Néstor Girolami, Esteban Guerrieri, Tiago Monteiro and Attila Tassi will continue to ride Honda Civic Type Rs in the FIA WTCR also for the 2022 season.
At the moment there are no indications on the team that will follow the two Argentines, while the novelty is that the Engstler Team will take care of the cars of the Portuguese and the Hungarian, after having been linked to Hyundai for some time.
JAS Motorsport, which builds the Civics, will as always offer technical support and spare parts supply.
“It’s great to welcome Team Engstler into the Honda family. I’m really happy to be able to help them in this step; with my experience I can’t wait to help them integrate quickly with Honda,” says Monteiro, who is recovering physically. from the bacterial infection in the chest that had denied him presence at the last race of 2021.
“I would also like to thank ALL-INKL.DE Münnich Motorsport for what we have shared over the past two years. It is a great pride to continue with Honda for the eleventh season, it is a fantastic relationship that we have created and I feel very lucky to be in this position “.
“I’ve had the whole month of December free to recover from the chest infection and now I’m starting to train hard again, I feel really motivated to work with Attila and help the team’s engineers get comfortable with the Civic Type R TCR. doing the winter tests, which will be fundamental “.
The young Tassi is instead confirmed for the fourth season in a row as standard bearer of the Japanese brand, hoping that he will finally blossom permanently after he had managed to win his first race in 2021.
“I am very proud to be racing for Team Engstler in their first season with Honda; It’s nice to take on a new challenge with them – said the 22-year-old from Hungary – It’s also a privilege to be a Honda Racing rider for the fourth year and to have the confidence of both the brand and the team for next season. “
“Tiago and I have built a very special relationship over the past three years, so I’m really happy that we will continue together, and I hope we can get the best of each other. I can’t wait to start over with my first win. in 2021 and achieve better results “.
Franz Engstler, Team Principal of the German team, added: “It is a really important moment for us to have the chance to work with Honda in the WTCR, personally it is fantastic. It seems that there is a bright future for this collaboration and it is a great opportunity to work with Honda. the team to grow in the series “.
“Our training as drivers is also very strong; having a rider of Tiago’s experience brings clear benefits, and it’s also part of our philosophy to work with young people when we can, so Attila is a great addition. We are really motivated. for the start of this new project with Honda and we will give everything to get the best results ”.
Mads Fischer, Head of JAS Motorsport, said: “We are very excited to join such an established and formidable team as Engstler’s. We’ve been keen to work with them for some time now, so it’s great to have such a team with us. Their decision to race with Honda in the WTCR is a real show of confidence. “
“It is both in the car, which has won around the world, including 20 times in the WTCR and which remains a competitive force ahead of its fifth season, and in the service that JAS Motorsport is able to provide to its customers. already demonstrated in the WTCR to be a professional and competitive team and we look forward to supporting them with the aim of achieving more successes in the 2022 season “.
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