SEAT HAT TRICK IN BRAZIL // ALEMIRO REPORTS ON THE WTCC

The Seat Sport team dominated the opening round of the FIA’s World Touring Car Championship last weekend in Curitiba, Brazil. By setting the pole on Saturday, being the fastest cars on track and winning both rounds on Sunday, Seat took an across the board victory to start the season.

The 2008 Champion Yvan Müller (FRA) grabbed the pole, won the first round and was followed by three of his team mates, Jordi Gené, Rickard Rydell and Gabriele Tarquini.

The second round began behind the safety car due to heavy rain 15 minutes before the race. The BMW’s were in front due to the reverse grid, but Gabriele Tarquini took the lead from BMW drivers Andy Priaulx and Sergio Hernández, putting his car in front on the fifth lap. The Seats seemed to handle the wet conditions better than the BMW’s, and led four of their drivers to the podium again, with Gabriele Tarquini (ITA) winning the second round

Müller and Tarquini lead the Drivers Championship with 15 points each.
The next round of the WTCC is in Puebla, Mexico and from what we saw in Brazil, BMW will have to work hard to beat the Seat.

Photo/Editorial: Alemiro Almeida // 03.11.2009 [comments]