Goodyear #FollowTheLeader Girolami: Winning the WTCR title is my dream

Néstor Girolami is dreaming of winning the WTCR − FIA World Touring Car Cup. While last weekend’s WTCR Clean Fuels for All Race of France was just the first of 10 scheduled events, the Argentine underlined his intent by winning Race 1 from pole position in his Goodyear-equipped Honda Civic Type R TCR.

Added to the points scored in Race 2 by finishing in seventh position, Argentine Girolami is the Goodyear #FollowTheLeader heading to WTCR Race of Germany, which takes place on the Nürburgring Nordschleife, the world’s toughest race track, from May 26-28. Ad/> This is what the ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport star had to say following his sixth WTCR career victory on the streets of Pau.

WTCRMagnus won’t let early Pau WTCR exit knock him off his strideYESTERDAY AT 10:07 Victory in Race 1 at Circuit de Pau-Ville was a great way to start the season but how tough was it to lead from the front?“It was really nice to start the season like that and to get a 1-2 [with my team-mate Esteban Guerrieri] feels so good. We knew the key of the race was the start and we did it well.

We somehow controlled it a little bit, the tyre degradation was there to consider and I didn’t want to use the kerbs because I knew for the tyres it’s not the best. I was cautious.” What level of focus was required to stay out in front and out of the barriers?“It is so difficult to go slow at a street circuit because you are prepared to go 100 per cent, and when you start changing reference it can be even more tricky, so you have to be even more focused.

It is so difficult to slow down. That’s why I tried pushed every lap and tried to do it quick, because if you slow down too much you lose the focus and your concentration is going down, then the mistakes happen.