Iglesias consolidates his leading position

Press conference, Anthony Abbasse, Jérémy Iglesias and Thomas Mich.

With three victories in the KZ1 heats, Jérémy Iglesias (Intrepid / TM) has a good psychological advantage over his opponents in the European Championship. Bas Lammers (Intrepid / TM) will start 4th for the pre-final, which is however not an insurmountable handicap for the defending champion in 2009, known for his temperament as a warrior.

Anthony Abbasse (Sodi / TM), second in the intermediate ranking and 4th in the championship, has shown quite convincing potential and could hold some surprises on Sunday. Standing 3rd in the championship, Jack Hawksworth (Maddox / Parilla) is 15th and doesn’t seem on the pace this weekend. Thomas Mich (Birel / TM) is third in the intermediate, which is a good performance given his lack of racing this season. Manu Renaudie is in 7th, but remains a formidable pretender with his performance and fighting spirit.

The first 3 were interviewed, 3 French drivers as well, at a press conference Saturday evening run by the CIK.

Jérémy Iglesias: 3 wins in 3 races, he only failed in taking the pole! “It is true that after having finished 3rd in the European Championship two years ago, second last year, I am thinking more about winning this year … I am fortunate to have an excellent teammate, Bas Lammers, and we really work as a team which allows us to test and find solutions more quickly. On the other hand, he is also my greatest adversary, and there is no direction from the team, I must rely on myself. Tomorrow, I think the tire management is important as in the heat I have already noticed some wear that is a little weird, so we must not forget this setting. “

Anthony Abbasse: “The pole this morning confirms our level of performance. During races, I did%2