The results of this weekend's races of the FIA World Touring Car Championship, WTCC, contested on the Moulay El Hassan circuit in Morocco, should have been different for Tiago Monteiro and his Honda Civic. After a good qualifying session, the Portuguese driver started from fourth place on the two starting grids. At the end of the 14 lap first race, Tiago crossed the finish line in sixth position after having only been dominated by the Citroen while in the second, Tiago was running in 3rd position before being hit by an opponent and had to retire on the first lap.Tiago regrets that this result is less than satisfactory than it could have been, however it underlines the competitiveness of his Honda Civic is greater than what the team had anticipated."I lost a place at the start of the first race and I could not keep up with the drivers in front of me," Tiago explained. "Then I fought the charge from Yvan Muller. I think it was a nice show for the fans, but I knew that Yvan could pass me whenever he wanted, as he ended up doing. I was in 6th and I started to have a problem with my brakes overheating but I still maintained a good pace to avoid being attacked by my teammate Gabriele Tarquini. It was a difficult race."Tiago had hoped to have a chance to fight for the podium in the second race, but he was hit by an opponent on the first lap, forcing the driver of the # 18 Honda Civic to retire. "I had a good start and I was fighting for 2nd place when an opponent hit me. It's a shame because I could have got a much better result than the one in the first race. I was not able to score the points we deserved, but in Hungary we will have developments on both the engine and chassis, and I think we will be much more competitive."The next round of the FIA WTCC will be held in Hungary from the 1st to the 3rd of May. Prior to this Tiago Monteiro will participate in an official test that has been organized on the Nordschleife circuit.