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battle with Lauzittse. Day and night

Gary Peffett after the race: "today Matthias and I emphasized, why precisely we - the leaders of championship. This was 2000 one of the most stressed and honest races for entire season. Were here only two versions pass Matthias: either it accomplishes error or I push out it from the route. But this is lower than that level, at which we carry on a struggle. Taking into account my seventh position at the start, to finish by the second - this is splendid result. All the more, already I knew to the race that today there is only one possibility to arrive in front of Matthias: to win race ".

Quali/pole

route was aiming moist after rain; however, sky contained the signs of suitable conditions - solnyshko somewhere looked through very distinctly. It passed already the almost ten minutes of the concentrated cradle by this view; almost ten minutes from the beginning of the reglamentirovannogo half-hour of qualification - when already it became understandable that it is time to conclude poglyadyvaniya at the sky, "pereglyadki" with each other, and other "firings" by means of the eyes. Sufficient it was to vytselivat' moment, time it was already although to someone appear on the route! By the first intelligence officer became Bruno Spengler: after passing progrevochnyy circle under the attentive views of entire paddoka, whereas it prepared "to shoot" by speed on the circle combat, but in the first turning shot, which is called, "left into the milk" - after losing cohesion with the route, Bruno povel its Mercedes to go for a walk on the back streets. This, probably there was the quite dusheshchipatel'nyy moment of qualification session, although, by the way, one cannot fail to note the fact that in the first turning and other racers from time to time encountered some difficulties.

The drier became the road fabric, with the fact session increasingly nearer moved toward the end, and increasingly those more became activity among the participants: time exceeded middle, and free space on the road substantially it poumen'shilos'. Leadership passed from to. Had time it to hold Peffett, and Ekstrom, By dzheymi Green was positively separated by his activity, and also Mika Of khakkinen looked very even well, several times overlapping the growing indices of other pilots. However, for the sake of fairness honesty for, it is necessary to say that Mika was not only, who showed the first time several times on the motion of session. More others in this matter succeeded Loran Ayllo, and, the last time to be better than others in it it came out under the the very- the very end of the qualification: time 1:17.759, shown practically on the latter from the possible minutes, allowed Frenchman to take poul! Is less than in the tenth of second behind it - Matthias Ekstrom, and further on the list - Khakkinen, Peffett, Frenttsen, Tomchek, choir, Green, Christianson, and Reuter.

Naturally, to Manuel it was proposed to begin super- -poul. Beginnings, to acknowledge, not for zdraviye, since in the first sector there were the problems with the warming up of tires, but further it went where as better, and as a result racer Opel could complete circle, after bringing with himself the third time of day - 1:18.106. And there was this more than to the half seconds (to 0.617, if it is more precise) than the time, shown By dzheymi by Green, who left on only later, and who conquered first poul in his - by not so long still - quarry in DTM: "obviously, this route approaches to me, since during May I was here the second on the starting lattice. My circle not was irreproachable, since in the third sector arose excess povorachivayemost'. However, as a whole of tuning automobile they were selected correctly, and I must thank each in the command for a good work!" - thus said pilot Mercedes. To all rest remained that remained. In principle, it is necessary to say that this not too is small! For Xa1nqa- Harold frenttsen in any case, since the second place on the starting lattice - this, first of all, very good result. By the line lower than Frenttsena in the protocol it was possible to reveal, as it was already said, Reuter, who engaged third positions. But further went the typical- Finnish surname Of "khakkinen" - this person felt himself sufficiently comfortably, although he counted, on his own words, three small errors on its circle in the the super- -poule. Mika nevertheless was assembled to overcome for the victory! Who still was measured first to see cellulose flag in tomorrow race, so this - we move to the fifth line - Matthias Ekstrom. And only at first glance it can seem that the start from the third row, is inadvertence allowed by the acting champion. In any way. Matthias shot aiming! The words confirm hypothesis: "Gary behind me, and means - nothing it is lost". At the basic object of quotation - i.e., Gary - being located on the seventh position, it remained to only be glad, that Matthias did not flee far (only up to the distance with length into one Christiansons).

Shut session super- -poula Loran Ayllo. After leaving to spectators to the law court modest, on the measures of this round, ninth position, the Frenchman was hidden in the boxings. Today Loran, trying to hold in control the making smooth tears, survived moment improbable on the emotionalism, it declared about the completion, at the end of the season, of its of long and in many respects very glorious sport career.

