Bratschi: "Then only next year".
NO MOUNTAIN CHAMPIONSHIP As the first FIA championship ever, the Automobile World Association had to completely cancel the Mountain European Championship 2020. Ronnie Bratschi wanted to take part in this with the newly built Mitsubishi. Originally, the calendar of the European Mountain Championship included twelve races from April to September. When the FIA Commission for Hill Climbing met on May 26, three remained. All the others had already been canceled or postponed to [...]
Originally, the European Hill Climb Championship calendar comprised twelve races from April to September. When the FIA Hill Climb Commission met on May 26, three remained. All the others had already been canceled or postponed indefinitely.
More time for new regulations
Likewise, three out of five planned races for the FIA International Hill Climb Cup had already fallen victim to measures against the spread of Covid-19 or to planning uncertainty. Even in the ideal case that the remaining races could still be held, a championship predicate could no longer be justified.
So the FIA Commission acted on its own initiative. It now wants to use the time to optimize the new regulations with performance factor for closed vehicles and present them this year if possible. The 2021 season should then be better than ever with further innovations.
It was to be expected
Ronnie Bratschi is also affected by the complete cancellation of all these international mountain races. As the first Swiss touring car driver in years, the 33-year-old from Uri wanted to compete primarily in the European Mountain Championship and therefore take on long journeys throughout Europe. He is now postponing these plans until next year.
Ronnie Bratschi: "After the many cancellations, I assumed that nothing would take place. The unrestricted freedom to travel would also have to be guaranteed, because no country can hold a European Championship race without foreigners. You have to give the FIA credit for standing up and making a clear statement before everything is canceled."
Only if it makes sense
The multiple Swiss track record holder is not sure whether he will use his Mitsubishi, which was badly damaged after the rollover on Gurnigel in 2019 and has since been rebuilt, anywhere.
Ronnie Bratschi: "I look at what's happening in the surrounding countries and then weigh up whether it makes sense to buy an extra international license. The car is ready so far that we can soon go to the hub test bench at Egmo and test it somewhere in the summer. There's no hurry now."
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