Seconds Out… Romeo Ferraris set for FIA ETCR second half

Romeo Ferraris embark into the second half of the 2022 season of the FIA ​​ETCR eTouring Car World Cup with the fourth weekend on the calendar seeing the Opera-based manufacturer busy on the historic circuit of Zolder, where their driver, Maxime Martin will be the local hero. The Belgian is currently the best-placed Romeo Ferraris driver in the overall standings, fourth with 200 points and thanks to his third-place finish in Budapest is the only non-CUPRA driver to stand on an event podium in 2022. Ad/> FIA ETCRRace BE to be all-live across online platforms and Eurosport Player04/07/2022 AT 11:18 Read Maxime’s view heading home for ETCR action here.

The Belgian’s home aspirations are high. “The targets for Zolder are quite clear,” he said. “It’s like every week, we go there to try to win and try to be the King of the Weekend and score maximum points.

“The advantage of Zolder for me, compared to Pau or Jarama for example, is that I go there without having to learn the track as I know it well already. That is a great positive which means we can focus more on improving the car. “Certainly, I’m looking to get more points and to be on the podium would definitely be awesome.

My family are coming and my kids have asked me to be on the podium so they can join me there, so I know what I have to do!” Romeo Ferraris currently occupies the second position in the constructors’ ranking with 382 points. Whilst Martin is the top scorer, team-mate Bruno Spengler is just 18 points adrift and is equally confident heading there. “Zolder is a track that I like,” he said.

“I was there in 2019 with DTM. It’s a track I really enjoyed driving and I was performing very well there. I think it’s a layout that suits our cars and there could also be