ROUNDS 9 & 10 QUALIFYING QUOTES
Augusto FARFUS – N.technonogy, pole position
“This is my home track but it is the first time I have
raced here so I did my best because it is important to me
to race in front of my family and friends. I did a great lap
in qualifying and it is Alfa Romeo’s first pole of the
season. Here in Brazil Alfa Romeo has a lot of fans; it is
a highly respected marque. I expect tomorrow to be a tough
race when you look at how close the qualifying was. The first
corner will be important and I hope to manage it from there.
The track is tough on the tyres so it is important to keep
some for the second race as well.”
Jordi GENÉ - SEAT Sport España, 2nd
fastest
“This circuit seems to be good for us. The corners
are close to each other and they are high speed. It looks
good. I was only one tenth behind Farfus and of course, there
is always room for improvement. The set-up was not perfect
but I am happy. It is the first time we don’t have any
BMWs right behind us so our chances of getting away at the
start have increased.”
Peter TERTING - SEAT Sport Deutschland, 3rd fastest
“I’m not really happy because on my fastest lap
I made a mistake at the last corner, which was entirely my
fault. After that I wanted to change my tyres but there was
only five minutes remaining and then I was stopped at the
scrutineers’ bay and so there was no time. In any case,
SEAT have done a good job in qualifying and the car is competitive.”
Andy PRIAULX – BMW Team UK, 7th fastest
“The track is quite challenging and it is a lot better
than I expected. It’s got a combination of massively
fast and then medium speed corners. For me, qualifying 7th
is like qualifying on pole when you look at how tight the
times are, consider that I am one of the heaviest car and
take into account it is not a favourable track for BMW.”
Fabrizio GIOVANARDI – JAS Motorsport, 9th fastest
“I would describe the track as interesting and good
to drive. It’s bumpy but then it’s not the only
track on the WTCC calendar to be like this. Qualifying 9th
isn’t bad but considering I was fastest in free practice
and it felt easy, it is a little disappointing. I think we
had some problems with the car in qualifying and there wouldn’t
have been time to fix it so I had to compensate with my driving
but still couldn’t lead the pace. After this morning’s
session it feels like I had all the toys and someone took
them all away after qualifying.”
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