Šimins: ERC rivals will take us seriously now!
The man who guided Ralfs Sirmacis to a stunning victory on round three of the FIA European Rally Championship says the pair's rivals will be taking them seriously from now on.
A pre-event assertion from Sirmacis that he and co-driver Arturs Šimins could win the SEAJETS Acropolis Rally raised eyebrows among their competitors, but the Latvian duo were ultimately proven right, winning on their first start since graduating from ERC Junior to a ŠKODA Fabia R5.
"No doubt about it that we came here to win," said Šimins, who celebrated his 26th birthday on the same day he clinched his first ERC win.
"We knew that we're less experienced than the other guys but I think after this rally we're going to feel really confident on gravel and they're going to take us seriously in the Azores."
Zdroj: fiaerc.com