Ithimba le-Fordzilla, ithimba le-Ford simracing, liyaqhubeka nokukhula futhi manje selinomshayeli ongumPutukezi: Nuno Pinto.
Lapho eneminyaka engu-32 ubudala, umshayeli wendiza owafika ukuzoqinisa amakhono eqembu ezivivinyweni zeplatifomu ye-rFactor2 uthole udumo ngemuva kokubamba iqhaza ohlelweni lwe-“McLaren Shadow” olukhethe abadlali be-simracer abahamba phambili ukuze kamuva babaqeqeshe kwithrekhi “yangempela”.
Ukufika kwakhe ku-Team Fordzilla kuza ngemuva kokuthi edlule eqenjini le-TripleA okungelona elokuqala, lika-Olivier Panis owayengumshayeli weFormula 1.
Ubungcweti bubalulekile
Mayelana nokungena kwakhe kuQembu i-Fordzilla, u-José Iglesias, ukapteni weQembu le-Fordzilla uthe: “Ukufika kukaNuno kusenza sibone ikusasa elijabulisayo, njengoba engumshayeli wokuqala ukujoyina iqembu ukuncintisana ngokukhethekile endaweni ye-rFactor2”.Bhalisela iphephandaba lethu
Kuze kube manje, ithimba le-Ford lalingekho endaweni yesikhulumi se-rFactor2, okungenye yezizathu zokuqashwa kwamaPutukezi, no-José Iglesias ethi: "Umhlaba we-simracing ochwepheshe udinga ubuchwepheshe obukhulu ku-simulator ofuna ukuncintisana kuyo. " .
Yini elandelayo?
Emkhathizwe omusha womshayeli omusha we-Team Fordzilla uzobamba iqhaza kwisizini elandelayo yomqhudelwano wezimoto zokuvakasha we-GT Pro rFactor 2.
Lapho ebuzwa ngezizathu eziholele ekutheni amukele isimemo, uNuno Pinto uthe: “Kusobala ukuthi igama elithi Ford lalisekuqaleni, okuyinto ebaluleke kakhulu (…) Okwesibili, futhi inselele, yonke into ehilelekile ekuxhumaneni uhlobo lwalobu bukhulu, yonke imisebenzi nezibopho, kanye nezinhloso ezichazwe uhlobo”.
Ekhuluma ngemigomo, umshayeli wasePutukezi uyavuma ukuthi akukho lutho olungakachazwa, kodwa wamemezela ukuthi uhlose "ukufinyelela njalo phezulu kwe-10 njalo, i-5 ephezulu futhi mhlawumbe amanye ama-podiums, okwamanje, lezi yizinhloso zami".
Ubani uNuno Pinto?
Njengoba sikutshelile, umshayeli wakamuva weTeam Fordzilla waduma kuhlelo lwe-“McLaren Shadow”.
Ukuqala kwakhe kuma-simulators kwenzeka ngo-2008, ku-rFactor1, futhi kusukela lapho ukuzibandakanya kwakhe kuzilingisi kuye kwakhula. Ngo-2015 waqala ukuzinikela cishe u-100% kulo msebenzi futhi ngo-2018 wanqoba i-final ye-"McLaren Shadow" ku-rFactor2.
NgoJanuwari 2019, waya kowamanqamu womhlaba eLondon, waqeda isibili, futhi kusukela lapho kuqhubeke wazinikela cishe u-100% kulo msebenzi, waba uchwepheshe kwezemidlalo.