Cyan Racing Lynk & Co fielded a quintet of drivers for the first time at the start of the FIA WTCR.
In addition to the previously announced Ma Qing Hua, Thed Björk and Santiago Urrutia, the Swedish team affiliated with the Chinese brand of Geely Group Motorsport will also have Yann Ehrlacher and Yvan Muller in its ranks.
While there were no big surprises for the reigning champion regarding his stay on board the 03 TCR, for his uncle the scenario is very different because it means that he will not hang up his helmet and, above all, he will be the oldest on the grid. of departure.
Yann Ehrlacher, Cyan Racing Lynk & Co Lynk & Co 03 TCR
Photo by: WTCR
“The 2022 season will be as demanding as all, the opponents will be very strong. I am under no illusion that everything will be easier after two consecutive titles won, we will have to work even harder this year”, admits Ehrlacher.
“I have worked hard mentally and physically in view of this commitment and I feel ready. I am delighted to embark on my fourth year with Cyan Racing.”
Muller at 52 springs is more charged than ever: “It doesn’t seem to me that 17 years have passed since I made my debut in the Touring World Championship. I feel fresh and my mentality for this season is almost like that of my first. year”.
“We have come a long way together as a team and the results we have achieved in this period are unique. But the story is not over and the goal for this season has not changed.”
Yvan Muller, Cyan Racing Lynk & Co Lynk & C0 03 TCR
Photo by: WTCR
The declared objective is to keep Cyan Lynk & Co not only the drivers’ title, but also the one reserved for the teams, as team manager Fredrik Wahlén explains.
“Yann and Yvan are an integral part of our program, as they have been since the beginning of the bond between Lynk & Co and Cyan Racing. We couldn’t be happier with the training we have. Now we have to put all the pieces together during the pre-season tests and be ready when we start racing for real ”.
“Taking the field with five of the best touring drivers in the world is obviously a strength and a necessity in our mission to defend the WTCR titles,” added Wahlén.
With Björk and Urrutia having been placed under Cyan Performance Lynk & Co, while Ehrlacher and Muller will be fielded by Cyan Racing Lynk & Co, it remains to be understood which team name will be chosen for Ma.
In fact, the regulation provides for the possibility of fielding only two cars per team, or three as long as the additional one is driven by a Junior driver (which none of the five mentioned above is).
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