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GT World Challenge Europe: BMW M Team WRT triumphs at Misano – Valentino Rossi celebrates residence victory in Italy.

Misano. What a race weekend for BMW M Team WRT! The Belgian staff dominated the second season occasion within the Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe powered by AWS Sprint Cup at Misano (ITA) and celebrated victory in each races. In the primary run within the afternoon, Valentino Rossi (ITA) repeated his residence victory from final season along with Maxime Martin (BEL). Dries Vanthoor and Charles Weerts (each BEL) accomplished the one-two outcome for the BMW M4 GT3. In the second race, which was held within the night beneath darkness, Vanthoor and Weerts had been unbeatable. Rossi and Martin completed third. In the Sprint Cup general standings, Vanthoor and Weerts have taken the lead after two of 5 season occasions.  
 
In qualifying on Friday, pole positions in each classes hinted that BMW M Team WRT and the BMW M4 GT3 had been very robust in Misano. That was confirmed within the races. While Vanthoor and Weerts secured an excellent place within the title struggle with their second season victory after the opening race at Brands Hatch (GBR), the #46 BMW M4 GT3 will solely compete within the Endurance Cup for the remainder of the season after its two visitor begins within the Sprint Cup.
 
In the Silver Cup, Calan Williams (AUS) and Sam De Haan (GBR) within the Team WRT #30 BMW M4 GT3 additionally achieved two victories at Misano and considerably prolonged their lead within the general standings. In addition, Century Motorsport, in its debut season within the GT World Challenge Europe, completed second within the Bronze Cup in race two. BMW M works driver Dan Harper and Darren Leung (each GBR) shared the cockpit of the #991 BMW M4 GT3.
 
Comments after the races:
 
Andreas Roos (Head of BMW M Motorsport): “Congratulations to BMW M Team WRT on an incredible race weekend at Misano! Two victories, including the second home success for Valentino Rossi alongside Maxime Martin, and the overall lead in the GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup for Dries Vanthoor and Charles Weerts following their commanding victory – simply gigantic! Plus, two more successes in the Silver Cup for Calan Williams and Sam De Haan – the team led by Vincent Vosse has once again proven its extra class. I am also very pleased with the strong results for Century Motorsport in the Bronze Cup. The team is getting along well from the start in its first season in the highly competitive GT World Challenge Europe. The BMW M4 GT3 has won four of the five season races so far at Le Castellet, Brands Hatch, and Misano, proving its versatility on three completely different tracks. This makes us very optimistic for the rest of the season. Thank you to everyone who contributed to these successes!”
 
Vincent Vosse (Team Principal BMW M Team WRT): “We now have 50 victories in the GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup – what an impressive number! I can’t praise the team enough for its performance during the pit stops today. Everyone did a perfect job. I am especially pleased because we showed a strong reaction after our recently difficult weekend at the FIA WEC at Spa-Francorchamps. Now we can go into the countdown for Le Mans with a good feeling.”
 
Valentino Rossi (#46 BMW M4 GT3): “A fantastic weekend here at Misano! To have won at home again after last year is great. Maxime secured pole position on Friday, but I knew immediately that it would be tough in the race against our sister car. That’s how it turned out, and Charles Weerts put a lot of pressure on me at the end of the first race, but I didn’t make any mistakes and brought home the victory. I am very happy about that. In race two in the evening, we tried to finish second, but we couldn’t overtake on this track. Nevertheless, we can leave Misano very happy with a double podium.”
 
Maxime Martin (#46 BMW M4 GT3): “To win in Valentino’s backyard and to get on the podium a second time is fantastic! Since we are not contesting the entire Sprint Cup season, we can definitely say that we are finishing it on an absolute high after our two guest starts. Now I am looking forward to the upcoming highlights in the Endurance Cup.”
 
Dries Vanthoor (#32 BMW M4 GT3): “We always get along super well as a team at Misano. With first and second place, we had a very good weekend again this time and collected important points for the championship. Our crews were once again the fastest in the pit stops – many thanks for that! I am still a little annoyed about my mistake on Friday in qualifying, without which we would have started from pole position in both races. But we made a good comeback in race one to finish second. In the second race, we executed perfectly.”
 
