FIA ETCR driver Blomqvist: I’ve raced Sachsenring once before, in 2011!

It’s been a surprise for many to see the German circuit of Sachsenring announced as the season-finale for the FIA ETCR eTouring Car World Cup and many of the drivers have not raced on the track before. CUPRA EKS driver Tom Blomqvist does have experience of the track, albeit over ten years ao and in a Formula 3 car. We put Tom in the spotlight in the build-up to Sachsenring and Race DE.

Ad FIA ETCRMichela Cerruti on her first season as Romeo Ferraris FIA ETCR Team PrincipalYESTERDAY AT 10:09 How difficult have you found FIA ETCR in your first season?FIA ETCR is a challenging series and it’s been difficult for me getting to grips with a new format and different car. I’ve had to get my head around it, but I’ve thoroughly enjoyed it. It’s super tight and super competitive, which obviously makes it very exciting.

But at the same time to get the results week-in week-out at every single event obviously makes it super important to be extremely consistent. So it’s definitely a very challenging series! What do you think is the trick to perform consistently through the battles?To perform consistently through the battles the important thing is consistency. Start the weekend with qualifying well, because track position is crucial and it’s good to start in the top two of the quarter final and then get through that then the crucial thing for me is to get through to the first semi in front as it’s a lot easier to manage your weekend but also managing the Power Up is extremely important for performance.