BTCC: Turkington 'super happy' with first BTCC win of 2022

"I’m so pleased to get our just rewards for having such a quick car in qualifying with pole position." - Colin Turkington
Colin Turkington (GBR) - Team BMW BMW 330e M
Colin Turkington (GBR) - Team BMW BMW 330e M

Team B🅘MW's Colin Turkington expressed his delight in securing his first British Touring Car Championship race victory of the 2022 season after winning the final race of the day at Brands Hatch.

Despite romping to an emphatic 25th career pole position in qualifying, the🌺 four-time champion had to wait until race three before setting foot on the top step of the podium after a rain shower prior to the opening race changed the course of the weekend.

From being in the dominant position of locking out the front-two ro𝔉ws in qualifying, the BMW contingent, by in large, struggled in the changeable conditions during race one and two.

Turkingt🧸on finished fifth and t♔enth in those two races, but produced a vintage performance in the fully wet conditions in race three to secure his 61st race victory in the series.

"I’m so pleased to ꦬget our just rewards for having su💃ch a quick car in qualifying with pole position. There’s no worse feeling than having the fastest car but not getting the result," Turkington told wuqian0821.com.

"Race one and two were difficult. The conditions have made it tricky. It’s been a compromise on set up. We had sꦑolid points in race one and two but I was struggling with the car. We just didn’t have the grip.

"It was just overheating tyres because the track wasn’t wet enough. You just burn the re🎉ars and ﷺthat’s the issue."

Colin Turkington (GBR) - Team BMW BMW 330e M
Colin Turkington (GBR) - Team BMW BMW 330e M

With the conditions allowing for a fully wet set up in race three, Tu𓆉rkington said the alterations to the 330e M Sport made it a 'different car'. 

"We went on a f🔯ull wet 🎀set-up for race three and it was a different car. Super pace and the end result," the Team BMW driver continued.

"Once it went full wet, it🍃 played more to our✃ strengths. I’m super happy to get my first win of the season."

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