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Among those who left the Netherlands
with a sense of frustration was
certainly Files who started the
weekend as the fastest man in
Qualifying, but the steering issue in
Race 1 and a gearbox failure in Race 2
left him disappointed and almost out
of contention for the title fight. Local
star Danny Kroes (PCR Sport CUPRA)
had no better luck in front of his
home crowd, while Julien Briché’s JSB
Compétition Peugeot 308 could not be
at the level of previous outings on a
track - designed mostly for motorbikes
- where power is crucial.
Last but not least, Assen saw the
debut in the series of former WTCC
race winner Peter Terting, who has
joined Autodis Racing by Piro Sport to
drive the Hyundai previously entrusted
to Cedric Piro. At 34, the German has
lost nothing of his warm personality
and admitted: “I have been eager to
join one of the top TCR series for a
long time and after years of sharing a
car with other drivers, I am really
thrilled to be racing again in a sole-
driver competition.”
The TCR Europe Series will return to
action at Monza, on September 22 and
23, for the penultimate stop of the
season.