A word from Edoardo Mortara
Audi DTM driver Edoardo Mortara is ahead of the GT Cup next week in Macao.
Photo by: Audi Communications Motorsport
Victory in the Formula 3 races in 2009 and 2010 and in the GT Cup from 2011 to 2013. Next weekend, in the Macau Grand Prix, you could be clinching your sixth consecutive win. Who are the major rivals?
There are quite a few. In the GT Cup, two current DTM drivers Marco Wittmann and Augusto Farfus and two former ones Maro Engel and Renger van der Zande will be competing.
They can be rated as strong competitors, just like Laurens Vanthoor, who in the squad of the Audi race experience is my team-mate this year. He won the Blancpain Endurance Series and the GT Series in the Audi R8 LMS ultra. But maybe therell be some surprises.
After all, drivers in cars from eleven different manufacturers will be competing now. Its difficult to assess the strength in advance.
Is running alongside a strong team-mate more of a curse or a blessing?
Its not the first time that Laurens and I compete for the same team. We jointly contested the 2010 season of the Formula 3 Euro Series for the Volkswagen Signature team. So we know each other well from those days. Having a strong team-mate is positive. Laurens is very talented and has made an enormous leap in his career in the past two or three years. I think hes going to be my fiercest competitor in Macau.
Can you continue to perfect your approach to the race in Macau after so many successful years?
Ive gained a lot of knowledge about this difficult track in recent years. I know what works and what doesnt. Obviously, Ive got an advantage over rookies. But youll never achieve 100 percent. Im working on getting as close to perfection as possible. For instance, I watch videos of Macau races in order to visualize the track over and over.
Do you have a specific strategy in mind for setting up your car for Macau?
No. Macau is so diverse that its not possible to set up the car in a specific direction, be it in terms of top speed or maximum downforce. Essentially, youve got to be prepared for everything.
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