Charles Weerts (#32 BMW M4 GT3): “Victory, second place, and pole place: It was an incredible weekend for us, with which now we have now additionally taken the lead within the general standings. Many because of everybody for the nice job! We knew that the Misano observe fits us, and as a staff, we received the utmost out of it. We are in a great place after two season occasions, however there will definitely be tracks the place we’ll wrestle extra. That’s why it was so vital to take many factors at Misano.”

IMSA Laguna Seca: Podium for Turner Motorsport at milestone race – BMW M Team RLL faces points.

Laguna Seca. Turner Motorsport celebrated second place within the GTD class on the fourth race of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship at Laguna Seca (USA), concluding its milestone weekend on the rostrum. The crew, led by Will Turner, accomplished its 557th race in a BMW automobile – greater than another BMW M Motorsport buyer crew. BMW M Team RLL confirmed good tempo in qualifying with the 2 BMW M Hybrid V8s however fell again within the race after incidents and missed the rostrum .

 

Philipp Eng (AUT) began the race within the #24 BMW M Hybrid V8 from third place after a powerful qualifying session on Saturday. He held that place till the motive force change to Jesse Krohn (FIN). However, a slip within the ultimate hour of the race resulted in a broken rear that needed to be modified within the pits. Krohn completed the race in ninth place within the GTP class. Connor De Phillippi (USA) and Nick Yelloly (GBR) began within the sister automobile from fifth place and completed in seventh after shedding time throughout a pit cease and in addition slipping off the monitor.

Robby Foley and Patrick Gallagher (each USA) took the lead within the GTD class of their #557 BMW M4 GT3 after the primary yellow part of the race from the second begin place and had victory in sight. However, a couple of laps earlier than the top, there was an unlucky contact with a lapping GTP automobile which precipitated Foley to fall from first to second place. In the GTD PRO class, Madison Snow and Bryan Sellers (each USA) within the #1 BMW M4 GT3 from Paul Miller Racing completed in seventh place.

Comments after the race:

Connor De Phillippi (#25 BMW M Hybrid V8, seventh place): “It was a tough race. We had a good car this weekend, but we lost too much time and positions, especially in direct duels and when lapping the GTD cars. We still need to work on the drivability of the car and we generally need to do a better job with the race procedures. In this tight field, it’s about tenths of a second, so we can’t afford any mistakes. We will make another attempt at the podium in Detroit.”

Philipp Eng (#24 BMW M Hybrid V8, ninth place): “The positive is that we showed good pace throughout the weekend. We were in the top-three in every session. The car also felt very good in my first stint. It’s very disappointing that we then fell so far back. We need to analyse exactly how this could have happened. At one point, we were ahead of the winning car. We will attack again in the next race.”

Robby Foley (#557 BMW M4 GT3, 2nd place GTD class): “It was a fantastic day – until just before the end of the race. Unfortunately, there was obviously a misunderstanding when lapping with a prototype. From my point of view, he pushed me off the track as I wanted to turn into the corner but I need to take a closer look at the footage. Second place is still a great result, and we take a lot of important points with us. However, when you’re so close to victory, it still leaves a bitter taste.”

FIA WEC at Spa-Francorchamps, IMSA at Laguna Seca: Second consecutive double-header weekend.

Spa-Francorchamps/Laguna Seca. For the second consecutive time, BMW M Motorsport is dealing with a double-header race weekend within the FIA World Endurance Championship (FIA WEC) and the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship (IMSA Series). At Spa-Francorchamps (BEL), Belgian BMW M Team WRT will compete with two BMW M Hybrid V8s and two BMW M4 GT3s in its residence race within the FIA WEC. At Laguna Seca (USA), the fourth IMSA race of the 12 months is on the schedule. BMW M Team RLL will enter two BMW M Hybrid V8s within the race. Paul Miller Racing and Turner Motorsport will begin with the BMW M4 GT3 within the GTD lessons.

 

FIA WEC: Home race for BMW M Team WRT in Belgium.

After the house race comes one other residence race. After BMW M works driver Valentino Rossi (ITA) lately thrilled Italian followers at Imola (ITA), it’s now his group’s flip. At Spa-Francorchamps, BMW M Team WRT tries to proceed the clear upward development within the FIA WEC in entrance of the Belgian residence crowd. After sixth place for Robin Frijns (NED), René Rast (GER), and Sheldon van der Linde (RSA) with the #20 BMW M Hybrid V8 at Imola, the purpose is to additional set up themselves within the main group among the many hypercars within the third race for the reason that comeback. Raffaele Marciello (SUI), Dries Vanthoor (BEL), and Marco Wittmann (GER) will compete within the sister #15 automobile.

