Gabriele TARQUINI – AutoDelta, 1st in Race 1 and 1st in Race 2
"I was surprised
in qualifying yesterday to see how fast the Alfas were.
The car is very good in acceleration out of the corners. The
race result also comes as a surprise to me.
"Normally, we have lots of problems with the heat, and
this was probably the hottest race in history! Particularly the second race went
really well. I have to thank my team and my team-mates for doing a very good
job!
"Many people came here to see Alfa Romeo in first
position and when we scored double podium today, the dream came true. Now the
Championship is open again…”
Fabrizio GIOVANARDI – AutoDelta, 2nd
in Race 1 and 2nd in Race 2
"The car was very fast
and has been working well all weekend. I'm happy to have finished second in both
races. I think we will be very competitive now at the end of the Championship.
"The second race today was not so easy, but our car
was fast and when the BMWs had some difficulties we used our chance.”
Augusto FARFUS – AutoDelta, 3rd in
Race 1 and 11th in Race 2
"It was a perect race
day for me! I made a very good start in the first race. I don't really know what
happened at the restart.
"The safety car was really slow, so the water
temperature went up too high and I dropped back, then I think that I did not
deserve the penalty they gave me.”
Salvatore TAVANO – Oregon Team, 6th in Race 1 and DNF in Race 2
"The first race was fantastic:
fighting for an overall podium and winning the Independents Trophy. In the end I
handed the fifth place to Priaulx, because I was not able to keep that pace any
longer.
"The
second race was a nightmare. First the collision with Priaulx; I’ve got the
blame, but I was on the inside.
"Then the accident: Zanardi came backwards at a
frantic speed and crashed into me, then D’Aste T-boned my car. I have pains
everywhere, and I hope I’ve got no broken ribs.”
