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31.05.2009
Reactions to the WTCC races in Valencia.Augusto Farfus and Jörg Müller celebrated the first BMW one-two finish in the WTCC since Brno 2008. All reactions to the races in Spain... |
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| Augusto Farfus (BMW Team Germany):
“This victory was very important for us. We made the most of this weekend after a difficult start. Even with a perfect start, it would have been virtually impossible to challenge the leading SEAT’s in the first race. Following a good start, I managed to overtake Jörg early on in the second race, and after then it was flawless for me. I want to say thanks to my team and BMW Motorsport, who made this win possible.” Jörg Müller (BMW Team Germany): “We couldn’t expect such a good result after qualifying. The first race was tough. I just had no chance to overtake Gabriele Tarquini. Following a small set-up change during the break, the second race went better. Augusto was clearly faster than me on the opening laps, as I suffered some problems with my tyre pressures. Therefore I decided not to block him unnecessarily. Overall I’m really happy with this result.” Andy Priaulx (BMW Team UK): “After starting race one from 14th on the grid, salvaging nine points from the weekend isn’t bad. My car felt much better today than in yesterday’s qualifying. It could have gone better, but also much worse. The fight with Gabriele Tarquini was tough, but fair.” Sergio Hernández (BMW Team Italy-Spain): “On the one hand, I’m satisfied with winning four points at my home event. On the other, you obviously hope for more when starting from pole position. But it was not possible to achieve this goal today. I would have loved to be on the podium in front of all the Spanish fans.” Alessandro Zanardi (BMW Team Italy-Spain): “I started well in both races, but the outcome was different. In the first race another car hit me heavily in the rear and sent me into the gravel. I was happy to make it to the finish in 12th. In race two the start then went perfectly and put me into the group of front-runners at the very beginning. This is a good result for our team.” |
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