VIDEO // FARFUS & MENU CLASH @ MARRAKECH

Last weekend's 2nd round of the 2010 World Touring Car Championship saw a controversial incident between Alain Menu and Augusto Farfus. With the pair battling for position into the fastest of Marrakech's artificial chicanes both the Chevrolet and the BMW made heavy contact with the retaining wall. So much so that the temporary circuit boundary can clearly be seen to take a sizeable impact... [read more]

Menu was not slow to condemn the incident explaining "I fight with Farfus, and I managed to overtake him but he hit me in the back, sending me into the wall. Nothing I could do whatsoever".

Farfus's view of the clash differed somewhat, "I ended up getting a touch from Alain Menu and suffered a puncture to my right front tire and breaking the steering of the car, with that I lost control of the car, causing my accident and I was forced to abandon the race" said the Brazilian.

The series moves on to Monza for round three in two weeks time (23rd May).

Video: WTCC
Editorial: Neil Tozer