The fifth Volkswagen Golf Cup round in the Czech Republic is still very intense. After the surprises in the qualifying session it was now the time to see even more unpredictable changes of action and dramas during the first race. At the end of the day, the best in Brno was Michał Gadomski, who is the first Pole to win a race this year.
Simo Muhonen surprised everyone with his first pole position of the season, but the Finn didn’t manage the pressure and already on the first lap he lost his position to Michał Gadomski and both Dylan Pereira and Marcus Fluch. It is also worth noticing that all drivers starting from the positions after the 4th gained one spot, because Andre Gies made a mistake on the out-lap and didn’t arrive on the grid.
With the minutes running away the drivers were seeking for attack, but in the top 3 all of them were very cautious and defended their places. However, on the places above them, in the middle of the pack, the things were completely different. Drivers went full bump-to-bump and Simo Muhonen managed to defend his, still very good 4th place. During that time Piotr Parys beautifully overtook the leader of the Cup – Jeffrey Kruger and was promoted to 5th place. The top 10 was filled by Marcin Jaros, Kevin Metzner, Adam Rzepecki and Patryk Strzesak.
Today the drivers will have to face the difficulties of the second race, which is scheduled at 3:50 p.m. On the first pole the fans will see Dylan Pereira, while the 2nd will be Michał Gadomski. Simo Muhonen and Marcus Fluch will take the second line, just in front of Piotr Parys, who outpaced Andre Gies, Marcin Jaros and Jeffrey Kruger.
Quotes after the first race in Brno:
Jeffrey Kruger: – The first race in Brno was very tough. I started from the sixth place and the pace was quite good, but at the end I struggled to keep it on the same level. On the last lap I lost one place, but it is not that bad after all, I am still leading the championship and during the second race I will do my best to finish higher.
Piotr Parys: – I am really happy with the first race. Fifth place means I have gained two places. I overslept the start and after that I had to catch up. There was a lot of interesting action, a lot of fight especially with Jeffrey Kruger and Marcin Jaros.
Dylan Pereira: – The start was good, one of the best in this season. In the first corner I tried to keep in front of Michał Gadomski, but then Marcus Fluch overtook me. It was hard to catch him up, so I was focused on keeping the podium, especially I had a problem with my car due to a little damage of the tire. I start from the first place to the second race and I hope to keep it.