In the LMGT3 class, there was a incredible one-two end result for the 2 BMW M4 GT3s to have fun at Imola. Augusto Farfus (BRA), Sean Gelael (INA), and Darren Leung (GBR) achieved the primary victory for a BMW M Motorsport automobile within the historical past of the FIA WEC within the #31 BMW M4 GT3. Second place at his residence race went to Rossi, who shared the cockpit of the #46 BMW M4 GT3 with Maxime Martin (BEL) and Ahmad Al Harthy (OMA). Both crews now compete at Spa-Francorchamps to assault for the rostrum locations once more and gather extra factors on the earth championship. Victory on the 24-hour race in 2023 proved that the course is sweet for the BMW M4 GT3.

The race at Spa-Francorchamps begins on Saturday at 13:00 CEST.

 

IMSA Series: BMW M Team RLL goals for the primary podium of the season.

The fourth race weekend of the IMSA season takes place on the spectacular observe at California’s Laguna Seca. BMW M Team RLL has proven robust tempo with the 2 BMW M Hybrid V8s thus far this season however remains to be ready for the primary podium end. That is the purpose for Philipp Eng (AUT) and Jesse Krohn (FIN) within the #24 BMW M Hybrid V8 in addition to Connor De Phillippi (USA) and Nick Yelloly (GBR) in automobile #25.

A particular weekend awaits Turner Motorsport. Team Principal Will Turner’s squad is competing in its 557th race for BMW and is thus the BMW M Motorsport buyer group with essentially the most race entries. In honour of this milestone, the BMW M4 GT3 will carry begin quantity 557 as an alternative of the standard 96. Since 1998, Turner Motorsport has solely competed with BMW racing vehicles and has achieved quite a few prestigious victories and titles. In the GTD-Pro class, Paul Miller Racing will subject the #1 BMW M4 GT3 with BMW M works driver Madison Snow and Bryan Sellers (each USA) at Laguna Seca.

The race on the WeatherTech Raceway begins on Sunday at 21:10 CEST (12:10 native time) and lasts 2:40 hours.

 

Comments earlier than the races at Spa-Francorchamps and Laguna Seca:

 

Andreas Roos (Head of BMW M Motorsport): “We go into the third race of the FIA WEC season positively after the steps we made at Imola. In Italy, we not only celebrated the fantastic one-two result in the LMGT3 class but also saw a clear upward trend with our hypercars. We have tested at Spa-Francorchamps and want to continue the positive trend at BMW M Team WRT’s home race. In the IMSA Series, the goal is clear. We want to convert the consistently good performance of the BMW M Hybrid V8 this season into corresponding results. In the GTD class, it will be a very special weekend for Turner Motorsport. Congratulations on the 557th start in a BMW racing car and at the same time a big thank you for the decades-long loyalty to our brand. It is always a pleasure and a lot of fun to work with Will Turner and his very professional crew. The long list of victories and titles speaks for itself. Turner Motorsport is an indispensable part of BMW M Motorsport’s racing programme in North America. I hope it will stay that way for many more years!”

 

Vincent Vosse (Team Principal BMW M Team WRT): “After a good weekend at Imola, where we made a clear step forward with our hypercars and celebrated a fantastic one-two result in the LMGT3 class, we are now looking forward to our home race in the FIA WEC. The course traditionally suits the BMW M4 GT3 well, so we should be well positioned again in the LMGT3 category. For the hypercars, it’s about taking one step at a time. Hopefully, we can make the next step in front of our home fans.”

 

Dries Vanthoor (BMW M Team WRT, #15 BMW M Hybrid V8): “I am really looking forward to the home race for the team and also for me personally. There will be many fans, but also friends and family on site. We have tested again with the BMW M Hybrid V8 at Spa-Francorchamps and hopefully made further progress that we can show on the race weekend.”

 

Augusto Farfus (Team WRT, #31 BMW M4 GT3): “We want to take the momentum from our victory at Imola to Spa-Francorchamps and finish the first third of the season on a high before the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The goal is to continue on the good path we have taken and score many points for the world championship.”

