FIA WTCC Argentina 2015 Autódromo Termas de Rio Hondo, Argentina

FIA WTCC Argentina 2015
FIA WTCC Sports car race
Starts: 03/07/2015
Ends: 2015-03-08
Autódromo Termas de Rio
Hondo
Argentina

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FIA WTCC 2015 Argentina Loeb and Lopéz top WTCC honors in Argentina

Sébastien Loeb and José María Lopéz. Each grab a victory in the 2015 FIA World Touring Car Championship starting race weekend. The Autódromo Termas de Río Hondo gave fans two action-packed races for the starting WTCC 2015 season. Lopéz, the national hero and reigning WTCC champion, crossed the line in first place in race one to the joy of the 40,000 plus crowd at the Autódromo Termas de Río Hondo. In the second race, Lopéz could not out race his Citroën team-mate Loeb to the finishing line. The second race, was interrupted with a yellow flags and safety car periods to allow clearing of debris from the track following a handful of early clashes.

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Dušan Borković, Honda Civic WTCC, ostvario je 13. vreme u kvalifikacijama voženim po tropskim uslovima na autodromu Termas de Rio Hondo u Argentini.

Od takmičara koji su vozili automobil Honda u Q2 prošli su samo Tarkvquni i Monteiro, koji voze za fabrički tim, dok su oni iz privatnih ostali iza Borkovića, koji je ostvario peto vreme među svim privatnicima. Kao i na slobodnim treninzima, u kvalifikacijama morao je da se izbori s velikim poteškoćama sa skučenim sedištem u automobilu, budući da do prve trke taj problem nije rešen.

„Nisam oduševljen kvalifikacijama, s obzirom da sam na treninzima ulazio u prvih deset vozača, ali dekoncentracija koju imam zbog velikih bolova koje trpim zbog loše pozicije sedišta je učinila svoje. Lekari FIA i fabrike Honda savetovali su mi da zbog lične bezbednosti ne vozim trku. Nadam se i da će svi problemi sa sedištem biti rešeni najkasnije pred treću trku. Ima još dosta da se radi i na set up-u automobila kako bi se prilagodio mom stilu vožnje, ali polako, ovo je tek početak sezone“ - rekao je Borković nakon kvalifikacija.

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Dušan Borković, Honda Civic WTCC, achieved the 13th fastes time in qualifying race organized by tropical conditions on the Termas de Rio Hondo, Argentina race track.

Borković achieved the fifth fastest time among the non factory drivers in free training and qualifying But he still had to cope with serious difficulties with the cramped seat in the car, as by this first race the problem was not solved.

"I'm thrilled qualifications, given that I will be training entered the top ten drivers, but deconcentration that I have because of the great pain that I suffer because of the bad position of the seats has done its. Doctors FIA and factory Honda advised me that for their own safety do not drive a race. I hope that all problems will be solved with headquarters at the latest before the third race. There's plenty to do and to set-up the car in order to adapt my driving style, but slowly, this is just the beginning of the season "- said Borković after qualifying.

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Kvalifikacije u Argentini pokazale su se kao ogroman izazov i za najiskusnije vozače, pa tako prvi krug uopšte nije završio Borkovićev veliki prijatelj i dugogodišnji vozač Honda, Mađar Norbert Michelisz, kome je otpao točak.

Uprkos zabrani lekara i insistiranju organizatora da vozi na sopstvenu odgovornost, na trci 1 Borković je zauzeo 11. mesto. U nadmetanju za Yokohama Independents Trophy Borković je prvu trku završio kao petoplasirani i osvojio prva četiri boda. Ispred su bili Michelisz, Chilton, D'Aste i Rydell.

Borković na trci 1 nije mogao da računa na udobniji položaj u svom automobilu, što je problem s kojim će se susretati do daljeg, budući da članovi FIA, JAS, Honda, ali i čitave WTCC serije pokušavaju da mu omoguće ravnopravan tretman sa ostalim vozačima.

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Qualification in Argentina proved to be a huge challenge for even the most experienced drivers. Borković's great friend and long-time Honda driver, Hungarian Norbert Michelisz, did not finished due to a wheel problem.

However despite the doctors avice and insistence of the organizers concerns, to Borković pressed on and took 11th place in race 1. In the competition for the Yokohama Independents Trophy, Borković first race finished as fifth-placed and won the first four points. Ahead of him were Michelisz, Chilton, D'Aste and Rydell.

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Ipak, u trci, iz koje su zbog velikih napora ispali daleko iskusniji Rob Huff, Hugo Valente, Tom Coronel i James Thompson Borković je konstantno dobrom vožnjom uspeo da napravi dobar start i napreduje za nekoliko pozicija. Moćni automobili Citroen, čiji su fabrički vozači Lopez, Muller i Loeb suvereno osvojili prva tri mesta, nadomestili su lošiji početak, pa je Duca pao na 14. mesto. To nije obeshrabrilo visokog Pančevca, pa je došao do 11. pozicije, na samo jednu poziciju daleko od osvajanja svog prvog boda u generalnom plasmanu u novoj sezoni.

Trka 2 obećavala je i prve bodove u generalnom plasmanu, budući da je Borković uprkos velikim bolovima uspeo da uđe u Top 10 koje donosi bodove. Do prvog incidenta na stazi i izletanja Tom Coronela, Borković se dočepao osme pozicije. Kada se sigurnosni auto povukao, više nego iznureni Borković odolevao je pratiocima, ali je u sledećem krugu Chilton uspeo da ga prestigne.

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Members of the FIA, JAS, Honda, and the entire WTCC series are trying to provide Borković with a comfortable driving position so that he is equal with other drivers.

With Borković's consistently good driving, he managed to make a good start and progress gaining several positions. The powerful Citroëns, with factory drivers Lopez, Muller and Loeb solidly won the first three places. A bad start, left Duca to drop to 14th place. However this did not discourage him and he into 11th position, only one position away from winning their first points in the overall standings in the new season.

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Isto je pokušao i Rydell, a kada je Borković odbio napad, šveđanin ga je udario otpozadi i izbacio iz trke, budući da je Honda pretrpela dosta oštećenja. Bez obzira na velike probleme i peh u trci 2, Borković može da bude zadovoljan i da sa nestrpljenjem očekuje nastavak sezone.

Sledeća runda FIA WTCC-a biće vožena na stazi Moulay el Hassan za Veliku nagradu Maroka od 17 - 19. aprila.

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Race two promised and first points in the overall standings, Borković despite fighting pain managed to move into the Top 10 points positions . At the first incident on the track Borković has gained eight positions when the safety car pulled out. In the next round Chilton managed to overtake him.

Rydel tried the same and when Borković addresed the attack, the Swede hit him from behind and knocked out of the race with the Honda suffering a lot of damage. Regardless of the problems and bad luck in race two, Borković can be satisfied and looking forward to the upcoming races.

The next round of the FIA WTCC will be driven on the Circuit International Automobile Moulay El Hassan, Grand Prix of Morocco from 17 - 19 April. 2015

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