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A fortnight later, the ground-effect cars went west into the Iberian sun of Jarama, on the outskirts of Madrid...
Una carrera de p*** madre<!--sizec--><!--/sizec-->*
The Spanish track of Jarama was the next stop for the GP79 Championship. After driving on the long straights of Monza, the GP79 drivers had a completely different challenge: the ups and downs of Jarama. At the last round, Tiago Moreira, driving the Ligier JS11 Cosworth, scored another brilliant victory, increasing his lead on the driver's table. On the other hand, TRK also edged closer to the teams' championship (or did it?), but after the Madrilenian Historic GP, there's another team looking for the crown.
Designed in the 1960's by the famous Dutch track builder, John Hugenholtz, who gave us as well the tracks of Zandvoort, Suzuka and...errrr Nivelles, the Madrilenian track features many slow and tight corners in its 3,404 km long circuit, meaning that cornering speed was of up most importance, unlike Monza where top-speed was the most important aspect of setting up a car.
Even thought there were some problems before the race started with the local organizers (surely, they wanted to have a siesta, while the drivers wanted to burn some rubber at the track), when times mattered, everything sailed smoothly. But no so for the Ferrari drivers. After none of its cars were able to battle for the win at Monza, some rumors popped up at Jarama claiming that the Commendatore had called his drivers for an emergency meeting and did not authorize any of his cars to leave the Maranello HQ.
For the Williams TRK boys, qualifying was business as usual, but unlike Silverstone and Monza, this time the pole went to Gil Abobeleira, who clocked a 1m16.262s on his first flying lap. Miguel Rodrigues was a mere 0.120s adrift, while Tiago Moreira was 0.994s slower than the pole sitter.
Further back, Spanish newcomer Roberto Nogueras drove his SRT Racing Team prepared Williams FW07 to a fine fourth place, just in front of the Williams of Ricardo Pires and Francisco Figueiredo. Tiago Guerreiro driving the McSpye.... I mean, McLaren M29 was seventh, in front of the Bercar Lotus duo of António Sousa and Berto Carvalho.
At the start, Miguel Rodrigues was faster to get away from the line, but had to give the inside line to Gil Abobeleira. This driver, as expected, binned it right away in the barriers of Turn 1 Fangio corner. Coño! At the Le Mans corner, Tiago Guerreiro and Ricardo Pires tangled with each other and the resulting crash took out Francisco Figueiredo from the race. p*** madre!*
While Miguel Rodrigues started to build up a lead, local boy Roberto Nogueras spun off the course on lap 4. Joder! This left Tiago Moreira with a secure second place. At the back, Gil Abobeleira was climbing up the order and by lap 6 had his sight on fourth placed man, Tiago Guerreiro. His first attack at Le Mans was unsuccessful, as Tiago Guerreiro shut the door firmly, but on lap 9, he successfully overtook the McLaren on the outside of Farina. Olé! Two laps later, he has back up to third place after passing Ricardo Pires after the Pegio hairpin.
Everything would go wrong for Tiago Moreira at the star of the thirteenth lap (unlucky for someone!), after overshooting the braking point for the Nuvolari corner. As well as loosing valuable time to Miguel Rodrigues and Gil Abobeleira, he also damaged the rear of his car. Thus, when Gil Abobeleira caught him some laps later, he just let him go through into second place.
On the same lap, Ricardo Pires also made a mistake at the Le Mans corner, letting Tiago Guerreiro into fourth spot. But this positions would not be the final ones.
Behind the front quintet came Alex Fighter on a off-day and Daniel Gaspar's Williams, Berto Carvalho on the Lotus, Rogério Matos on the turbocharged Renault and the Brabham of newcomer Pedro Ferreira.
