First row for SEAT Sport at Curitiba

[m0rk]

OPENING ROUND OF THE WTCC IN BRAZIL

SEAT Sport clinched the top two positions of the starting grid for the first race of the FIA World Touring Car Championship to be staged this weekend In Curitiba, Brazil. Yvan Muller and Rickard Rydell clocked the two fastest times at the wheel of their SEAT León TDI, beating the great favourite of the local crowd, Augusto Farfus Jr. (BMW).


Read more at SEATCupra.net...

 

[ZBOYD]

Heads up, Live Race 1 coverage is about to begin on Eurosport 1 in a few minutes.

 

[ZBOYD]

Green Flag lap, race about to start.

 

[ZBOYD]

ouch monteiro's car looks poorly

3 SEAT's at the front. Hope the tyres last!

 

[ZBOYD]

pmsl, its bumper cars

 

[ZBOYD]

there goes the advantage, safety car

 

[jonjay]

argh havent got eurosport 1 on freeview

 

[ZBOYD]

Live streaming here - http://www.fiawtcc.com/fiawtcc/curitiba/2008/live_mtc225363.shtml

 

[jonjay]

Z did you see the way the SEAT pull on the straights? How much BHP they pushing?

 

[ZBOYD]

The BHP is only slightly more than what they were running before, but the power delivery is much better and the torque figures are huge.

They are struggling now with the tyres, as feared.

 

[jonjay]

tarquini lost concentration :\

 

[ZBOYD]

Bit more than I expected actually, but again the power delivery is totally different. Look at the max power versus rpm

WTCC - TDI

Type Turbocharged; 4-cylinder in line, transversally installed; distribution: two overhead
Distribution Two overhead camshafts, 16 valves.
Displacement 2.000 cc
Bore x stroke 81x95,5 mm
Maximum power 280 CV a 4000 rpm
Maximum torque 450 Nm a 2500 rpm

WTCC - Petrol

Type 4 in-line
Displacement 2.000 cc
Cylinder block Steel
Output 260 bhp at 8500 rpm
Aspiration Atmospheric

 

[ZBOYD]

Come on lads, keep those beemers behind you , one more lap.

 

[ZBOYD]

Superb 1-2 result, would of been nice to see Tarquini up there too. But strong opening race for SEAT.

BMW's will likely be stronger in Race 2 later, from a standing start.

 

[jonjay]

YEA Great start.

 

[ZBOYD]

Race 2 will be live again on Eurosport from 7pm. Live streamed too.

 

[strensall]

A good win for SEAT them TDi's look quick, hopefully JP has a quick one too.

 

[jonjay]

Power figures look impressive, there in gear performance visually really shows.

 

[jonjay]

Cool Z good job on updates

 

[jonjay]

Something interesting comparing the petrols and deisels. Look at their best lap times...TDIs are a second quicker in general.