Gil Freitas will race the next edition of the Rali Vinho da Madeira with a Hyundai i20 R5 purchased about two months ago. The driver is sensing “lack of rhythm, as I still don’t know the car well enough. In Faial we started the competition without power and, beyond that, a rear stabilizer bar was broken. As soon as we solved these issues, a semi axis was also broken. Under such circumstances, I want to enjoy the characteristics of the ca rand make it to the end of the race, without having in mind other goals of standings. We hope that, in less than a week, the weather is not so hot, because it it’s the same temperature as now, it will be a very challenging rally.”
Gil Freitas, teamed up with Duarte Miranda, started quite late in the rallies, in 2013, with an Opel Kadett GT/E. Since then, he has been at the gear of several vehicles such as Opel Ascona 400, Citroën DS3 R5 or Subaru Impreza S14 WRC. His best score so far, achieved driving a Porsche GT3, the car that led him to become the National Champion in 2015 and in Madeira in 2019, winning the AMAK Trophy between 2014 and 2016.