^{Julio Campos talked about his career in motorsport. Photo: Jessica Dona}

As a way of providing employees with more knowledge about Stock Car, Prati-Donaduzzi pharmaceutical industry, promoted on Thursday (17) a lecture with the driver Julio Campos. He, who for the sixth season, takes the company´s purple car to the track.

More than 40 employees learned a little about the driver's career in motorsport. Campos reinforced to the participants that the support coming from the family is an incentive for him to be in this profession. Among the subjects, he also commented that the physical preparation is something essential, because at the moment of the race, the internal temperature of the car may reach 60ºC.

Stock Car project manager at Prati-Donaduzzi, Alessandra Reis, said that bringing the driver to the industry was a way of making employees more familiar with motorsport. "This moment helped them to ask questions about Stock Car and also get to know about one of our drivers."

^{About 40 employees took the advantage of the moment to make questions to the driver. Photo: Jessica Dona}

Team work

One of Campos's most emphasized points is that the team's work in racing becomes paramount to results and that everything depends on it. “We are a team. We need union, continuity and persistence to achieve victories. Sometimes the team works a whole month for a 40-minute race. Everyone is important, from boss to mechanic. They are essential in this work. ”

Prati-Donaduzzi CEO, Eder Fernando Maffissoni, followed the chat and expressed his admiration for the pilot. During the chat, Maffissoni compared the work of the Stock Car team has to do with the industry´s routine. “At Prati, every department needs to do its job correctly so that medicines are produced with quality. At Stock is the same. For everything to be ready for the moment of the race, each person is essential. That is, in each place, dedication and commitment are required. ”

Prati´s Manufacturing supervisor, Henrique Faber, has a similar opinion. A fan of motorsport, he took the moment to make questions. “Nothing better than listening straight from the source. I realized that teamwork is as important to them as it is to us here in the industry. ”

Prizes

After the chat, the company raffled Stock Car tickets and kits among employees. The lucky ones will be able to watch the race that takes place on Sunday (20), at Zilmar Beux Circuit in Cascavel. There will be two races. The first one at 10.30am and the second race at 12pm.

During a socializing lunch, other employees from Prati-Donaduzzi could talk to Julio Campos and wish him good luck in the competition. In the afternoon, Campos participated, at Cascavel´s circuit, in a chat with students from the Mechanical Engineering course at FAG and Uninter. These students took part in a challenge for Fan Push, which is a vote that allows drivers an extra strength at the time of the race.

^{The driver's arrival in the industry included a lunch with some employees. Photo: Jessica Dona}

Race in Cascavel

The race in Cascavel is considered to be “at home”, because the city is nearby Toledo, home of the industry. Prati drivers have already won nine podiums and two poles at Zilmar Beux Circuit.

The round is the 9th in the 2019 race calendar. There are still three competitions left. Two scheduled for November, Velo Città (São Paulo) and Goiânia. The last race is in December at Interlagos Circuit (São Paulo).