Norbert Michelisz

FIA WTCC is back in action. And so are Norbert Michelisz and the MOL Group Zengő Motorsport team. In today's Test session at the 5.9 kilometer Slovakia Ring near Bratislava the Hungarian outfit managed a total of eleven laps and finished eleventh in the final standings, about 1.5 seconds behind Rob Huff's Lada who topped the timesheets in the 30-minute session. But Norbert remains optimistic and reckons there is more to come from the No. 5 Honda Civic WTCC come race-day.

Here is what he had to say after his first competitive outings on Friday: "I think we can be happy. Of course, the result could have been better as P11 is not where we want to be. But we know how to fine-tune the car for tomorrow. Hopefully, then, we can attack and achieve similar results as last year." And as Norbert is a regular podium finisher at Slovakia Ring the aim is to emulate this success, if possible.

Norbert and his team can rely on their loyal fans when going for that fast lap. "Already, there are a lot of Hungarian fans on the scene", Norbert says. He encourages his fellow countrymen to come and cheer him on site. "Especially since the weather is beautiful", as he remarks.

The black and orange No. 5 Honda Civic WTCC will take to the track again on Saturday morning for two Free Practice sessions before Norbert tries to secure a good spot on the grid during the Qualifying session in the afternoon.

You can follow Norbert Michelisz and the MOL Group Zengő Motorsport team online at FIAWTCC.com where live timing will be provided for all sessions. The Eurosport network will broadcast both races live or time-delayed on TV.

Results Test session (Top 5)

01. Robert Huff (Lada) – 2:04,967 minutes

02. Qing-Hua Ma (Citroën) – 2:05,400

03. Hugo Valente (Chevrolet RML) – 2:05,662

04. Gabriele Tarquini (Honda) – 2:05,738

05. Yvan Muller (Citroën) – 2:06,172

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11. Norbert Michelisz (Honda) – 2:06,534

Source: zengomotorsport.hu