[WTCC] Race 1 & 2 - Monza (ITA), 1/2 April 2006 - Page 3

luke · 2 Apr 2006, 14:33 (Ref:1567937)

Very pleased with first race. Well done to Prialux, very good first race for Yvan, great to see. And solid performance for Thommo which is cool.

**FIRE** · 2 Apr 2006, 14:34 (Ref:1567940)

Farfus wins 2nd race, Yvan Muller 2nd and Alain Menu 3rd.

luke · 2 Apr 2006, 14:35 (Ref:1567942)

Yep, and Muller is leading the championship after his first meeting lol?

Dani Filth · 2 Apr 2006, 14:41 (Ref:1567946)

first race was goodish .. Priaulx was just unstoppable . with a few nice battles..
but race 2 was electric .. all you need is get Farfus to lead a race

)
shame about Zanardi..
Huff was a bit greedy .. trying to follow Menu ..
Alfa Seat Chevy .. very competitive it seems

Whitestar · 2 Apr 2006, 14:45 (Ref:1567950)

Two good races . Just have to see how the season goes

**FIRE** · 2 Apr 2006, 14:46 (Ref:1567951)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dani Filth

Alfa Seat Chevy .. very competitive it seems

Chevy was of course a bit lucky because of the crashing BMWs, but still a very good result. Such result is always nice if the big boss of Chevy is at the circuit.

I get the impression BMW is less competative compared to the last few years. Are the Yokohama tires less suited for RWD cars?

SALEEN S7R · 2 Apr 2006, 14:47 (Ref:1567953)

Good first race, if a little flat. Priaulx just edged away lap after lap, still a good result for Priaulx. Race 2 was much better IMO, a good battle between Farfus and Zanardi. A bit of a shame that Zanardi's suspension didnt last the distance but if you take risks like that with the car ocassionally things will give out.

Hazard · 2 Apr 2006, 14:52 (Ref:1567957)

What a great, if a little bit 'BTCCy' second race.

BMW have shown they're the car to beat, Priaulx and Zanardi the effective performance holders in both races IMO, but Seat have strength in numbers and I think that's what will be their greatest edge.

Amazing drive by Balzan, amazing run by Huff considering he started last, great to see Chevrolet get their podium.

Brilliant first run for Yvan Muller, I expected he and Tarquini to need to get some time to adjust based on Rydell's relatively long learning curve with the Seat back in '04, but I guess not. To lead the championship after the first race is a great acheivement. But Martin, if you're reading - he's not the reigning British champion I'm afraid, that's Matt Neal

This season should be great.

Piglet · 2 Apr 2006, 14:59 (Ref:1567968)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hazard

But Martin, if you're reading - he's not the reigning British champion I'm afraid, that's Matt Neal

I'm glad you've said this, I posted the same thing on the Eurosport forum ages ago!! Martin love, read your background material before the beginning of the season!

Dani Filth · 2 Apr 2006, 15:00 (Ref:1567970)

well that's not that bad ..
the guy in the Eurosport Romania said Rydel won the BTCC Championship in the 850 Break ..
add to that . F3000 Masters is not F3000 International from a couple of years ago
and the fact that the Viper Competition Coupe GT3 cars are based on the new generation Viper .. to name just a few things he hasn't got a clue about

**FIRE** · 2 Apr 2006, 15:04 (Ref:1567979)

No commercials during the races.

alfan · 2 Apr 2006, 15:07 (Ref:1567984)

Race 2 was absolutely fantastic.

For me, Balzan is man of the day - he really deserved podium in race 2. What he deserves even more, is seat in Ntechnology.
Farfus was as good in race 2, as bad on the start for race 1

It's also great to see, tha Seats are 100% competitive now. Chevrolet got lucky podium finish, but I don't expect it happen again very soon.

Oh and is it just me, or Zanardi's BMW was way faster on the straight than anything else ? Farfus and Rydell had no chances to keep up with him.

Silk Cut Jaguar · 2 Apr 2006, 15:07 (Ref:1567986)

Should be a good season for neutral fans. When in doubt, cheer for Muller as one of them is bound to do well.

I didn't enjoy the WTCC much last year but the Monza races seemed like a big improvement this time around, although I admit that could just be my Yvan Muller bias creeping in.

**touringlegend** · 2 Apr 2006, 15:10 (Ref:1567990)

I'm beginning to like this Muller chap now he's a Seat driver...

For a few minutes before the start of race two I thought us Eurosport viewers were going to be treated to the circuit commentary.

Dani Filth · 2 Apr 2006, 15:18 (Ref:1568001)

Quote:

Originally Posted by FIRE

No commercials during the races.

oh yes .. that's a plus for sure ..

**FIRE** · 2 Apr 2006, 15:23 (Ref:1568007)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dani Filth

oh yes .. that's a plus for sure ..

But I don't like the fact they show only the top 16 or so at the bottom of the screen during the race. I want also to see the positions of the rest of the drivers. And of course I would like to see TV coverage of cars outside the top 10, but I understand that's difficult with such big grid and short races, especially if there's a lott of action at the front.

