Nicolas Ciamin: “The CFR is the ideal springboard to return to the World Cup”

Author of an end to the 2021 season marked by four victories in as many appearances, the Niçois remained on the same dynamic by taking the lead in the French Rally Championship after his victory at Le Touquet. A few days after his return from Chile, the 24-year-old pilot returned to our company on his dry spell before returning to the front of the stage.

Published on 24/04/2022 à 13:00

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Nicolas Ciamin: “The CFR is the ideal springboard to return to the World Cup”

Nicolas Ciamin © Bastien Roux / DPPI

How was the Rally del Bio Bio in Chile?

This trip to Latin America was rich in emotion, humanly (Laughter) ! Sportingly, it was a very nice rally and you feel that enthusiasts are impatiently awaiting the return of WRC in this country. The stages were magnificent with different profiles. With a final 7th place, the result is not what I could have hoped for. With Yannick Roche, my co-driver, we had to face various problems which did not allow us to confirm the good times set when everything was going well. We started with the Hyundai i20 R5 (old generation.Editor's note), I had already driven it in 2018. I had very few references with this car, I asked the 2C Compétition and PKM teams to give me some settings for gravel. With 25 kilometers of testing, we left with a compromise in terms of the setup and the team's possibilities. We encountered steering problems from the outset, particularly with wheel locks, which is not ideal for confidence. We rode with a broken shock absorber before encountering what