Giordano savors, Bonato continues

Authors of an eighth consecutive podium, Quentin Giordano and Kévin Parent won the French Champion titles, while Yoann Bonato continued his winning streak, a week after his first place in the ERC.

Published on 01/11/2022 à 12:00

Emmanuel Naud

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Giordano savors, Bonato continues

Despite the victories, Yoann Bonato loses his title of French Champion © Bastien Roux / DPPI

The calculations were simple for Quentin Giordano and Kévin Parent at the start of this 63rd edition of the Critérium des Cévennes: a Top 4 was enough to win the title of French Champion. And yet, the Polo crew made a mistake with the settings by relying on a rain set-up for the first loop. Problem: it didn't rain. Seventh at the end of SS 1, Giordano did not lose sight of his objective and moved up the hierarchy to join the leading quartet at the evening of the first day. The retirement of Nicolas Ciamin during the second stage allowed Giordano to get on the podium and seal the 2022 championship. The Sarrazin Motorsport residents nevertheless had to reach the finish. “ It was a rally difficult, we had to respect the strategy put in place with the team, recognizes Giordano after celebrating this first title. C’est dur de ne pas rouler avec le rythme habituel, les erreurs peuvent vite arriver, c’était compliqué de se caler. Ce rallye a été très enrichissant et remporter un titre passe par cette prise d’expérience. Ce succès est la récompense de tout le travail accompli ces dernières années avec Kévin Parent et l’équipe du Sarrazin Motorsport. Au-delà de l’aventure humaine, Stéphane et ses ingénieurs m’ont apporté beaucoup de technique et de feeling. Toute l’équipe est partie prenante dans notre performance. Nous n’avons jamais abandonné en course et pas cassé une seule coque de rétroviseur. L’année prochaine, nous devrons prendre plus de risques. Nous le ferons. Cette année, j’ai rapidement pensé au titre. Le tournant du championnat a été le Lyon-Charbonnières avec la sortie de Yoann Bonato. Certes, il a enchaîné les victoires par la suite, mais je ne faisais pas attention à ses performances, car il n’était plus en bagarre pour le titre

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