There were no major happenings after the twentieth lap, with everyone settling down. Eventually, we would lose the Williams of Spanish racer Alex Fighter and Daniel Gaspar, as well as the Brabham of Pedro Ferreira, as they all exited the race after mechanical problems or simply by going off the race track. There would also be a change of fourth place, after Tiago Guerreiro lost the front of his car at Ascari right-hander, letting Ricardo Pires through yet again into the fourth spot.
At the end, Miguel Rodrigues secured his second dominant win of the season, in front of Gil Abobeleira and Tiago Moreira. Then came Ricardo Pires, Tiago Guerreiro, Berto Carvalho and Rogério Matos, the last man to see the chequered flag.
On the last lap, as in Monza, Gil Abobeleira put on his gorilla suit and clocked the fastest lap of the race. Some rumors in the paddock said that, after the race, he was seen with a couple of Spanish beers on his hand, but he quickly denied, saying that:
«Cerveja espanhola? Dasssss! Eu cá não bebe desse mij..!»
On the Championship tables, Tiago Moreira is now very near to clinch the drivers' title, which he can win at the next race in Long Beach, California. In addition, after his win in Jarama, Miguel Rodrigues climbed up into third place in the standings, just behind Duarte Pires, who had been hijacked at the Ferrari's HQ by the Commendatore.
While is almost certain that Tiago Moreira will clinch the title, the same cannot be said of the Teams' Championship though. After the 1-2 result at Jarama, Williams TRK has made it clear that they're also in the hunt for it. The other TRK team, while in front with a 25 points advantage, could yet lose the title in the final race in Mexico. GS Racing is third with 45 points, while Evolution Racing and Bercar Motorsports are joint in fourth place, 5 points behind GS Racing.
The GP79 Championship now goes into the American trek: Long Beach, Watkins Glen and then the final showdown at the Hermanos Rodrigues circuit in Mexico City. But first, there's the sunny southern California sunshine to enjoy...[/quote]
Como de costume, críticas, chamadas de atenção, etc são bem vindos. As fotos, ficam para depois. :embarrest:
PS: *Stupid Auto-Censor :evil: Deveria estar "put+a" como deve ser! :push:
A fortnight later, the ground-effect cars went west into the Iberian sun of Jarama, on the outskirts of Madrid...
Una carrera de p*** madre<!--sizec--><!--/sizec-->*
The Spanish track of Jarama was the next stop for the GP79 Championship. After driving on the long straights of Monza, the GP79 drivers had a completely different challenge: the ups and downs of Jarama. At the last round, Tiago Moreira, driving the Ligier JS11 Cosworth, scored another brilliant victory, increasing his lead on the driver's table. On the other hand, TRK also edged closer to the teams' championship (or did it?), but after the Madrilenian Historic GP, there's another team looking for the crown.
Designed in the 1960's by the famous Dutch track builder, John Hugenholtz, who gave us as well the tracks of Zandvoort, Suzuka and...errrr Nivelles, the Madrilenian track features many slow and tight corners in its 3,404 km long circuit, meaning that cornering speed was of up most importance, unlike Monza where top-speed was the most important aspect of setting up a car.
Even thought there were some problems before the race started with the local organizers (surely, they wanted to have a siesta, while the drivers wanted to burn some rubber at the track), when times mattered, everything sailed smoothly. But no so for the Ferrari drivers. After none of its cars were able to battle for the win at Monza, some rumors popped up at Jarama claiming that the Commendatore had called his drivers for an emergency meeting and did not authorize any of his cars to leave the Maranello HQ.
For the Williams TRK boys, qualifying was business as usual, but unlike Silverstone and Monza, this time the pole went to Gil Abobeleira, who clocked a 1m16.262s on his first flying lap. Miguel Rodrigues was a mere 0.120s adrift, while Tiago Moreira was 0.994s slower than the pole sitter.
Further back, Spanish newcomer Roberto Nogueras drove his SRT Racing Team prepared Williams FW07 to a fine fourth place, just in front of the Williams of Ricardo Pires and Francisco Figueiredo. Tiago Guerreiro driving the McSpye.... I mean, McLaren M29 was seventh, in front of the Bercar Lotus duo of António Sousa and Berto Carvalho.