**FIRE** · 2 Apr 2006, 15:47 (Ref:1568043)

Race 2
N° Driver Laps Time Diff
1 15 Augusto FARFUS (Alfa Romeo 156 ) 9 00:18:37.438
2 12 Yvan MULLER (SEAT Leon ) 9 00:18:38.389 + 0.951
3 8 Alain MENU (Chevrolet Lacetti ) 9 00:18:40.018 + 2.580
4 51 Alessandro BALZAN (Alfa Romeo 156 ) 9 00:18:41.362 + 3.924
5 9 Jordi GENE (SEAT Leon ) 9 00:18:43.159 + 5.721
6 2 Gabriele TARQUINI (SEAT Leon ) 9 00:18:44.365 + 6.927
7 7 Nicola LARINI (Chevrolet Lacetti ) 9 00:18:45.333 + 7.895
8 10 Peter TERTING (SEAT Leon ) 9 00:18:45.941 + 8.503
9 11 James THOMPSON (SEAT Leon ) 9 00:18:46.165 + 8.727
10 16 Gianni MORBIDELLI (Alfa Romeo 156 ) 9 00:18:46.852 + 9.414
11 56 Simone IACONE (BMW 320i ) 9 00:18:48.324 + 10.886
12 6 Robert HUFF (Chevrolet Lacetti ) 9 00:18:50.693 + 13.255
13 20 Tom CORONEL (SEAT Toledo Cupra ) 9 00:18:51.416 + 13.978
14 24 Ryan SHARP (Honda Accord Euro R ) 9 00:18:52.143 + 14.705
15 33 Emmet O'BRIEN (BMW 320i ) 9 00:18:53.194 + 15.756
16 53 Riccardo ROMAGNOLI (Alfa Romeo 156 Gta ) 9 00:18:57.964 + 20.526
17 55 Stefano VALLI (BMW 320i ) 9 00:19:00.609 + 23.171
18 44 Jiri JANAK (Alfa Romeo 156 Gta ) 9 00:19:02.512 + 25.074
19 19 Maurizio CERESOLI (SEAT Toledo Cupra ) 9 00:19:03.358 + 25.920
20 57 Davide RODA (SEAT Leon ) 9 00:19:04.343 + 26.905
21 31 Stefano D'ASTE (BMW 320i ) 9 00:19:04.382 + 26.944
22 3 Rickard RYDELL (SEAT Leon ) 8 00:16:36.052 + 1 LAP
23 4 Alessandro ZANARDI (BMW 320si ) 7 00:14:29.484 + 2 LAPS
24 34 Diego ROMANINI (BMW 320i ) 7 00:15:20.168 + 2 LAPS
25 42 Jorg MULLER (BMW 320si ) 6 00:12:57.951 + 3 LAPS
- 5 Marcel COSTA (BMW 320si ) 4 00:08:22.093 D.N.F.
- 43 Dirk MULLER (BMW 320si ) 2 00:04:11.688 D.N.F.
- 1 Andy PRIAULX (BMW 320si ) 2 00:04:11.913 D.N.F.
- 30 Luca RANGONI (BMW 320si ) 2 00:04:41.375 D.N.F.

Source: www.fiawtcc.com

E46 · 2 Apr 2006, 16:10 (Ref:1568072)

Who said that SEAT wasn´t a challenger for title?

Osella · 2 Apr 2006, 16:11 (Ref:1568074)

commentary online with video - I haven't had that before!

Race 2 was superb... I'm going to Brands!

Dani Filth · 2 Apr 2006, 16:21 (Ref:1568090)

Quote:

Originally Posted by E46

Who said that SEAT wasn´t a challenger for title?

i don't know .. and for the Constructors championship they must be favorites .. they'll have drivers fast at any race .. with low ballast and all ..

JMeissner · 2 Apr 2006, 16:22 (Ref:1568091)

Indeed nice races!

Dark second race for BMW though, with best BMW man a privateer in 11:th place.

And Robert Huff, there was no chance for him, ended Rydells race on the last lap. Too bad for us Swedes

But SEAT is looking very promising, but I think we will see some furious fights between the team mates. A bit dissapointing form from the two other SEAT drivers Terting and Gené that didnt seem to be able to follow the "new" pace from the new SEAT-drivers.

Dani Filth · 2 Apr 2006, 16:24 (Ref:1568096)

well to be honest .. Terting and Gene .. dont think they're as good as the other 4 ..

Knowlesy · 2 Apr 2006, 16:34 (Ref:1568104)

Shame Zanardi went out of race two......could've been right up the championship table.

What a move from Alain on Rickard at the end there, very aggressive!

E46 · 2 Apr 2006, 16:38 (Ref:1568108)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dani Filth

well to be honest .. Terting and Gene .. dont think they're as good as the other 4 ..

Both have won in WTCC, not so bad.

Dani Filth · 2 Apr 2006, 17:00 (Ref:1568129)

Quote:

Originally Posted by E46

Both have won in WTCC, not so bad.

i didn't say bad .. just not as good

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