The 24-year-old competitor said in M4 Sport's Sports news on Monday that the phone call from Zoltán Zengő was unexpected because he was used to knowing where he would compete that year around January-February.
"Even though the opportunity came late, it's something you can't say no to," declared Nagy, who competed in electric touring cars last year - also at Zengő Motorsport - so now he has to get used to going from a rear-wheel drive car to a front-wheel drive one.
"I was already able to go a few laps at the Hungaroring, the memories came back, I'm traveling to France on Tuesday and I'm excitedly waiting for our first race weekend," said Nagy, who last participated in the WTCR in 2017, and whose teammate will be the British Rob Huff, the world champion in 2012.
"Compared to the factory stables and those that have been preparing for the season since December, we are certainly lagging behind, but the important thing for us is to try to get as much as possible out of our current situation and to be patient," said the competitor, and then expressed his hope that a full house awaits the field on the weekend of June 11-12 at the Hungaroring.
"I would like to achieve at least one race victory in the WTCR, because then I will be able to end my motorsport career with pride and satisfaction," Nagy declared.
The 2022 season of the WTCR starts this weekend in France, on the Hungarian side, in addition to Nagy, the 2019 championship winner Norbert Michelisz (Hyundai) and Attila Tassi (Honda) will be part of the field.
(Source: autokalauz.co.hu; MTI | Image: pixabay.com)