Confident Mikel Azcona holds healthy points margin leaving Slovakiaring
2 weeks ago
Volcano Motorsport’s Mikel Azcona leaves the opening round of the TCR Europe series season at the Slovakiaring with a healthy points advantage over last year’s champion Mehdi Bennani after a near-perfect weekend.
The Spaniard, driving the latest version of the Cupra León Competición, started the weekend on the right foot by topping the opening free practice session before effectively sitting the rain-affected second session.
Come qualifying, Azcona contented himself to the outside of the front-row as Tom Coronel claimed pole position but, ever the wily touring car driver, Azcona wasn’t concerned.
Volcano Motorsport’s Mikel Azcona began the 2021 TCR Europe season in the best possible fashion with a routine victory in Race 1 at the Slovakiring. The Cupra León Competición driver started second on the grid but catapulted off the line to lead every lap of the ten-lap encounter. Comtoyou Racing’s Nicolas Baert finished second, just … More »
Mikel Azcona fastest in FP1 as TCR Europe season kicks off
2 days ago
Volcano Motorsport’s Mikel Azcona kicked off the 2021 TCR Europe series season with the fastest time in the opening practice session at the Slovakiaring.
The 2018 champion, driving in the latest generation of the Cupra León Competición, set a best time of 2:27.774 to end up just over three-tenths of a second quicker than the PSS Racing Honda Civic Type-R TCR of Franco Girolami.
Girolami had been the early pacesetter as the track conditions evolved but Azcona was the man to beat come the end of the session, the Spaniard continuing his impressive end-of-season form from 2020 in the new campaign.
1 day ago
Friday’s second practice pacesetter Tom Coronel says there is still a long way to go in the opening TCR Europe Series weekend of the season at the Slovakia Ring, despite feeling confident with his Comtoyou Racing Audi RS 3 LMS.
The Dutchman, who has a strong track record at the 5.9km circuit over the years, was the fastest driver in a rain-affected FP2 despite not planning to run at all in the half an hour session.
Rain is not expected to play a part in the remainder of the weekend, with Coronel downplaying his rapid times in the afternoon.