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The Bäckman’s ready for a new race weekend in TCR Europe
TCR Europe and its 29 drivers heads to Oschersleben in Germany this weekend at August 2-4, for the fifth round of championship. The racing siblings Andreas and Jessica Bäckman are looking forward to a new race weekend after a couple of weeks break and are comeback hungry!
- The track is quite different to the other tracks on this year’s calendar, says Andreas Bäckman.
Motorsport Arena Oschersleben is a 3,667 km long racing circuit in Oschersleben, that is located approximately 30 km from Magdeburg in Germany. The track was inaugurated in 1997, and has been hosting races in series like DTM, Formula 2 and WTCC during the years. This weekend it’s time for the fifth round of TCR Europe to be hosted at the track, where Europe’s best drivers will be competing for the top positions. The Bäckman siblings from the North of Sweden are excited and comeback hungry for a new race weekend, after a couple of weeks break, where they have spent the time by doing, among other things, like driver coaching, deep analysis’s, physical training and simulator training.
Andreas is eager to drive his Hyundai i30 N TCR car again after the break since the previous round at Red Bull Ring.
- I’m looking forward to the weekend, I have a good feeling in the car and the driving since the last couple of races and I’m hoping to improve myself and my results even more this weekend at Oschersleben. The track seems quite different to the other tracks this season, as its smaller, so I think the races will be tight and exciting for the spectators. I think it will be important to have a good qualifying and to start towards the front of the field for both races, says Andreas Bäckman.
His sister Jessica is also comeback hungry since her two recent race failures.
- I’m feeling very excited, as Oschersleben is one of the tracks I enjoy the most since the winter tests I did and therefore I’m hoping to regain my competition form. My focus will be to get a good qualifying as I’m aware it’s important in order to be able to deliver good results, says Jessica Bäckman.
Time table for the weekend
Friday:
Free Practice 1, 1:30 p.m. (live broadcast on JA Bäckman's Facebook page)
Free Practice 2, 4:10 p.m. (live broadcast on JA Bäckman's Facebook page)
Saturday:
Qualifying, 9:50 a.m. (live broadcast on JA Bäckman's Facebook page)
Race 1, 1:30 p.m. (live streamed on JA Bäckman's Facebook page)
Sunday:
Race 2, 1:20 p.m. (live broadcast on JA Bäckman's Facebook page)
Live streaming
Practice, Qualifying and both Race’s will be live streamed on JA Bäckman's Facebook-page, and on TCR TV on Youtube.
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Racingsyskonen Andreas och Jessica Bäckman inledde sina respektive racingkarriärer som blott 9 och 7 år gamla. De har genom åren tävlat i stora förarmästerskap som STCC, Scandinavian Touring Car Championship, och den brittiska motsvarigheten TCR UK, med fantastiska framgångar som resultat. Under 2019 tävlar syskonen i prestigefyllda TCR Europe tillsammans med det flerfaldigt prisbelönta, italienska teamet Target Competition. Syskonens tävlingsbilar är varsin Hyundai i30 N TCR.
The racing siblings Andreas and Jessica Bäckman started their racing careers as 9 and 7 years old. They have during the years been competing in big championships like STCC, Scandinavian Touring Car Championship, and the British counterpart TCR UK, with fantastic success as results. During 2019 the sibilings are competing in the prestigious TCR Europe together with the multiple award winning Italian team Target Competition. The siblings race cars are Hyundai i30 N TCR.
