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How did the 2 rounds differ from each other. The first one was was of course I have to be safe. Testing the track and the car. The second one I could have a bit more fun and also for the 3rd run.
As the first Filipino race car driver, what efforts are you doing to raise awareness in terms of car racing in the Philippines? Well of course this is one way. Every time I race, I'm abroad and in different part of the world and I never have any of my races here. What we are trying to do is to bring racing here in the Philippines. Last year we brought an F1 car, this year we brought my race car so people can really see that we have a Filipino driver at the last step before formula 1 and we're almost there and we're competing on a world level.
I took my talents that were groomed I've learned here in the Philippines from the go karts in Carmona, and I took them to Europe So I'm a home grown talent who raced againsts other very very good drivers here in the Philippines and that's the reason why I'm good as I am today. It's just about giving back to the motor sport community and making people understand what we're doing on what we're trying to achieve abroad and bringing back to them, best way to do that is to show that to them.
We don't know what's in the mind of a race car driver? Before doing this exhibition, whats the first thing that comes to your mind? Ahhh Don't crash is the first thing. For me it's just about trying to enjoy. I am very priviledged and very honored to be able to do something like this. I dont get a speeding ticket at least for speeding in the streets today. For me just trying to enjoy, I think when you enjoy something, when you're passionate about something, it works well. For me it's just about having fun today
What can you say about the customized race track? I have to say it's really great. It feels like a proper race track. Of course its not the surface that we normally have but some parts are quite smooth and some are new. I wanted to race, but I cant. It felt like a gran prix atmosphere.
How fast did you go today and can you go faster? I think I reached about 200 kmph, but any quicker is going to be difficult because of the bumps and I just don't want to risk damaging the car. Maybe I'll try later in the last run for another good sprint.
How does it feel to be called the Price of Speed? (Laughs) I'm not royalty but, whatever I get tagged, i think it's important is that it's raising awareness. Whether its my name beside the flag as long as its Filipino flag, I think it doesn't matter. As long as we're always raising awareness here in the country about motorsport and showing that we as Filipinos can compete, I guess that's the important message. So whether I'm tagged prince, king, as long as there, then I think it's good.
Peter Bithos, head of Globe also sat by our table and had a chat with us. He shares "Its amazing how far we've come, we're the largest 3G network now, the largest 4G network now, we're the fastest network now.
What we're trying to do is deploy the best technology and the fastest speed to give you a great and wonderful experience. We have been working with Marlon for quite some time now for Tattoo, and since his carting days, we have been supporting Marlon's dreams and ambitions, in addition with Marlon, we also partnered with Lotus, the Formula 1 team that Marlon is the junior driver for. To try to bring a physical manifestation of what we mean by speed. So this day is about speed and the wonderful experience."