Positive WTCC moments boost Björk
Thed Björk believes he can make an ever bigger impact in this season's FIA World Touring Car Championship - because of the manner in which he finished Polestar Cyan Racing's maiden WTCC campaign in 2016.
Although the Swede has yet to confirm his programme for the 2017 WTCC season, he is already being billed as a title contender, based on his Opening Race victory in China and his Main Race podium in Qatar last year on board the Volvo S60 Polestar TC1.
"The win in the Opening Race in China and the positive moment of that [Main Race] podium [in Qatar] was really important," said Björk. "That was the perfect way to end the first year and it has really helped me and the team a lot."
Of his prospects of winning the WTCC title in 2017, Björk continued: "I feel very positive and the team is really putting in lots of work in the testing programme. The knowledge we gathered last year and the fact we were able to put the parts together before the end of the season is why I feel very positive."
The 2017 begins in Marrakech from 7-9 April when WTCC Race of Morocco takes place at the Circuit Moulay El Hassan.
Zdroj: fiawtcc.com