Jachym Galas

Jachym, which race do you consider to be your most successful one? Most definitely the final race at Hungaroring. It was a wet race, and I was able to get ahead of a very experienced Milovan Vesnic, the last year’s champion, right at the beginning. And then I also added the fastest lap of the race. I couldn’t have hoped for a better season finale. It was a much better performance than in Brno in September. What changed? Brno wasn’t easy. I had a BoP that put a heavy load on the car, so it wasn’t so competitive. I didn’t have anything like that at Hungaroring and I also had a new software update, so I believed myself more. How did you enjoy the second season of the TCR Eastern Europe? To be honest, I didn’t expect such competition. After last year’s second place, I wanted to go for the championship title, but that didn’t work out. The racing is better, so in the end, being a Junior champion and to finish third, I’m happy about it. The only disappointment is that I couldn’t beat Vesnic, even though it was tight, and we had the same amount of points. As an experienced driver, he didn’t make any mistakes and it took me until the very end to beat him. And only the second-place finishes had decided it. That’s why I’m even more disappointed about the disqualification from Slovakiaring, which I still don’t think was fair. I finished second, but then during the technical scrutineering, the car was too low at one point. But it was just damage after the race, there was no intention to get an unfair advantage. How was it to be on the grid with such a star like Dusan Borkovic? It was the first time I raced against such an excellent driver, but I didn’t enjoy it too much. In qualifyings, it was clear that we stood no chance. The gap was not 2 or 3 tenths, but 2 seconds. In the race, he always built a huge gap in the first lap already. But that made the fighting behind him even better. What about your plans for the next season? I want to race in the TCR Eastern Europe. We’re also considering the ADAC Cup, but my biggest wish is to make it to the TCR Europe. But I also need to focus on school, as I’m graduating from a German gymnasium.