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BMW continues WTCC campaign on difficult territory.17-03-2009 Press Release
Even at the start of the season, there is no let up in the FIA World Touring Car Championship: Just a fortnight after the first two races in Curitiba (BR), this weekend sees the second WTCC event of the year at Puebla (MX). Due to its many slow corners, the “Autódromo Miguel E. Abed” traditionally favours BMW’s competitors with front-wheel drive. Added to this, naturally-aspirated petrol engines suffer a greater loss of performance at an altitude of 2,200 metres than turbo diesel engines, which are used by the SEAT team. After BMW’s disappointing races in Brazil, fifth-placed Augusto Farfus (BR), from BMW Team Germany, is the BMW national teams’ highest-ranked driver with seven points in the overall standings. Team-mate Jörg Müller (DE) lies in sixth, thanks to an impressive charge through the field in the rain-drenched second race at Curitiba. BMW Team UK’s Andy Priaulx (GB) and Sergio Hernández (ES) from BMW Team Italy-Spain were also able to pick up points in the opener. Alessandro Zanardi (IT) will be looking to collect his first points of the year in Puebla. Andy Priaulx (BMW Team UK): “I’m under no illusions: we are definitely not the favourites to finish top in Puebla this year. My goal is to score some points. To achieve that I need to finish in the top ten in qualifying and come through the two races without any incident.” Jörg Müller (BMW Team Germany): “I am personally quite happy with my start to the season in Brazil. I feel in great shape and was able to show that in the second race. I am concerned though that the SEATs will again be in a league of their own in Puebla. No matter what, I will give it my best shot once more. In the end, every WTCC point can prove decisive.” Augusto Farfus (BMW Team Germany): “From a BMW perspective, Puebla is not exactly the ideal place to go for the WTCC. That’s not to say I don’t like the place. I always enjoy being in the Americas – even if Puebla is very different to Curitiba.” Alessandro Zanardi (BMW Team Italy-Spain): “The two races in Puebla don’t necessarily come very high on my list of favourites. But that doesn’t change the fact that I want to forget about my poor start in Curitiba. The circuit doesn’t suit our cars, and the same goes for the height of the place. But if the opportunity arises to get a good result then I’ll grab it.” Sergio Hernández (BMW Team Italy-Spain): “The start in Brazil went quite well for me. If possible I want to make it into the second qualifying segment in Puebla, so I can be in a good position to pick up points in the races.” |
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Farfus claims pole position for BMW in Puebla – Priaulx comes second.21-03-2009 Thanks to an excellent team result, BMW successfully
fought back after a difficult start to the 2009 FIA World Touring Car
Championship. At the “Autódromo Miguel E. Abed” in Puebla (MX), BMW
Team Germany’s Augusto Farfus (BR) set a best time of 1:37.682 minutes
in the second part of qualifying, and secured pole position for the
third race of the season. BMW Team UK driver Andy Priaulx (GB) was just
0.045 seconds slower than his fellow BMW driver, claiming second and
making it an all BMW front row in Puebla. |
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