SECOND CONSECUTIVE VICTORY FOR TEAM AF CORSE MOTOROLA
Second round of the 2007 FIA GT Championship and a second
victory in the GT2 class for the AF Corse Motorola team at
Silverstone (England.)
After securing a one-two finish at China’s Zhuhai circuit
back on 25 March, the Ferrari F430 GT driven by Dirk Muller
and Toni Vilander took a splendid win ahead of two other Ferrari
F430 GT cars, also developed by the Maranello Corse Clienti
department.
Unfortunately, the AF Corse Motorola sister car in the hands
of Gianmaria Bruni and Jaime Melo (the latter standing in
for Stephane Ortelli on this occasion) was hit by another
competitor and forced to retire, while in the lead around
twenty laps from the finish.
Fourth in the category was the Malucelli-Collard Porsche,
while in fifth and seventh respectively were the F 430 GTs
of Mullen – Kirkaldy and the other driven by Nigel Mansell
and Chris Niarchos.
For the record, the GT1 category was won by the Salo-Biagi
Maserati, ahead of the Corvettes of Hezemans-Deletraz and
Kumpen-Longin.
The next round in the series takes place over the weekend
of 20 May, in Bucharest, Romania.
“Simply fantastic” said Dirk Muller after crossing
the finish line. “The car was perfect and my thanks
go to Michelin for the tyres and all the team. “Two
wins in the first two races is great for the championship,”
commented Toni Vilander as he thanked the lads in the team
for two great pit stops.
Jaime Melo: “I was pushed off as a
car in front had some problems, I slowed slightly and from
the right, I felt a slight touch, but it was enough for my
race to end in the gravel.”
These things can happen but it’s a shame because we
were comfortably in the lead. I was ready to get back in the
car but I was told Jaime was in the gravel. A real shame,”
commented Gianmaria Bruni.
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