標題: [賽車] Mixed feeling for Rob Huff after Suzuka [打印本頁] 作者: Geofredo 時間: 2013-9-27 12:56 PM 標題: Mixed feeling for Rob Huff after Suzuka
2012 WTCC champion, Rob Huff, has rued a difficult weekend at Suzuka after finishing seventh in race one, and eighth in race two. 9 s& p& {, n4 N1 K" q公仔箱論壇' V i! W0 s! w2 Z/ m3 ]; n
Despite dropping back to 12th place in the weekend’s first race, Huff managed to claw his way back to seventh, despite dropping back from the ensuing battle between James Thompson, and the BMW pairing of Tom Coronel and Medhi Bennani on lap 13.5.39.217.76% j# Y$ R* h" [8 ]5 A3 l7 G* t
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However, the battle between the Honda of Tiago Monteiro and the Chevrolet of Pepe Oriola, allowed Huff to take advantage of those ahead of him, and progress through the field.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。' [: }6 k A% N, T' _$ c* f
* u, l1 W' k/ N J* f; A2 `' ?; Z2 m- g5.39.217.76Honda’s Gabriele Tarquini’s retirement whilst running in fifth also helped the outgoing champion’s progress.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb! a# q/ Q8 ?0 ^! q( H0 Y- u; w
TVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。3 e [. w# B3 C% P% ]& k3 e+ N
The Briton then latched onto the tail of the cars of James Thompson and Tom Coronel. 2 t: Q) W v3 P+ n* l- ?5.39.217.76# w( h; u) x, w& K* z
Despite passing Coronel’s BMW for seventh as the Dutchman suffered with high tyre wear, Huff was unable to pass Thompson to break into the top six. ! r; C Z9 n/ h8 `2 J5 y0 G公仔箱論壇. Y; }9 I7 d: V6 J9 k3 R" y. Q& S# S
Huff’s second race was characterised by a pass on Charles Ng’s BMW into the first corner, after the yellow flags were lifted following the accident of the newly crowned WTCC champion, Yvan Muller.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb' y2 S# X* a6 N% `2 F3 \
! w' }) S% N" K( u+ oDespite his best efforts going into Turn 1, Huff was unable to pass the BMW man and eventually had to settle for eighth behind the BMW man come the end of the race.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。- \4 o/ ~% v: l9 d( ^* u
. l9 Y2 C' h/ k6 h8 x9 b4 g9 Y# B' ]tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb“It was a pretty average weekend in terms of the results, although that just shows how high we set the bar earlier this season,” said Huff. “Racing at Suzuka can be quite frustrating if you’re stuck behind a train of cars, especially if you believe you have more speed underneath you [as] it’s just so difficult to overtake here.+ Q& T! s9 E/ u' L: J# K1 p( i
/ o0 g% m9 G& ~- l* qTVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。” I’m quite fulfilled by the on-track battles I had in both races, but do feel that seventh and eighth-place finishes aren’t representative of my car’s true race pace.”