Podium for EKS Audi Sport in season opener
17 Apr 2018|1,373 views
On contesting his first event for EKS Audi Sport in the FIA World Rallycross Championship, Andreas Bakkerud instantly achieved a podium result. In the turbulent season opener at Barcelona, the Norwegian took third place. His teammate, Mattias Ekstrom, was classified in sixth position following a sporting penalty.
In front of 30,000 spectators, Ekstrom in the racing debut of the second generation Audi S1 EKS RX quattro, had crossed the finish line in a spectacular final in first place beating title defender Johan Kristoffersson in a Volkswagen by a narrow margin. Yet the Swede was deprived of his third consecutive victory at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya after 2016 and 2017. In the evening, Ekstrom was relegated from first to sixth position because he allegedly bumped Petter Solberg's Volkswagen off track on the way to Turn One.
"I don't share this opinion, but respect the decision by the stewards of the meeting," said Ekstrom. "I'm particularly sorry for the team that worked hard and well in winter. In the final, I had four fresh tyres, which made the difference. On the whole, the weekend was very exciting. In rain on Saturday, we were running well, only our starts weren't fantastic. In dry conditions on Sunday, we were initially struggling a little with the starts too, but in the semi-finals and the final they worked well."
On contesting his first event for EKS Audi Sport in the FIA World Rallycross Championship, Andreas Bakkerud instantly achieved a podium result. In the turbulent season opener at Barcelona, the Norwegian took third place. His teammate, Mattias Ekstrom, was classified in sixth position following a sporting penalty.
In front of 30,000 spectators, Ekstrom in the racing debut of the second generation Audi S1 EKS RX quattro, had crossed the finish line in a spectacular final in first place beating title defender Johan Kristoffersson in a Volkswagen by a narrow margin. Yet the Swede was deprived of his third consecutive victory at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya after 2016 and 2017. In the evening, Ekstrom was relegated from first to sixth position because he allegedly bumped Petter Solberg's Volkswagen off track on the way to Turn One.
"I don't share this opinion, but respect the decision by the stewards of the meeting," said Ekstrom. "I'm particularly sorry for the team that worked hard and well in winter. In the final, I had four fresh tyres, which made the difference. On the whole, the weekend was very exciting. In rain on Saturday, we were running well, only our starts weren't fantastic. In dry conditions on Sunday, we were initially struggling a little with the starts too, but in the semi-finals and the final they worked well."
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