ROUNDS 11 & 12 RACE QUOTES
Dirk MÜLLER, BMW Team Deutschland – 1st
in Race 1 and 5th in Race 2
“I have to say it was a lucky day for me. The first
race was incredible. My start was spot on, then I overtook
Farfus and I was lucky to get a slipstream from Andy (Priaulx).
There was a tough fight between Andy and me. In the second
race, the crash at Eau Rouge was incredibly scary but the
car seemed fine apart from the aerodynamics being affected.
So I got up to fourth place but then there was the last corner,
I knew something was going to happen because the other guys
seemed to brake too late. I tried to brake on my normal line
but the back of my car was hit, I spun, tried to recover and
made it to the finish despite broken suspension.”
Fabrizio GIOVANARDI, Alfa Romeo Racing Team –
8th in Race 1 and 2nd in Race 2
“When it started to rain between the races I was happy
because with the ballast in my car and a good setup I was
fast in the wet conditions in one of the practice sessions.
I had a lot more power than García and I thought it
would be possible for me to win the second race. I was careful
at the end because I had the lead and the Bus Stop corner
was wet but these things happen and 2nd place is good.”
Stefano D’ASTE, Proteam Motorsport –
17th in Race 1 and 1st in Race 2
“I’m really happy about this weekend and what
a great race! After everything that happened at the start
of the second race I found myself in 5th position. When the
safety car came out I was concerned because I had a good margin
on Menu but I managed to hold on and then the crash on the
last corner left me as the winner. I had two options - crash
into them or cut the chicane, I don’t think I did anything
wrong.” NB – D’Aste crossed the line first,
but was later demoted to second behind Giovanardi, for cutting
a chicane
Andy PRIAULX, BMW Team UK – 2nd in Race 1 and
DNF in Race 2
“Yesterday after qualifying I was fairly optimistic
about the race and then today after warm-up I was very optimistic
because the balance of the car was much better. I felt that
I was faster than Dirk at the end but I couldn’t get
past him, I didn’t benefit from the slipstream at all.
The second race wasn’t good. Last year I had some lucky
times and this year they are not coming my way but I am not
giving up and I could still win the championship.”
Jörg MÜLLER, BMW Team Deutschland –
3rd in Race 1 and 16th in Race 2
“I should imagine they were great races for the spectators
with all the action that went on. I believe my car could have
won both races today but I had a bit of back luck like Andy
(Priaulx) and it didn’t happen. In the first race I
was blocked by Farfus and Tarquini was behind me so I was
in an Alfa sandwich. At the end I was lucky to not hit the
wall because Farfus pushed me hard but I pushed hard back
and my tyres had more grip. In the second race I had a slow
puncture and came into the pits, changed my tyres and after
the safety car I thought I could get somewhere in the points
but I was hit by somebody and that was it for me.”
Tom CORONEL, GR Asia - 14th in Race 1 and 3rd in
Race 2
“Spa is a kind of home race to me as it is the closest
to my house. In the first race I just tried to survive. In
the second race I saw Dirk at Eau Rouge and had to brake.
However, when you brake up hill you have no speed for the
straight and I lost a lot of places. But I overtook a lot
of the other independent drivers and when the safety car came
out I thought ‘thank you very much’. On the last
lap all I saw was a mass of smoke, D’Aste went right,
I went left to try and take the corner, Giovanardi was in
front and I finished third. Great!”
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