Driver Alex Peixeiro claims fifth podium of the Formula Truck season | OneFootball

Driver Alex Peixeiro, who represents Santos FC in Fórmula Truck, made the podium by finishing fifth in the 6th round of the competition, in a race held this Sunday (2) at the Ayrton Senna International Racetrack in Londrina. The next round of the competition will be in Cascavel, also in the state of Paraná, at the Zilmar Beux Racetrack, on September 13.

The race weekend began with difficulties after a hole was discovered in the truck’s intercooler.

“We brought a new suspension to test some changes, but we weren’t able to carry out those tests or make the necessary adjustments for this round because we had problems with pollutant emissions. We only managed to discover on the eve of the race that there was a hole in the intercooler, which was causing the smoke issue and led to us receiving a penalty to enter the pits,” Alex said.

Qualifying session

With the problems faced during the qualifying session, the Santos driver had to start in 15th place and fight his way back through the field.

“We found that problem, so we weren’t able to develop the suspension. Even so, we went into the race. Thank God everything worked out and we finished 5th, making it onto the podium. We’re very happy with the result, which we didn’t expect, especially after starting 15th,” he continued.

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