PODIUM, RAASSILLA

Aug 7

2 min read

Roberts Purmalis, 🇱🇻, #17

“Raassilla, Estonia, was a weekend where we learned a lot.

The weekend started well. During practice I got comfortable with the track and felt good. The pace wasn't quite where we wanted it to be, but it was still decent.

Race day started on a positive note as I set the fastest time in morning practice. In timed practice I made a few mistakes, but I still felt ready to fight. Unfortunately, once qualifying started, we struggled with the pace and the setup suddenly wasn't working the way we expected. The starts weren't ideal either, but despite all of that I managed to finish P2 overall in qualifying, which was a solid result considering the circumstances.

I finished second in the semi-final, earning a front-row start for the final. I knew it wasn't going to be an easy race. The start wasn't great again, but thanks to a little push from my teammate, I managed to hold on to P2 after the first corner. From there I gave it everything I had while fighting the car all the way to the finish.

P2 wasn't the result we came for, because we know our pace should have been much stronger. Still, it's another podium and, most importantly, valuable championship points.

A huge thank you to my amazing team for never giving up and working hard all weekend. And a special thanks to my teammate Adrians for that little push at the start! 😄

The season is getting close to the end, with only two races left. Next stop is Vilkyčiai, Lithuania. We'll keep working hard at home to come back even stronger. See you there!”

Adrians Apsitis, 🇱🇻, #21

“Raassilla was a tough one for the whole team. We just couldn’t find the pace we knew we had. Due to a lack of knowledge, we struggled with the setup, and although our pace was decent throughout the weekend, it wasn’t what we expected.

For me, the race itself was okay. I had very good starts, and all three qualifying sessions went quite well. I finished second in the semi-final, which put me on the second row for the final.

The final went pretty much as I expected. My tyres overheated by the third lap, I lost pace, and finished P5.

After Raassilla, I trained a lot, so heading into Vilkyčiai I feel much stronger and more confident. Hopefully, we can have a better weekend there.

A huge thanks to the team for all their hard work, and congratulations to my teammate Roberts on his podium finish!

See you all in Vilkyčiai!”