Unlucky race for Pavel Group in San Marino
A missed podium due to a mistake at the end of the 1st Ronde of Halloween, in San Marino, deprived Pavel Group of a new laurel.
With a Skoda Fabia R5 of the team the Arezzo team were at the start Paolo Segantini and Manuel Piras, from the start the protagonists from the podium, with an absolute second time in the first test and the best chronometric response on the second, a decisive action that made us think of the podium, although there was to find the best feeling with the car they used for the first time. Then, the central phase of the race suffered, without taking excessive risks with the road that had gone to dirty, managing to stay third overall before being relegated to sixth place due to a damaged rim during the last special stage. The outcome of the Smarinese match is like a “glass half empty”, but the indications received have certainly given satisfaction. The team and the crew have found an agreement in harmony, so much so that the challenge has always seen them at the top, with mutual satisfaction.
Satisfaction expressed by Paolo Segantini: “It could have been a podium result, maybe not a first step, but we could have finished second or third. Unfortunately we “pinched” a tire and broke a rim, I didn’t trust it, I was afraid it would suddenly give way and then we finished with caution. I was very sorry not so much for me but for my co-driver who puts a lot of effort into it but above all for the team, who brought us a perfect Fabia and who in two days made us feel like family. Everything was perfect, unfortunately it didn’t take the broken circle, I didn’t feel like taking the risk. Thanks to Stefano Rafanelli, his advice after each test made us progress, thanks to Andrea Lenzi and to all the guys from Pavel Group, with the promise to meet again soon to give him the satisfaction we missed this time! “