Zaka zitatu atapambana chigawo cha Vila Real komaliza, James Monteiro wabwerera pamalo apamwamba kwambiri pa nsanja Lamlungu lino, ndikupambana mpikisano wachitatu wa mpikisano wa Chipwitikizi wa WTCR.
Woyendetsa Chipwitikizi adapeza mwayi woyambira pamalo achiwiri pagulu loyambira kuti mpikisano wachitatu atsogolere kuyambira pomwe mpikisanowo utangoyamba (patsogolo pake panali Atilla Tassi, mnzake wa gulu).
Pachiwopsezo chachinayi, ndipo atalowa kale munjira yachitetezo, Tiago Monteiro adakwanitsa kupitilira mnzake ndipo sanatayenso chitsogozo pa mpikisano womwe unachitikira ku Vila Real, kukana "zowukira" za Yvan Muller ndikusunga woyendetsa Lynk & Company. mtunda mpaka kumapeto.
Uku kunali kupambana kwachisanu ndi chimodzi komwe a Civic Type R WTCR adapeza nyengo ino, koyamba kwa Tiago Monteiro kuyambira ngoziyi mu 2017 (osawerengera kupambana kwa Nürburgring 24 Hours) komanso koyamba kuyambira WTCC idakhala WTCR.
Lembetsani ku kalata yathu yamakalata
Kumapeto kwa mpikisano, Tiago Monteiro adati "Zinali maloto mpaka maola angapo apitawo kuti akwaniritsidwe. Ntchito zonse zazaka ziwiri zapitazi zabwera mbali iyi. Sindinkafuna kuti ndibwerere, koma ndibwererenso mwamphamvu ku Vila Real. Poganizira zotsatira zina, palibe chomwe chidatsimikiziridwa" kupereka chigonjetso kwa makanika wa Lynk & Co, yemwe adamwalira m'bandakucha.