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WTCC - Brazil
Topic Started: Mar 11 2007, 02:50 PM (297 Views)
stradlin24
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Live coverage on Eurosport at 3pm for the first race

Jorg Muller is on the pole
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Race 1 review (by stradlin22)

The race will begin under a rolling start, the first in WTCC history. The aim is too make it fairer because the rear wheel drive BMW's have an advantage at the start


Race is green

Lap 1 - Chaos at the first corner, two seperate crashes take out Nicola Larini, Alain Menu, Luca Rangoni, James Thompson and a few others.
Priaulx takes 2nd place and the safety car is out
Jorg Muller leads

Lap 6 - Safety car is back in and Jorg Muller has a big lead after getting the jump, Farfus is all over the back of Priaulx who's car seems a bit loose in the quicker corners

Lap 7 - J Muller now leads by over a second. Farfus still pressuring Priaulx with Tarquni, Huff, Coronel behind him

Lap 8 - Coronel gets on the grass in his attempts to get past Huff, but he maintains his position. Sergio Hernandez spins his BMW and loses alot of places, Emmet O'Brien one of the drivers to profit from this

Lap 9 - J Muller still leads

Lap 10 - Farfus all over the back of Priaulx but Andy is keeping cool, Coronel on the dust again, he just can't get past the Chevrolet.
Stefano Daste fights with the back of Jourdain Jr's car, damage is done but both continue

Lap 11 - Top 8 - J Muller, Priaulx, Farfus, Tarquni, Huff, Coronel, Zanardi, Poteiro

Lap 12 - Felix Porteiro spins out of 8th and pole for the next race, Yvan Muller now takes that spot, teammate Jordi Gene all over him in 9th

Lap 13 - Lock ups everywhere, Priaulx and Jorg Muller both lock up and Farfus closes up to them, Coronel locks up and runs wide but keeps Zanardi behind him.

Lap 14 - Porteiro's car not moved at yellows at that corner, Emmet O'Brien who was 10th and running well goes off the track possibly with contact with another car and drops to 14th

Lap 15 - Jordi Gene attacking teammate Yvan Muller for 8th. 8th will get you pole in the 2nd race btw.

Lap 16 - J Muller struggling and Priaulx all over him! Come on Andy!! Priaulx attacks again but Jorg is driving well and keeping him behind! Final corner and Jorg stays in front and takes the win!!!!

1st - J Muller
2nd - Priaulx
3rd - Farfus
4th - Tarquni
5th - Huff
6th - Coronel
7th - Zanardi
8th and pole for 2nd race, Y Muller
9th - Gene
10th - Corthals

13th - O'Brien

good first race in the WTCC
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Race 2 review (by stradlin22)

The second race of the day will be a standing start

Will that mean we won't see the chaos of the first race?

The top 8 from the 1st race are in reverse from the first race, so the grid is like this

Pole - Y Muller
2nd - Zanardi
3rd - Coronel
4th - Huff
5th - Tarquini
6th - Farfus
7th - Priaulx
8th - J Muller

Lap 1 - The race is go and Y Muller leads AND OFF goes Rob Huff and Zanardi as they battle for 2nd! Zanardi recovers to 5th but Huff is out!
Top 6 - Y Muller, Farfus, Tarquni, Coronel, Zanardi, Priaulx
What a start by Farfus!!!!

Lap 2 - Priaulx gets past Zanardi and bang! Emmet O'Brien is taken off by Sergio Hernandez

Lap 3 - LEAD CHANGE! Farfus from 6th on the grid goes past Y Muller!

Lap 4 - Farfus leads, from Muller, Tarquni, Priaulx, J Muller, Zanardi
Coronel is holding up a BMW train and they can't get past him!

Lap 5 - Priaulx goes past Coronel!! great move!!
And through goes J Muller and Zanardi aswell! great racing!
Coronel down to 7th.

Lap 6 - The BMW's now set off to catch the SEAT's of Y Muller and Tarquini
OFF!!! Thompson goes over the gravel after contact with Larini, damage to the front of Thompson's Alfa!
Luca Rangoni is on the move

Lap 7 - Farfus has a nice lead and the BMW's start to reel in the SEAT's
Priaulx and J Muller are fighting hard over 4th

Lap 8 - Priaulx now has the SEAT's in sight and its crazy behind them!
Thompson and the privateers and battling for position! 3 Wide into the first corner!
Alfa Romeo are struggling here today

Lap 9 - Priaulx up to the back of the SEAT's!!! PRIAULX TAKES THE PLACE of Tarquni!!! goes to 3rd! Great racing, great pass!!! J Muller battling with Tarquni

Lap 10 - Farfus is driving away for everyone and here comes Priaulx again!! AND HE GETS HIM!!!! Andy goes to 2nd!! another top move!! Can he catch Farfus?
J Muller goes past Tarquni for 4th!
OFF! Jordi Gene takes off Sergio Hernandez! he rejoins but has lost position, Gene's fault

Lap 11 - PASS!! J Muller takes 3rd off Y Muller and its BMW domination again

Lap 12 - Its BMW 1-2-3 and no-one can touch them, Farfus is miles in front.
I said about Rangoni earlier, he nows runs 7th, ahead of Coronel and Zanardi
Corthals runs 9th.

Lap 13 - Thompson in 11th battles with Gene in 12th, both these drivers will be very dissapointed with their races today. Priaulx and J Muller are battling for 2nd and Jorg is all over him!

Lap 14 - A win for Farfus! And a BMW 1-2-3! Priaulx holds off Jorg Muller for 2nd!

GREAT RACE!!!!!

Farfus
Priaulx
J Muller
Y Muller
Tarquni
Zanardi
Rangoni
Coronel
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in the championship

J Muller, Farfus and Priaulx are all tied at the top with 16 points
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BMW lead Seat.... <clap>

What a great two races...

BMW score 7 out of the possible 8 podiums places... (including the In dependants)

Those ruddy chevies should be banned... roflmao


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Ladies and Gentlemen - Britian's Best racing driver, Andy Prilaux!!
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I been a fan of Andy now for many years now...

Augusto Farfus will be dangerous to his challenge for a 3rd consecutive title...

I am backing Andy to do it but as Augusto is a BMW river now, I would only be mildly upset if he beats Andy...
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