[WTCC/IFM/F2] 2009 Season

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[WTCC/IFM/F2] 2009 Season

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World Touring Car Championship 2009 Season
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WTCC switched from Monza to Imola, I suspect that both series will also make that change.

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Provisional 2009 IFM calendar:

 1.  Pau             May 17        (WTCC support)
 2.  Valencia        June 31       (WTCC support)
 3.  Brno            June 21       (WTCC support)
 4.  Brands Hatch    July 19       (WTCC support)
 5.  Istanbul        August 9      (F1 support)
 6.  Oschersleben    August 30     (WTCC support)
 7.  Spa             September 13  (F1 support)
 8.  Monza           October 4     (WTCC support)

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Provisional 2009 F2 calendar:

 1.  Valencia        May 31        (WTCC support)
 2.  Brno            June 21       (WTCC support)
 3.  Spa             June 28       (GT Open support)
 4.  Brands Hatch    July 19       (WTCC support)
 5.  Donington Park  August 6      (standalone)
 6.  Oschersleben    August 30     (WTCC support)
 7.  Magny Cours     September 20  (standalone)
 8.  Monza           October 4     (WTCC support)
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New Cruze livery was unveiled today.

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awesome livery :thumbsup:
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I preferred the test livery.
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BMW Team Italy-Spain has replaced Felix Porteiro with reigning Independents' champion Sergio Hernandez.
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The Moroccan race was rather interesting. Long straights broken up by chicanes on a street circuit provided a relatively unique challenge and being touring car racing, they were nose to tail throughout the races.
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yeah race 2 was good
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According to this week's Autosport magazine BMW Germany have lodged a protest against the SEATs turbo diesels following last weekends races. Apparantly BMW want clarification about the boost the SEATs are able to run.
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The second WTCC race in Pau has just been halted following a rather hectic and messy first lap, with multiple accidents including leader Franz Engstler hitting the safety car at speed. It has to be one of the most amazing / stupid things I have ever seen, and Engstler is blameless. As he was coming around T1 at almost full speed the safety car exited the pitlane and drove into the middle of the road. Thankfully all involved are ok.
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kals wrote:The second WTCC race in Pau has just been halted following a rather hectic and messy first lap, with multiple accidents including leader Franz Engstler hitting the safety car at speed. It has to be one of the most amazing / stupid things I have ever seen, and Engstler is blameless. As he was coming around T1 at almost full speed the safety car exited the pitlane and drove into the middle of the road. Thankfully all involved are ok.
It wasn't middle of the road, the safety car came straight into the racing line and left nowhere to go for Engstler. A completely pointless incident, and it robbed Ensgtler from a very realistic chance to win the whole race.
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I hardly ever watch WTCC, maybe once or twice a year, but I did see today's second race. What a first lap that was, that Safety Car crash was one of the most bizzare and hard to believe motorsport incidents I ever saw live. Could have lead to a pretty nasty outcome if the impact angle had been any wider. I was surprised they actually had a spare Safety Car.
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How ridiculous.
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I am still amazed that incident happened. I don't think you can only blame the SC driver, as it was a total failure of the coordination around the control of the race.

I would like to thank the FIA for finally penalising the cheating Seats before last weekend. It was a pleasure to watch those yellow cars trailing around near the back for most of the first race and being overtaken by privateer petrol powered Leons.
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