At the start, Miguel Rodrigues was faster to get away from the line, but had to give the inside line to Gil Abobeleira. This driver, as expected, binned it right away in the barriers of Turn 1 Fangio corner. Coño! At the Le Mans corner, Tiago Guerreiro and Ricardo Pires tangled with each other and the resulting crash took out Francisco Figueiredo from the race. p*** madre!*
While Miguel Rodrigues started to build up a lead, local boy Roberto Nogueras spun off the course on lap 4. Joder! This left Tiago Moreira with a secure second place. At the back, Gil Abobeleira was climbing up the order and by lap 6 had his sight on fourth placed man, Tiago Guerreiro. His first attack at Le Mans was unsuccessful, as Tiago Guerreiro shut the door firmly, but on lap 9, he successfully overtook the McLaren on the outside of Farina. Olé! Two laps later, he has back up to third place after passing Ricardo Pires after the Pegio hairpin.
Everything would go wrong for Tiago Moreira at the star of the thirteenth lap (unlucky for someone!), after overshooting the braking point for the Nuvolari corner. As well as loosing valuable time to Miguel Rodrigues and Gil Abobeleira, he also damaged the rear of his car. Thus, when Gil Abobeleira caught him some laps later, he just let him go through into second place.
On the same lap, Ricardo Pires also made a mistake at the Le Mans corner, letting Tiago Guerreiro into fourth spot. But this positions would not be the final ones.
Behind the front quintet came Alex Fighter on a off-day and Daniel Gaspar's Williams, Berto Carvalho on the Lotus, Rogério Matos on the turbocharged Renault and the Brabham of newcomer Pedro Ferreira.
There were no major happenings after the twentieth lap, with everyone settling down. Eventually, we would lose the Williams of Spanish racer Alex Fighter and Daniel Gaspar, as well as the Brabham of Pedro Ferreira, as they all exited the race after mechanical problems or simply by going off the race track. There would also be a change of fourth place, after Tiago Guerreiro lost the front of his car at Ascari right-hander, letting Ricardo Pires through yet again into the fourth spot.
At the end, Miguel Rodrigues secured his second dominant win of the season, in front of Gil Abobeleira and Tiago Moreira. Then came Ricardo Pires, Tiago Guerreiro, Berto Carvalho and Rogério Matos, the last man to see the chequered flag.
On the last lap, as in Monza, Gil Abobeleira put on his gorilla suit and clocked the fastest lap of the race. Some rumors in the paddock said that, after the race, he was seen with a couple of Spanish beers on his hand, but he quickly denied, saying that:
«Cerveja espanhola? Dasssss! Eu cá não bebe desse mij..!»
On the Championship tables, Tiago Moreira is now very near to clinch the drivers' title, which he can win at the next race in Long Beach, California. In addition, after his win in Jarama, Miguel Rodrigues climbed up into third place in the standings, just behind Duarte Pires, who had been hijacked at the Ferrari's HQ by the Commendatore.
While is almost certain that Tiago Moreira will clinch the title, the same cannot be said of the Teams' Championship though. After the 1-2 result at Jarama, Williams TRK has made it clear that they're also in the hunt for it. The other TRK team, while in front with a 25 points advantage, could yet lose the title in the final race in Mexico. GS Racing is third with 45 points, while Evolution Racing and Bercar Motorsports are joint in fourth place, 5 points behind GS Racing.
The GP79 Championship now goes into the American trek: Long Beach, Watkins Glen and then the final showdown at the Hermanos Rodrigues circuit in Mexico City. But first, there's the sunny southern California sunshine to enjoy...[/quote]
Como de costume, críticas, chamadas de atenção, etc são bem vindos. As fotos, ficam para depois. :embarrest:
PS: *Stupid Auto-Censor :evil: Deveria estar "put+a" como deve ser! :push: