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No targets in WTCR, Monteiro’s just happy to be back

Tiago Monteiro is not setting any targets at Suzuka from 26-28 October as he prepares for his first racing weekend since WTCC Race of Argentina in July 2017.

Monteiro has fought a heroic battle to recover from serious head and neck injuries sustained in an accident testing in Spain in September 2017 and will contest Japan's rounds of the WTCR - FIA World Touring Car Cup presented by OSCARO in a Honda Civic Type R TCR run by Boutsen Ginion Racing.

And when the Portuguese ventures out on track for Free Practice 1 at the start of the WTCR JVCKENWOOD Race of Japan weekend, it will be 415 days since the crash that could so easily have brought and end to his career.

"I cannot even begin to tell you how good it feels to be back," said Monteiro. "I just want to have fun, get comfortable and play myself in at my own pace before I come back full time in 2019. I am so grateful to the professionals that have helped me in my recovery, my family, friends and supporters; you've all been amazing throughout this tough time."

Free Practice 1 is scheduled for 09h10 local time on Friday.

Zdroj: fiawtcr.com