New WTCR team-mate Azcona brings added excitement, says Michelisz

Norbert Michelisz, the Hungarian hero and 2019 King of WTCR, has said joining forces with Mikel Azcona to fly the Hyundai flag in the WTCR − FIA World Touring Car Cup will make the build-up to the new season even more exciting, adding that his new team-mate is “one of the best drivers”. Michelisz is starting his fifth season as a Hyundai-supported BRC Racing Team driver and does so having won seven WTCR races and claimed 18 podiums along with the coveted WTCR − FIA World Touring Car Cup for Drivers title in 2019.

“I am very happy and honoured to confirm a drive in WTCR − FIA World Touring Car Cup with the Elantra N TCR and the BRC Racing Team,” said the 37-year-old. “Every season preparation and start is exciting, but it's even more so this year having Mikel as my team-mate, since he is probably one of the best drivers out there.

I have followed his career and enjoyed every fight on track we had since his arrival in WTCR, and really look forward to working with him. “We know the Elantra N TCR is a race-winning car, and we now have an extra season of experience with the chassis to put to use.

I expect another very competitive and hard fought year with a lot of battles. My target is to be competitive from the first moment and add to the successes the team and I have already had in WTCR.” Ad/> WTCREngstler WTCR team reveals its next generationYESTERDAY AT 05:01 The post New WTCR team-mate Azcona brings added excitement, says Michelisz appeared first on FIA WTCR | World Touring Car Cup.