DTM / Race 1 - Sébastien Loeb : "In the end it wasn't a bad day"

Rally star Sébastien Loeb shines whenever he has a steering wheel in his hands. This afternoon in Portimao (Portugal), he gave a hard time to drivers who are racing every weekend at the wheel of GT3. 

At the wheel of the #37 Ferrari 488 - entered by Red Bull/AlphaTauri and run by AF Corse - he took the chequered flag in 16th place after starting 21st on the grid.

“In the end it wasn't a bad day considering where we started from, he said. My time was just seven tenths-of-a-second slower than the pole, but the tiny gaps meant that I started twenty-first. At the start, things went well, I followed the car in front of me and defended my position. Unfortunately, we were unlucky with the entrance of the Safety Car which took place immediately after our pit stop for the tyre change. The restart was very good, I was able to climb some positions and finish the race in sixteenth position. The race was really nice and I enjoyed it, so I'm looking forward to Race 2."

See you tomorrow at 13:30 for Race 2. Qualifying is scheduled for 10.05am.

The highlights of Race 1 are here :