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CTCC (China) kicked off the 2021 China Touring Car Championship. CHA with partners jointly held a cooperation signing ceremony themed--Hydrogen Racing Track, helping China Carbon Neutralization.
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Yang Xi/Huffsport
“I tried to open up the gap to the drivers behind. It’s a reverse grid race, so all the quick drivers are behind me. And they quickly caught up. When I was caught by the Lynk & Co drivers, Tyres are gone! Happy to be winner in my Class.”
Zhang Zhiqiang/Shell Teamwork Lynk & Co
“I had a quite consistent race from start to finish. The performance of the Lynk & Co 03 TCR is very good. The consistency of the car also gave us flexibility in the race. it gives us quite some confidence to win the championship. ”
Round2 Post-Race Quotes:
Ma Qinghua/Shell Teamwork Lynk&Co
“Thanks for the team’s full support this weekend. I was able to win the race from starting 10th. I would like to thank my teammates, It was a shame that Sunny (Wong) didn’t get a good result because he had a puncture. "
Yang Xiaowei/Z.Speed
“I have limited experience in TCR. I drive the only car model with a DSG gearbox, quite a big disadvantage! I spent all the practice and qualifying to find a good set-up, try to get familiar with the car, find its rhythm. I was quite luck in today’s race. ”
Zheng Wancheng/326 MMK Racing
“The race was difficult for me. We had many issues, I hurt my hand,and my car wasn’t in an idea condition. Because we missed a test prior to the race. I couldn’t find my rhythm. Then It was better . I’m happy to win in my class on the Class debut.”
Sunny Wong Yat Shing/Shell Teamwork Lynk & Co
“I am very happy to join Shell Teamwork Lynk & Co again. A lot of things to get familiar with, Relearning. Fortunately, there are two very good teammates, Ma and Zhang. They are all selfless in sharing their experiences.
Post-Race Quotes:
Ma Qinghua/Shell Teamwork Lynk & Co
“I am very happy to win the opening round of the championship. Thank you so much to my team, our sponsors Shell, Denso and Lynk & Co. It is so far a perfect start to the weekend. I hope today’s Race 2 will go as well.”
Let's have a look at the grid for today's Race 2. Yang Xi will start the race from pole ahead of MG Xpower's Avila. With the pecking order mixed by the reverse-qualifying grid, there are bound to be some close action touring car racing. Race 2 starts at 1:30pm(GMT+8).
First to Pole to Ma Qinghua! The 2020 champion continues his dominance of the opening weekend. The Lynk & Co driver leads his teammates Zhang Zhiqiang and Sunny Wong to seal the top three starting positions in Race 1 for the Chinese manufacturer.
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Recovered from his Macau Grand Prix injury, Wu Yifan is excited to rejoin the field of TCR China: “5 months after the crash, my body is now fully recovered after training with my physio. With limited experience of Shanghai international circuit, I hope to find my rhythm again.”
It's a 1-3-5 in the final practice at Shanghai International Circuit for Shell Teamwork Lynk & Co Racing!
Ma Qing Hua fastest on a 2:15.672, Sunny Wong third, Jason Zhang fifth.
Next is qualifying tomorrow morning! #TCRAsia#TCRChina#TCRSeries#LynkCo
Chequered flag for FP2. And it is a practice sweep for Ma Qunghua. Our 2020 champion has a comfortable margin ahead of Zhang Zhendong. 0.453 split Ma’s Lynk & Co and Zhang’s MG 6.
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