As from tomorrow onwards in all Production World Rally races (PWRC), the Madeiran pilot will appear regularly on the pages of the free newspaper, Global Notícias.  During each stage, Bernardo Sousa will give readers a personal account of his racing experiences.

Global Notícias forms an integral part of the Controlinveste group, is one of the increasingly popular Portuguese titles and reaches a total of 500 thousand readers in the urban centres of Lisbon and Porto.

BERNARDO SOUSA FOCUSED ON GREECE

The countdown to another stage of the World Rally Race (PWRC) has started and Bernardo Sousa is confident when leaving for Greece. Aware of the hard race ahead of him, the Madeiran pilot is determined to do his best at the wheel of his Red Bull Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer EVO IX.

Being the youngest Portuguese pilot ever to compete in the Production World Rally championship – PWRC – is a huge challenge for Bernardo Sousa, who turned 21 right after he competed in the Portuguese Rally. After Sweden, his first ever race where he finished in a brilliant eighth place, and Argentina, the Madeiran pilot travels to the south of Europe to compete in the Acropolis Rally in Greece, between the 29th of May and the 1st of June. 

The Red Bull Rally Team pilot withdraws during the first Special Qualifying Race of the day

After yesterday’s position amongst the overall Top 10 of the Portuguese Vodafone Rally, today a hole followed by a problem with the brakes and a swerve off the road ended up with Bernardo Sousa’s withdrawal right in the first section of the day against the clock.

Red Bull Rally Team pilot was the best Portuguese competitor

What seemed to be a perfect day ended badly due to a mechanical fault. After racing amongst the Top 10 and complying with the objective proposed, the pilot of the Red Bull Rally Team ended up with a complicated “special” final race. The radiator of his Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX was to blame.

A problem with the radiator of the Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX spoilt the end of Bernardo Sousa’s day. Just when he was in 8th place overall, the Madeiran pilot broke the fan and ended up by damaging the radiator. A situation that made him lose a lot of time in the sixth and last special qualifying race of the day in São Brás de Alportel, which ended up with his withdrawal.