Lacko: I stopped breathing for a while

It’s definitely an important race as regards sponsors, partners, and one in which many of my friends gave me a lot of support. You feel really strongly that you’re at home and don’t want to disappoint yourself and neither the expectations others have of you.

 

It’s certainly a pleasant thing but I must confess that on Sunday evening I’m happy the race is over. The weekend here is much more demanding than anywhere else in the world, where I share my time with the team and family members only. Here you need to pay attention to the sponsors, partners and many other important matters, which makes things harder psychologically. Fortunately, I don’t take it so seriously, so I try to enjoy everything. Anyway, it’s an exhausting weekend.

 

Well, don’t forget that it was a close shave. I literally crawled rather then drove to the finish. My differential broke after the first chicane in the first lap. I stopped breathing for a while there. Luckily, I somehow made it to the finishing line on the third place and we made the dream come true. It’s for the first time in history when one team with three cars has all of them on the winners podium. It was a fantastic feeling.

 

I didn’t even see him. I think I came after he was done crying. I guess he managed to cry all the tears of happiness before I got to him. As I said, it was a wonderful experience which made everyone just giddy. Full podium was Mario’s big dream at the very start of the season, so I’m delighted that we turned it into reality at the home track. In the very first moment, I felt relieved that I made it across the finishing line though.

 

I had one win and two third spots, although they took one of the bronzes away from

me, quite unreasonably I believe. It wasn’t fair but otherwise I’m satisfied. I wouldn’t have thought that the weekend in Most would turn out this way. I’m happy that it was a kind of follow-up on the Russian victory but the next race on our schedule in Zolder clearly proves that the season is going on. We need to look into the future and focus on what is to come.

 

Personally, I wouldn’t look higher but rather try to defend the position I have now. It’s gonna be complicated. This time I collected forty-four points and Vršecký behind me was second with thirty-three points, so it’s gonna be hard to keep the third place. If there are any technical complications, everything’s possible. In truck racing you never now. Same as here, everything went just fine and suddenly I was without a differential in the last lap, happy to see the finish. If we keep the bronze or not, or if we improve it, that’s gonna be an issue after the last race in Le Mans.