The Spanish team gave a good image on Paseo Santa Bárbara

MADRID, October 14 (EUROPA PRESS) –

The Spanish SailGP team made a triumphant debut this Saturday on its return to Cadiz (Spain), during the fifth Grand Prix of this international competition between F50 catamarans, winning the first race of the day thanks to an impeccable start then achieving a sixth and a third position.

The “Gallos”, under the leadership of Diego Botín, competed on the Paseo Santa Bárbara full of supporters. From the start, the Spanish team imposed its law on several occasions and finished in third place; He has plenty of options to make Sunday’s grand finale, although there are still two races to go and anything can happen there.

Thus, the Spain SailGP team competes with the homework done after the previous Grand Prix of Taranto (Italy) and the difficulties encountered with the starts. With a good start in the first race in Cádiz, the boat “Victoria” quickly took the lead, demonstrating a superiority that allowed it to easily finish in the lead at the finish line.

Diego Botín and Florian Trittel, accompanied by Joel Rodríguez, Nicole van der Velden, Joan Cardona and Bernardo Freitas, made another good start in the second race and moved to the top of the standings. However, the “Roosters” were forced to give up their place to the Canadian team after being penalized in gate 4. In the final meters, the success of their strategy allowed the Spanish team to recover sixth place.

Finally, in the race that closed the day, the Spaniards once again demonstrated the changes made this season and took the lead alongside Australia and Denmark. Despite being two of the standout catamarans in the fleet, the Spain SailGP team held their own against them, finishing in third place.

The coach of the Spanish team, the Italian Simone Salvà, was happy. “It is undoubtedly a very positive day, in which we are very satisfied with our improvement in the starts. Today it has been demonstrated that it is very important to enter the first gate in a good position, it “It’s essential to have a chance of reaching the final on Sunday,” he said.

The ROCKWOOL Denmark team showed consistency and closed Saturday in second place, tied with Spain. To the surprise of many spectators, Emirates GBR did not find a place in any of the events and finished the day in last place, tied with Germany who are still learning in their first season in SailGP.