1/25/2008 - N.TECHNOLOGY AND JAS MOTORSPORT TOGETHER IN THE WTCC
N.Technology will race in the 2008 FIA World Touring Car Championship (WTCC) with double British Touring Car Champion James Thompson, running the Honda Accord Euro R Super 2000 designed and built by JAS Motorsport.
“This is a really exciting project for all concerned, JAS, N.Technology staff and James,” said N.Technology founder Mauro Sipsz. “I have always had a lot of respect for JAS as competitors and now look forward to working together on the WTCC programme.”
JAS Motorsport, Honda’s official partner for customer support in racing, will be responsible for the design and building of the Honda Accord as well as its continued development, bringing its engineering knowledge to the programme. N.Technology will run the racing programme, focussing its full expertise on the new venture.
“Finally we have the chance to be in the WTCC with a winning car and a winning driver,” added Alessandro Mariani, JAS Managing Director. “This programme represents a great opportunity for JAS and all its people to show how good our car is with a great driver such as James Thompson at the wheel and a team like N.Technology.”
Following a successful racing season with N.Technology where he finished third in the WTCC, James Thompson will continue to drive with the team.
“The 2007 season has been somewhat of a fairytale,” said Thompson. “We scored wins, podiums and enough points to ensure we remained title contenders until the very last race.
“I have always said how good the N.Technology staff are. The whole outfit works very well together; it feels like a family. I was offered other drives for next year but what I wanted most was to stay, which I am with a three year contract.
“I’m lucky to have also worked with JAS and Honda in the past, so knowing what we achieved this year, who knows what we can do next season with a partnership like this one!”
Acho qie vi a qualif (não sei qtas há) e o Y Muller ficou em 1.º com o Monteiro em 7.º."
Coronel domina, Monteiro volta a ser 10º
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Na derradeira sessão de treinos em Curitiba, o holandês Tom Coronel foi o piloto mais rápido em pista, alcançando a marca de 1m25,036s. O piloto do Seat Leon da equipa Sunred foi mais rápido 0,002s que o caseiro Augusto Farfus, a bordo de um BMW 320si. Nicola Larini fechou o “top 3”, tendo sido seguido por Müller – que realizou o melhor tempo do dia pela manhã – Félix Porteiro e Alain Menu.
Tiago Monteiro voltou a arrecadar o 10º melhor tempo de um lote de 21 pilotos, tendo sido o segundo melhor Seat Leon TDI – o melhor foi Rickard Rydell (1m25,639s). O português ficou a 0,650s de Coronel.
1º Tom Coronel - SEAT Leon 1m25,036s
2º Augusto Farfus - BMW 320si 1m25,038s + 0,002s
3º Nicola Larini - Chevrolet Lacetti 1m25,243s + 0,207s
4º Jorg Muller - BMW 320si 1m25,391s + 0,355s
5º Felix Porteiro - BMW 320si 1m25,535s + 0,499s
6º Alain Menu - Chevrolet Lacetti 1m25,577s + 0,541s
7º Andy Priaulx - BMW 320si 1m25,597s + 0,561s
8º Rickard Rydell - SEAT Leon TDI 1m25,639s + 0,603s
9º Robert Huff - Chevrolet Lacetti 1m25,673s + 0,637s
10º Tiago Monteiro - SEAT Leon TDI 1m25,686s + 0,650s
11º Alessandro Zanardi - BMW 320si 1m25,703s + 0,667s
12º Jordi Gene - SEAT Leon TDI 1m25,758s + 0,722s
13º Gabriele Tarquini - SEAT Leon TDI 1m25,806s + 0,770s
14º Yvan Muller - SEAT Leon TDI 1m25,819s + 0,783s
15º Pierre-Yves Corthals - SEAT Leon 1m26,051s + 1,015s
16º Olivier Tielemans - BMW 320si 1m26,212s + 1,176s
17º Franz Engstler - BMW 320si 1m26,269s + 1,233s
18º Sergio Hernandez - BMW 320si 1m26,861s + 1,825s
19º Stefano D'Aste - BMW 320si 1m26,897s + 1,861s
20º Andrey Romanov - BMW 320si 1m27,842s + 2,806s
21º Ibrahim Okyay - BMW 320si 1m28,654s + 3,618s
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Fiquei espantado por não serem os diesel na linha da frenteapr![]()
A que horas vão ser as corridas?
As duas corridas no Brasil podem ser acompanhadas este Domingo em directo no Eurosport, a primeira às 16:15 e a segunda às 19:15 (hora portuguesa).