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Quotes after the Qualifying session at Zandvoort
19
May
2018

Quotes after the Qualifying session at Zandvoort

Jaap van Lagen (pole for Race 1): "It's nice to be back on the TCR scene, and to do it here, at home. Of course, I do a lot of coaching at Zandvoort and the circuit has not many secrets for me, but still, to achieve a pole position requires having a very good car. This is exactly what Leopard Lukoil Racing and Team WRT have provided to me and I thank them for the excellent work. This weekend, there will be a lot of people and it would be nice to make them happy. OK, they come mostly to see Max Verstappen, but they would for sure enjoy a Dutch win in TCR Europe!"

Mikel Azcona (second): "I have pushed as much as I could throughout all the sessions and I am very happy with the result. The Cupra is performing very well here and the team is doing a fantastic job, without having the experience and the means of other squads. I really love the track, because it is very technical and 'old style', the kind of track where you cannot make a mistake. It feels almost like an urban track, you are always at the limit and very close to the barriers or the sand traps." 

Attila Tassi (third): "Considering it's the first time I race here, I am very happy with the result and with the work we have done. In free practice 1, we did a race simulation, and in free practice 2, we worked a lot on the set-up, testing various options. We did more changes in Q1 and they worked well, which allowed us to gain half-second in Q2, which proves we had a good work plan for the day." 

Danny Kroes (pole for Race 2): "I have mixed feelings, of course. On one hand, I am very happy to be on pole for Race 2 on Monday; on the other, I am not satisfied with the gap in respect to my teammate. I had too much grip on the rear and it was not effective in slow corners. On Monday, I hope to make a good use of the pole, and hopefully, we have sorted the issue we had at the start at Le Castellet. Although I am Dutch, I have not a lot of experience here at Zandvoort, where I have only raced three times, so I won't be advantaged to race on home soil."


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