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Rachit Thukral

Red Bull's Fraga admits speed on DTM debut came as relief

2016 Brazilian Stock Car champion and three-time Le Mans 24 Hours starter Fraga joined Red Bull's two-car DTM programme at the start of this year, effectively replacing 2021 runner-up Liam Lawson in the team's line-up.

Despite having some reservations after testing, the 26-year-old was up to pace straight away in the opening round of the season, qualifying a strong fourth in the AF Corse-run Ferrari 488 GT3. He was running a solid seventh in the race and had fresher tyres on his car to mount a late attack, but an incident at the restart forced him into retirement.

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