 

Connor De Phillippi (BMW M Team RLL, #25 BMW M Hybrid V8): “I can’t wait to race at the WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca. It’s the track where I had my very first racing experiences, and I have many fond memories of this place. We had a good test on the freshly paved track a few weeks ago. I think the race will be very exciting, especially in terms of strategy.”

2024 J-DAY OFF-ROAD ROUND 2 RACE REPORT: DOZER MEMORIAL GP

Sunday’s race day began at 8:00am vivid and early for the PeeWee lessons. The inexperienced FOX flag swept by the air and racers had been off. Muddy woods, large hills and the Dunlop Double was all a part of their 40 minute moto. For the primary two laps of the PeeWee Moto Destry Tucker and Sawyer Langenback had been in tight quarters earlier than Tucker took off grabbing himself a win, sitting 10 factors within the lead. Second on the day was Sawyer Langenback and Crue Hopkins filling up the rostrum steps. Michael Cimochowsk wins within the PeeWee Bantam class, Bryan Supp Ramos takes house #1 within the PeeWee squirt class, Pee Wee path rider goes to David Alipio, Kaelyn Levesque took the win within the PeeWee Girls class and Grayson LeDuc silently lead the sphere and took house a win.

Photos By: Eighteen Photos- Kylie Kulpa Race Report by: Eighteen Photos- Kylie Kulpa

PRO Class Podium with Chris Canning (1st), Simon Johnson (2nd), and Brandon Gregiore (third)

C Class general winner was Cole Freeman adopted by Ryan McKenney in second and Nolan Toohey rounding out the rostrum.Womens PRO Class was gained by Trail Jesters experience Addie Harris, Kendyl Gaetani swept the Womens Amature class going 1-1. Leo Candidus was the Super Senior winner, whereas John Malloy got here out on high with the general win within the Masters class.

PRO 125 was gained by Chris Canning going 4th place Moto 1 and placing the hammer down in Moto 2 for an additional first place end. Simon Johnson scored second this Moto and Justin Cokinos sits third for the day.

B250 was gained by Nathan Tokarski, Dylan Sharpe getting it completed in B200 with a win, and Evan Howard took the general within the B Open class. The ole’ Vintage class win goes to Keith Johnson on a Kawasaki whereas the Sportsman class winner is Jake Thompson.

Andy Mathieu took house first place within the A Senior class sitting first within the factors lead, within the Schoolboy (12-17) class Jonathan Alipio on a KTM street his manner into first place having a fantastic battle with Colton McQuarrie. B Vet winner was Jeffrey Hunt and Missleno Batista gained within the B Senior Class.

The A VET class win additionally goes to Keith Johnson sitting in first place with an 8 level lead within the factors standings. Michael Adinolfi JR gained within the A 200 class, whereas Jiggs Fustini soared to first place in A250 and Joshua Lussier took the win within the Open class.

Womens PRO podium with Addie Harris (1st), Ruby Fustini (2nd), and Melony Pickard (third)

Factory Connection/ FXR/ Factory Beta rider Chris Canning sweeps each the PRO 125 class AND the PRO class at Round 2 of JDAY Offroad Dozer Memorial in Huntington Massachusetts. Chris gained the PRO Class Championship in 2023 with a tough fought win. He now sits first within the PRO class with an 8 level lead on Brandon Gregoire; and first within the PRO 125 class with a 3 level lead on Simon Johnson. Plaistow Powersports group rider Simon Johnson rounded out his day with a second within the PRO class preventing his manner by the mud getting 4th place moto 1 and 2nd place moto 2. Factory Connection/ LBR Moto/ FXR racer Brandon Gergiore landed third for the day, getting 2nd first moto and fifth second moto.

Supermini Overall Podium with Colton McQuarrie (1st), Kevin Sundquist (2nd), and DJ Leblanc (third)

Muddy racing up within the Massachusetts mountains this previous Sunday left us to hope Round 3 & 4 at Unadilla MX, May 18 & 19 is dry and sunny. Always a enjoyable time watching the very best battles and wins at JDAY Offroad. We are solely in Round 2 which holds 14 extra thrilling races to

nail down who will win this 12 months. This race concluded with an enormous show of athleticism and dedication to get by the mud pits, rocks and roots. See you May 18 & 19 for Round 3 & 4 of the JDAY Offroad Championship!

