Former Jordan and Spyker Formula One driver, Tiago Monteiro, will be back in the racing seat after all this year, the Portuguese racer now confirmed at SEAT Sport as part of their formidable line-up, alongside Jordi Gené, Michel Jourdain Jr, Yvan Muller and Gabriele Tarquini.
Although he won’t actual compete in the WTCC season opener this weekend, Tiago will travel to Curitiba in Brazil so that he can take the opportunity to become accustomed to all the components of the team and gain knowledge of the hectic WTCC race format. He will then make his debut at Zandvoort in The Netherlands on May 5th.
"Obviously I am very satisfied with the agreement reached with SEAT Sport to become an official team driver,” Tiago said. “Since testing the car in Valencia, I realised that the team has great experience and can compete at the highest professional level. With the team's help I am sure that I will be able to learn rapidly in such a different championship and to be among the best as soon as possible."
"The WTCC is one of the few real world championships, and it becomes bigger and more important year by year. The promotion and the image are really nice, and the promoters are doing great work. I am grateful to all the people who have made this agreement possible and I guarantee my total dedication. I am impatient to enter the action at Zandvoort and am sure that there, and in the whole championship, I will have the support of all my fans."
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