A treble podium finish at the British Touring Car Championship season-opener thrust WSR and BMW into an early lead in the race for an unprecedented 10th Manufacturers’ title.
Two third-place finishes for Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport’s Jake Hill and a final-race charge to second spot by Team BMW’s Colin Turkington made for a strong start on a weather-affected day at Donington Park by the BMW 330e M Sport race cars.
Biblical levels of rain overnight and into the morning led to racing getting underway nearly two hours later than planned, but did mean that the season-opener was held in damp, rather than fully-wet weather.
Battling the track conditions, Jake ran in the podium positions for most of the race before coming home third.
The Kent racer sprinted into the lead of a dry Race Two, only for excessive rear tyre wear to lead to him being caught and passed by two rivals late on as he again finished third.
He was fifth in the finale, part of a five-way late-race battle for the win; minor set-up changes having prevented a recurrence of his tyre issue.
Three places further up the order was Team BMW’s four-time champion Colin Turkington, who had earlier finished fourth and fifth.
Keeping his composure during a frantic multi-car battle for the top spots, he made three spots in two corners at mid-distance and kept the pressure on as he fought to the flag in second place.
He’s fourth in the Drivers’ points, one spot behind Jake and 17 ahead of Team BMW team-mate Adam Morgan.
Adam had led the opening stages of Race Three, but locked a front wheel after clipping a kerb on entry to McLean’s at one-third distance and was demoted several spots.
The Lancashire racer finished seventh. He was eighth in Race One, driving superbly in the wet conditions to climb from 16th on the grid, but was later demoted to 14th owing to a time penalty for a false start. That led to a similar Race-Two charge to seventh.
Adam Morgan, Team BMW, said: It’s been a pretty turbulent day up and down the grid with a lot of close battles. Race One was good and I went from 16th to eighth, but then I got a 10-second penalty for a jump-start so had to do it all again in Race Two, but the pace has been pretty strong and I could make the kind of passing moves I wasn’t able to last year with the BMW, which is really encouraging. I’m frustrated with myself for Race Three. I saved five laps of hybrid and had it under control, but then I locked-up into McLeans, which hurt the front left and I was a sitting duck.”
We are pleased to announce the appointment of Andy Heys as our new Dealer Principal.
Andy brings a wealth of experience of Ciceley and Mercedes-Benz to the role. Andy started his career with us as an apprentice in 1996. He left Ciceley to work for Mercedes-Benz for 13 years and we were delighted when he returned as After Sales Director in 2018.
Andy’s promotion follows Mike Lewis’ decision to step down as Dealer Principal after 17 years. We would like to thank Mike for his leadership and for his contribution to the success of Ciceley during his tenure. We wish him all the best for his next chapter.
Andy takes the helm at an incredibly exciting time for Ciceley, as our growth plans start to come to fruition. More on this will be shared over the coming weeks.
Read more about Andy’s appointment here: https://www.ciceley.com/new-leadership-at-ciceley-commercials-ltd/
We`re looking for an experienced Truck Sales Executives to join our award-winning team! If you`re passionate about truck sales and are ready to drive your career forward, this could be the opportunity you`ve been waiting for.
If you’re looking for a new challenge this year, we want to hear from YOU! Take a look at the full job description and apply here: https://ow.ly/Epa250UMGO2
Arrive more relaxed: the eActros 600 supports you with a new level of driver comfort.
Introducing Multimedia Cockpit Interactive 2– with voice control; a tachograph app that makes time tracking easier for you; ambient lighting that creates a good atmosphere, and much more.
Read more about the eActros 600: https://www.ciceley.com/ciceley-trucks/trucks/electric-trucks/eactros-600/
We have received a fantastic review for our Blackburn Service Team.
We’re dedicated to listening to customers and providing the best possible experience. We value all feedback and encourage every customer to complete the Mercedes-Benz survey if they receive one. 🌟
This week we`ve been visited by someone very special..
One of Santa`s elves visited our showroom looking for a vehicle for a local delivery run. He left with a smile on his face and an eSprinter! The eSprinter was perfect for his delivery needs, with 14m3 load capacity and a payload up to 1,273kg 🎄
For more information about our electric or diesel vehicles please give the team a call, although we can`t actually make them fly, yet. 😆
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