Dozer Memorial GP Huntington, Massachusetts Round 2 of 16
April 21, 2024


Trail Jesters rider Addie Harris hovering to win Women’s PRO class

AM PRO Racing rider Colton McQuarrie general winner within the Supermini Class

Pee Wee Podium with Destry Tucker (1st), Sawyer Langenback (2nd), and Crue Hopkins (third)

Brandon Gregiore pulling the PRO 125 Holeshot Moto 1 DozerMemorial.DAY-5: Keith Johnson aboard his Vintage Kawasaki taking the win

Chris Canning Pulling the holeshot in Moto 1 of the PRO class DozerMemorial.DAY-7: Chris canning aboard his Factory Beta/ Factory Connection/ FXR experience

Destry Tucker dodging some bushes within the Massachetts mountains

 C Class Overall winner Cole Freeman taking a stroll by the FMF Extreme part

Justin Cokinos doubling by the FMF Extreme part

IMSA Long Beach: Strong tempo of the BMW M Hybrid V8 goes unrewarded – Turner Motorsport on the GTD podium.

Long Beach. In the primary dash race of the season within the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship at Long Beach (USA), BMW M Team RLL was unable to realize the hoped-for first podium end of the 12 months after a powerful qualifying. Nick Yelloly (GBR) and Connor De Phillippi (USA) began the 100-minute race from second place however initially fell again throughout their pit cease in a yellow flag interval and later resulting from a broken entrance on the tight avenue circuit in California. While Philipp Eng (AUT) and Jesse Krohn (FIN) within the #24 BMW M Hybrid V8 completed in sixth place, Turner Motorsport celebrated a podium within the GTD class .

 

In the third race of the season, following the endurance classics at Daytona and Sebring (each USA), BMW M Team RLL was denied the primary podium of the 12 months 2024 regardless of the sturdy tempo of the BMW M Hybrid V8. In the primary half of the race, Yelloly held his floor within the main group and even took the lead. However, a yellow flag simply earlier than the deliberate pit cease for the #25 BMW M Hybrid V8, which introduced the sphere again collectively, resulted in De Phillippi falling again to fifth place. There, he was repeatedly concerned in tight duels, resulting in collisions and in the end a broken entrance that needed to be modified within the pits. A number of laps earlier than the tip, the race for automobile #25 ended after a slip into the tyre obstacles. De Phillippi and Yelloly have been categorized ninth within the GTP class. Eng and Krohn, ranging from ninth place, discovered it troublesome to maneuver ahead on the road circuit however collected essential factors with a sixth-place end.

BMW M works driver Robby Foley and his teammate Patrick Gallagher (each USA) had purpose to have fun. The duo made a powerful comeback within the Turner Motorsport #96 BMW M4 GT3, ranging from seventh place and ending second on the rostrum within the GTD class.

Reactions after the race:

Andreas Roos (Head of BMW M Motorsport): “Part one of the first double-header with our BMW M Hybrid V8 in the IMSA series and the FIA WEC unfortunately did not bring the hoped-for first podium of the season. After starting from second place and showing strong pace in the race, the positions of sixth and ninth are disappointing. Nevertheless, it is good to see that our LMDh car is competitive on all tracks and over all race distances in its second year in the IMSA series. We will continue to work hard to reward ourselves with corresponding results. The next opportunity to do so will be in May at Laguna Seca. Congratulations to Turner Motorsport, Robby Foley, and Patrick Gallagher on the podium in the GTD class. I am pleased to see that the circuit in Long Beach continues to be good ground for the BMW M4 GT3 after the last two years’ victories.”

Jesse Krohn (#24 BMW M Hybrid V8, sixth place): “The field was so close together that it was extremely difficult to move forward. Due to the yellow flags, the lapping of the GTD drivers, which we had hoped to take advantage of, did not come into play as expected. That is of course disappointing because the performance of the car was much better than the result. At least we took some points. Now we focus on Laguna Seca.”

