Three Cruzes In Top Eight Of Wet WTCC Qualifying In Oschersleben

5th September 2010

Huff 2nd, Menu 4th and Muller 8th in a chaotic Q2 disrupted by a sudden shower

The three Chevrolet Cruzes will start from interestingpositions in rows 1, 2 and 4 in todays Race of Germany.

Rob Huff was second-fastest in Saturday's  qualifying, while Alain Menu took fourth best time and Yvan Muller eighth.

The Cruzeproved competitive throughout the day in the very technical German track near Magdeburg and
will fight for another good team result and to retain leadership in both championships.

Saturday’s decisive Q2 session was disrupted by sudden heavy rain, which caused most drivers to
visit the grass beyond the track or have close encounters with the barriers. The rain also ruined
the fastest laps of the three Chevrolet drivers, who, based on what was shown by the Cruze
during the day, could have hoped for a better result. Still, the team were happy with the work
done and the form shown by the Cruze. There even was contact between Rob and Alain, when
the Brit was rejoining the tarmac after an off-track and couldn’t see the incoming car of Menu,
who couldn’t avoid contact because of the slippery track. The incident, luckily, did not have any
major consequence.

• QUOTES

Rob Huff (2nd): “I am quite happy of getting a place in first row, but frankly, after finishing first in
Q1, I thought I could get the pole. It’s unfortunate that the rain came so suddenly to ruin the Q2
session. In my first fast lap, I did a small mistake at turn 12, then in my second attempt, I lost the
car in turn 7 and went off-track. I had just rejoined the track when I had a contact with Alain,
which is unfortunate, but from where I was, I couldn’t possibly see him coming”.

Alain Menu (4th) : “It’s a shame that I did a little mistake in the very final corner of my first fast
lap, because that could have been the pole, given that the rain became stronger and stronger
after the very initial minutes of the session. After that, the track was really treacherous and it was
impossible to avoid hitting Rob when he came back on the track after going wide. I just hope the
car is not too damaged”.

Yvan Muller (8th): “Like last year, the rain came at the wrong moment in the decisive session. In
such conditions, it is always a lottery and I was unlucky to be the leading driver when the shower
broke. That meant I was the first one to get into turn 12 when it was really very slippery and the
first one to do a mistake and lose time. It’s a pity, because with the changes made in Q1, the car
had improved a lot and I could have aimed at first or second row. Tomorrow will be another story
and I will go for points in race 1 and try to be well placed for race 2”.

OSCHERSLEBEN QUALIFYING RESULTS
1. A Farfus BMW 320si 1m38s070
2. R Huff Chevrolet Cruze + 0s106
3. A Priaulx BMW 320si + 0s116
4. A Menu Chevrolet Cruze + 0s375
5. N Michelisz SEAT León TDI + 0s564
8. Y Muller Chevrolet Cruze + 0s799

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