The only one in Estonia as a motorcycle racer in the Supersport World Championship. For Hannes Soomer, the auto24ring is his home track, which he believes is technically challenging for the rider. Before the Estonian Grand Prix, Soomer has yet to compete in Misano 7 in Italy. In addition, he will be competing in the first round of the World Championship in Misano.
How would you characterise auto24ring - what are the good and bad points of the track?
auto24ring is definitely the best circuit in the immediate vicinity, and also in Europe as a whole. at a respectable level. On the plus side, it has some very fierce and original circuits. corners. Comparatively large gradients and immediately following each other. make for a thrilling and interesting ride. Must have to drive fast on the Auto24ring and to be able to drive fast with just a powerful car. You can't get a fast lap time with a powerful machine. Hence the 1000cc and 600cc motorcycle records are so different. On the downside, especially with a powerful motorbike, is perhaps that the straights are very short and and there is really no rest time on a superbike, for example. 15 laps at auto24ring is physically harder than, say, 25 laps at Aragon. However, people are more excited to watch the technical part of the track rather than the race. just the straights, and it's also better to train in terms of training on a more challenging track. Hard in training, easy in battle.
What are your plans for this season?
This season I'm driving the full season of the Supersport World Championship and individual stages in Estonia, one of them being the Grand Prix.
In 5 sentences, describe your racing journey.
The first motorcycle came under my seat when I was 4 years old. My first race we went to Sachsenring in Germany, where the ADAC Minibike Cup 2006 was held. The last round of the season when I was 8 years old. Sachsenring Junior Racing In the ranks of Schooli and PZ Motorsport I raced in various German series. until the 2012 season, where I scored several stage wins and podiums. From 2013 until 2016 half of the season I drove in the European Junior Cup. series, where I won two stages and finished on the podium three times in 2017. I won the European Supersport Championship in the Racedays Honda team European Supersport Cup, and I will continue with this team in the Supersport World Supersport Championship to this day.
What advice would you give to a young guy just starting his racing career?
Learn more always learn as much as you can from others. Even if you're the fastest on the track, there's bound to be somebody who'll either make a corner or make a mistake. or part of a corner better than you, and from whom there is something to learn. But if you are not the fastest, don't blame the motorbike, but rather see what you can do better and then do it.
The author of the photo is Vaclav Duska Jr.
