The new driver of Russian Bears Motorsport Kirilll Ladygin has given to us some minutes for half an hour before start of next, 4th round of RTCC at Luzhniki (Moscow).

RB: Kirill, you the first time act in WTCC on a line in Imola. About which difficulties do you think first of all?

 - First of all for me performance in WTCC is the big step forward in the professional plan. Much more powerful car (the power of LADA KALINA RTCC is about 150 h.p.), more difficult and fast lines, pilots with world names.

RB: By the way about the car. What can you tell about new LADA 116?

- If it is fair, I only saw the car, even have not had time to sit yet inside, not speaking about testing the car in operation. But if to look at results of previous championships WTCC it is possible to tell, that LADA 116 loses to competitors in speed and demands completions...

RB: Loses in speed? But at last stage Yap van Lagen went only for 0,7 seconds more slowly leaders?

- Yes, but it first of all a merit of the pilot, instead of the car. But considering that command Russian Bears Motorsport this year debuted in WTCC and the car has actually been constructed "from zero", this already big achievement! And let for this season there were problems with the engine, homologation, it is necessary to give due to preparation of the car and all command.

RB: you put What purposes before yourselves in WTCC?

- The purposes?. The first, certainly to get used to the car, to feel it, to join a command, and then... I Think, it is not necessary to think.

RB: Thank you very much. All of us with impatience wait for the first results. Good luck today!

- Thanks!

As a result Kirill Ladygin has arrived the first on the LADA KALINA... We will hope Well, as in WTCC it too will be on a pedestal.