One week after becoming an absolute national champion for the 10th time in his career, Simone Tempestini has the chance to become a European champion with his team MRF Tyres, first before this season’s decisive race.
Simone Tempestini, ready for a new victory
The Cluj pilot, who will pilot a Skoda Fabia Rally2 Evo model on the asphalt in Croatia, will have teammates Lauri Joona and Czech Erik Cais. The Indian manufacturer’s team has 172 points, while the British from M Sport Ford WRT has 155 points.
On 10 after the qualifications on Friday morning, Tempestini wants to make their contribution for MRF to get the third title for teams after the successes of 2022 and 2023.
“It is a very important race in the championship economy and, with a good result, I think we managed to reveal ourselves after the less pleasant moments, especially since we had a harder year in European. I am here to give everything and help my team, that’s all that matters“Said Simone Tempestini.
With a good result in Croatia, a rally that will debut on Saturday morning and will have 10 special tests over a length of over 200 kilometers, Tempestini would end the season in the top 10 in general.
The second crew from Napoca Rally Academy on the start list is the one made up of the Norbert Maior and France Maior, European junior champions in 2023. On a Citroen C3 Rally2, the two are in the second continental stage after the spring, in Hungary, were a pleasant surprise, with a spectacular place.
And in the qualifications in Croatia, the Maior brothers impressed and finished in the 6th place in qualifications, less than 1.5 seconds of podium, so optimism is at home in the camp of the two.
“We are here for experience. We do not have the pressure of the result, but obviously we want to get the best ranking. It is a joy for us to be at the beginning of a European stage“Major said.
Over 80 crews are registered at Croatia Rally, among the pilots who will start tomorrow morning, Andrea Mabelini, Mads Ostberg or Mille Johanson.