Nick Yelloly (#25 BMW M Hybrid V8, ninth place): “The race did not go well. My stint was okay, even though I was unlucky once when lapping and lost a place because of it, but the yellow flag just before our pit stop put us on the back foot. We wanted to make up ground with a late stop, but the regrouping of the field nullified this strategy. We had a very strong car here in qualifying, and we were also among the fastest in the race when we could run freely. Especially in the corners, we were better than our competitors. We will continue to work on improving even further.”

ROWE Racing finishes 24h Nürburgring Qualifiers on the rostrum – Three BMW M4 GT3s within the prime six.

Nürburgring. The BMW M Motorsport groups ROWE Racing and RMG efficiently accomplished crucial race weekend on the Nordschleife earlier than the 24 Hours of Nürburgring (GER). During the 24h Qualifiers, all three BMW M4 GT3s accomplished many laps and picked up precious information. In addition, there was racing success within the 4-hour race on Sunday. Raffaele Marciello (SUI), Maxime Martin (BEL), and Marco Wittmann (GER) drove the #98 ROWE Racing automotive to a second-place end on the rostrum. The sister #99 automotive and the BMW M Team RMV #72 BMW M4 GT3 completed in fourth and sixth locations, respectively.

The 24h Qualifiers consisted of two races, every 4 hours lengthy. On Saturday, the BMW M Motorsport groups targeted on set-up work. Dan Harper (GBR), Max Hesse (GER), and Charles Weerts (BEL) have been the highest-placed crew as tenth within the #72 BMW M4 GT3. Augusto Farfus (BRA), Sheldon van der Linde (RSA), and Dries Vanthoor (BEL) completed twelfth within the ROWE Racing automotive #99. The #98 BMW M4 GT3 retired after an unavoidable collision however made up for it with the rostrum end on Sunday. The race weekend was notably precious for Weerts and Marciello, as each accomplished their first races within the BMW M4 GT3 on the Nordschleife and have been capable of full many laps. Marciello additionally celebrated his first podium as a BMW M works driver.

At the 24h Qualifiers – additionally rounds three and 4 of the Nürburgring Endurance Series NLS – quite a few different classes have been current alongside the GT3 automobiles. BMW M Motorsport groups achieved a complete of 9 class victories within the two races.

Reactions after the 24h Nürburgring Qualifiers:

Hans-Peter Naundorf (Team Principal ROWE Racing): “Our team and our drivers did a very good job this weekend. Despite the unprovoked retirement in the race on Saturday, we covered many kilometres and gained valuable insights about the new tyres. Our drivers were able to get used to the Nordschleife and the tuning again. We have already got into a good groove with Raffaele Marciello. Thanks to the good work of the team and some lucky circumstances, we were rewarded with a podium on Sunday, the second within eight days after our victory in the GT World Challenge Europe. It’s a nice reward for the intensive work in the past weeks.”

Stefan Reinhold (Team Principal BMW M Team RMG): “Overall, it was a good test run for the 24-hour race. On Saturday, we still had some things to sort out with the set-up and couldn’t keep up with the lead. Things went better on Sunday, although we had a slight collision in the first corner of the race and had to repair the car during the first stop. Charles Weerts has integrated very well into our team and was able to complete many valuable laps this weekend.”

Raffaele Marciello (#98 BMW M4 GT3, ROWE Racing): “We can be very happy with the podium today. Our pace was good, and we had a good strategy. The main goal this weekend was to prepare ourselves as well as possible for the 24-hour race because that’s where it really counts. Of course, you can never be one hundred percent perfectly prepared for such a special race, but I think we are in a good position.”

Sheldon van der Linde (#99 BMW M4 GT3, ROWE Racing): “Fourth place is a good result to end the weekend. We may not have had the fastest car, but our pit stops were great and ultimately got us to this position. Of course, the preparation for the 24-hour race was the main focus, and we ticked all the boxes on our list. That also applies to me personally. It was my first time this season on the Nordschleife, and I was able to complete many laps which helped me a lot. I feel very well prepared.”

Charles Weerts (#72 BMW M4 GT3, BMW M Team RMG): “It was a good weekend for us, where we could finish both races without major problems. As a team, we are still finding the perfect tuning for the new tyres. That worked out much better on Sunday than on Saturday. Personally, I learn something new with every single lap on the Nordschleife and am gathering many valuable experiences. Things are already going quite well, but I can certainly continue to improve.”