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Rob Huff labels WTCR season opener ”great” following podium finish

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Rob Huff claimed a podium in the FIA World Touring Car Cup season opener in Marrakech and labeled his start of the championship as ”great”.

“It’s been a great start to the championship,” said Huff.

”It was a very good first qualifying session and first race. I was a little unlucky today with a puncture, which we believe was due to debris, as it was a slow puncture and then exploded six laps later.”

The Sébastien Loeb Racing is placed seventh in the drivers’ championship after the first weekend, claiming third in the first race, 18th in the second after a puncture and seventh in the third and final race.

“It was a strong performance for us and the team at a circuit where we thought we’d struggle,” said Huff.

”Our pace was good, and now we’re third in the teams’ championship. It was good to get a podium on Saturday, and also good for my team-mate Mehdi (Bennani) to get a podium at his home race on Sunday. It was also a great event for the spectators and a fantastic first weekend for the championship.”