I lost rather bit the prepare and I was struggling with with Thed all the way in which thru the escape. A podium is a podium and of direction I’ll use it. The crucial part is we had the tempo in the wet and we perceived to be OK in the dry, doubtlessly no longer the quickest however we are restful solid. Right here’s the finest part and we enjoy a championship to bewitch. Every level is required and if I’m able to make a selection aspects from other opponents to aid Esteban it’s crucial as properly. We have a sure method till the discontinue of the season and that’s what we’ll develop.
Q:
Within the event you came abet a year ago from these inappropriate injuries did you set a matter to to be right here on the rostrum 300 and sixty five days on?
TM:
Great to set a matter to the rest. Of direction, after I came abet I knew there used to be plenty missing. I was happy, it used to be a miracle to be abet after what the doctors had been announcing. However after I started right here last year I wasn’t on the tempo in level of fact and I was restful no longer 100 per cent. Nonetheless it used to be a crucial step. It used to be completed, I was abet and I mandatory to work far more to come abet abet to this championship with this car and these tyres. The full lot is current, the stage of the drivers, the team. So there used to be restful a mode of work mandatory however it completely used to be the important crucial step. So a year later to be right here on pole living after which the rostrum is de facto a advantageous epic, to be factual, and I’m chuffed the 2d a part of the season goes powerful better for us. We took a miniature of time to accumulate into a rhythm, however right here we are now.
Q:
Tomita-san, repeat us about your first experience of WTCR.
RT:
My first experience of WTCR [showed] it used to be in level of fact disturbing racing. For me it used to be no longer a happy or factual escape, however I learnt plenty and perhaps the next day I’m hoping might perchance be happy for us and we can restful be struggling with.
Q:
We had a truly wet qualifying however at the present time used to be dry. How animated used to be it to adapt?
RT:
Every driver used to be in the the same part and no longer handiest us. We’re in TCR Japan, so we enjoy some records so we fastened the living-up and it used to be no longer so animated. We had a factual car and I trust the next day this might perchance increasingly presumably perhaps be easier to drive.
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