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Stable Tyres Create Close Racing In Brazil |
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Monday, 12 March 2007 |
Just 0.78 seconds separated the top nine FIA World Touring Car Championship drivers in today’s qualifying in Brazil, again demonstrating the adaptability of official tyre, Yokohama ADVAN.
Front and rear-wheel-drive cars alike were in the top ten in this afternoon’s first 2007 qualifying round, showing Yokohama’s ability to suit each car despite the overcast conditions at Curitiba.
BMW claimed the two front rows after choosing the right tyres for the
changeable weather conditions, which caused indecision amongst the
teams. In the end, the track remained dry and the tyres coped well with
decreasing temperatures.
Rain remains a possibility for tomorrow’s races and Yokohama Europe
Marketing Manager Kazuyoshi Sekiguchi is confident the ADVAN tyres will
be at their best whatever the conditions.
“We are prepared for a wet or dry race,” said Sekiguchi. “Our research
and development concentrates on providing teams with the optimum tool
to compliment their hard work whatever this season throws at them.
We’ll be working closely with the race engineers tomorrow as they
assess the conditions. I’m sure Curitiba will provide excellent racing
as always.
“Despite the track temperatures being more than ten degree higher than
last year, the fastest lap still improved. This means the cars have
gotten better throughout the winter of course, but also proves our
tyre’s ability in these very hot summer conditions.”
1 Jörg Müller BMW 320si 1:24.769
2 Augusto Farfus Jr BMW 320si 1:24.824
3 Andy Priaulx BMW 320si 1:24.974
4 Félix Porteiro BMW 320si 1:25.149
5 Gabriele Tarquini SEAT Leon 1:25.173
6 Yvan Muller SEAT Leon 1:25.328
7 Robert Huff Chevrolet Lacetti 1:25.479
8 Tom Coronel SEAT Leon 1:25.512
9 Jordi Gené SEAT Leon 1:25.549
10 Alessandro Zanardi BMW 320si 1:25.775
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