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BMW didn't win because the stewards played with the quali results and stole away a pole from Priaulx. 2 BMWs in the first 2 position at the start and Huffy would have had a much harder time in passing both of them. For this race, overreving while downshifting, jumping kerbs and spinning the wheels is not a problem anymore. In the meantime, during quali the poleman broke the rules for less than 100 rpms and got back to 5th, and so did other 8 drivers.
During the other race this happens for 15 people and nothing is done. this is getting so funny and actually I don't know wether to laugh or cry. We talk about the weight system and they play with the championship with no respect towards the resources a manufacturer puts into the championship, the racing drivers who need great results to find a job the next year and, most of all, US!!! WE keep the championship alive because we watch it and they play with it as if they were doing a poker tournament in a club near their homes.
As for BMW having the max weight because it's faster, I don't think it makes much sense. First of all, true that BMW have taken 3 podium spots out of 6, but remember the other 3 were taken by Chevy, who won both races. What happens now is that SEAT have a higher turbo pressure allowed, are 20kgs lighter than the BMWs and are leading the championship, after having won half of the races that have been held. Chevy are 10 kgs lighter, though they won the rest of the races. BMW are the heaviest car in the field but haven't won a single race. So this is equalization... Equalization is there to make it possible that you have as many people fighting for the championship at the last race. Basically, let's say it honestly, it's there to make everyone happy with the championship and have their share of wins.
A reasonable system would be giving the penalty weights based on the models' success: Leòn TDis win 4 races in a row? Max ballast for all Leòn TDis; Cruzes win 4 races in a row? Max ballast for Cruzes.
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