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SEAT Sport UK sets the record straight |
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Saturday, 24 May 2008 |
Following comments made by
Jason Plato after his exclusion from round ten of the HiQ MSA British Touring
Car Championship at Thruxton last Sunday, his team SEAT Sport UK has this
evening issued the following statement.
It read: "Following reports in the media regarding SEAT Sport UK's exclusion
from round ten of the 2008 HiQ MSA British Touring Car Championship at Thruxton
(Sunday 18 May), the team would like to make clear that it understands and fully
accepts the decision of the race officials.
"Some verbal comments were
made by Jason Plato immediately after round ten when the full detail of events
weren't entirely clear to him at the time.
"SEAT Sport UK wishes to
unreservedly withdraw those remarks. We acknowledge that the regulations were
correctly applied, that the appropriate penalty was imposed and apologise for
any embarrassment to the Championship and its officials, or for any confusion,
that those initial comments may have caused.
"SEAT Sport UK will not make
any further comment on this subject and looks forward to continuing to work
closely with the BTCC to develop the growing popularity of Britain's premier
motor sport series."
Having crossed the line in third position, Plato was
excluded from round ten when his SEAT Leon TDI failed a post-race ride-height
check.
He will go into the BTCC's next three rounds - at Croft in North
Yorkshire on 1 June - lying second in the current championship standings, 18
points behind Vauxhall driver Fabrizio Giovanardi.
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