FIA GT World Cup podium finisher Augusto Farfus has described this yr’s Macau occasion as “one of the troublesome weekends I’ve had in my profession” regardless of claiming second.
Farfus admitted he arrived on the backfoot as he was driving a BMW M4 for the Macanese Group KRC outfit that had by no means beforehand contested the race and that he had by no means met beforehand.
This, coupled with the changeable climate circumstances, meant it was a difficult expertise for the 2018 GT World Cup winner.
“It was by far probably the most troublesome weekend I’ve had in Macau, it was one of the troublesome weekends I’ve had in my profession,” Farfus informed Autosport.
“This monitor was altering each session – numerous rain, a bit rain, dry. It was a difficult weekend for everybody because the forecast was very imprecise as a result of storm [which skirted nearby and had threatened to put Thursday’s track action on hold].
“It’s the primary time a Macanese workforce has raced at Macau within the World Cup and I didn’t even know the workforce – I met actually 90% of the workforce bodily on Tuesday.
Augusto Farfus, Group KRC BMW M4 GT3
Photograph by: Macau GP
“It might’ve been a type of weekends the place you present up right here and also you run final. After all, I believe BMW did a incredible job – the quantity they helped, the help they gave.
“I believe it confirmed, with onerous work and good help, that each single workforce can win. With the precise workforce, with the precise producer behind you, you’ll be able to come right here and chase the massive groups.”
Farfus had been circulating in fourth place throughout the primary race however was all of the sudden promoted to the second step of the rostrum when Raffaele Marciello hit chief Antonio Fuoco at Lisboa, happening to complete 11 seconds behind eventual winner Maro Engel of Mercedes.
The Brazilian revealed that the moist climate had helped make such a outcome attainable.
“In a dry race, it might’ve in all probability been a bit bit much less thrilling,” Farfus added. “Once I noticed the climate this morning, they requested me what I believe and I mentioned, ‘we’d win or we’d lose’. It was an entire gamble on this race.
“I’m very happy to go dwelling with the second place.”