To the south of Brandenburg there was Saturday, and eyes again searched for truth in the sky. In that sky, which today brought rain. Accurately the same as tear of Loran Ayllo.

Work to perfection

race

v Lauzittse, among the numerous interviews, which the pilots give out during Week -3nda, was organized something curious: in the different time, but naturally to the race, Gary Peffettu and Matthias to Ekstrom it was proposed to answer the number of identical questions.

About the competition in DTM&.hellip;
Gary Peffett: "competition in DTM gives very large experience. Here three autos-producer battle with each other; however, in this case the very benevolent atmosphere always reigns. Me this pleases itself ".
Matthias Ekstrom: "rigid, hot competition - precisely about this I dreamed in the childhood".

One should add that this entire the hardness begins immediately after that how five red signals of light signal depart to the nonexistence. From this point on, no longer to the childhood, although it is forward necessary to move, precisely, following the dream... By dzheymi Green a little delayed at the start and paid for this: Xa1nq- Harold frenttsen rushed into the leaders, after it proceeded Manuel Reuter, and Matthias Ekstrom. In other words, By dzheymi it were displaced in the fourth place, directly before Mikoy Khakkinenom and Gary Peffettom. Gary in this situation rushed very boldly! As far as at the very beginning of race suffered wreck Marseille Fessler, and also choir and For abtu - each into its turn - it was necessary to return machines from the turn, Gary unconstrainedly overcame barrier in the person Of khakkinena. On 4 circles in the first turning occurred the small skirmish between Frank stippler and Jean alezi - moreover, happened this already after somewhere in the same region Of peffett, which is called as standing, it went around Green. From this point on, Gary was located beyond Matthias's back Ekstrom and it was ready to attack in any second. From this point on, began the battle, first of all, the psychological sense: to render constant pressing - task for one racer, to error-free carry merciless pressure - for another. Even for the first of pit- feet they left together. This was on the sixth circle.

The most amusing episode on the route...
Of Gary Peffett: "Zandfoort-200ya. Kristensenom, and the regime of red flag, it was not very understandable after incident with the volume, on what position I must assume restart. My machine moved forward and backward five times!"
Matthias Ekstrom: "... negotiations on the radio with my mechanic during the progrevochnogo circle, when I suddenly moved out from the route into the gravel".

Now there was gravel hereabout not; pit- Lane indeed - and work was here presented to mechanics. They worked out flawlessly in Audi: chronometer fixed the following time of conducting pit- foot - ya.9s. Mercedes - 5.2s - and with Gary again behind Matthias. Them it divides several racers, who, however, under the strong pressure Of peffetta will fall very rapidly. To 14 circles of Gary reduced the distance from its central objective to the limits two-three tenth second. On the level with the attracting force, between Briton and Matthias, there was a fantastic concentration. Everything else seemingly departed to the background.

However it cannot be said that it was not interesting on that plan. Moreover, deystvo was created well matched with the main thing. Circle Christian abt and Mika Of khakkinen did not divide Euro-AIDSTWIST by 2000 14: no one wanted to be inferior, and on turn both left into the turn, after which Khakkinenu it was desirable somewhat more rapidly to return to the normal river bed. But, as the saying goes: "you will hurry..." - Khakkinen cut into Abta. To Christian it is not ridiculous. Gathering. To Stephan Myukke on its part of the route is not also gay - it departs to the gravel. Bernd Of shnayder completely grustit - problem with the wheel, and German is forced to leave race.

Another German - Xa1nq- Harold frenttsen - also something left, but here at least is an occasion for the optimism: he left the leading position, but race- that continues. And the arrangement of pilots in it appears as follows: Ekstrom, Peffett, Christianson, Ayllo, Frenttsen, Alezi, Reuter, Green, Spengler, MakNish. Camera practically continuously seizes into the sequence the battle of Ekstrom and Peffetta. Battle, in turn, indisputably seizes spirit. Each motion of control must be adjusted without the least hint to the inaccuracy! On 23 circles Ekstrom, to the pair Kristensenom, displaces into the boxings. Peffett there, but is around later.

Always is desirable to say to the worshippers...
Of Gary Peffett: "fans arrive to the autodromes and magnificently are supported us! But often, because of the numerous briefings with the command and the mechanics, i do not have time to give a larger quantity of autographs and to give to worshippers more than attention. But I always want to say thanks for the fantastic support!"
Matthias Ekstrom: "you will cross for me fingers..."

to scrape fingers, to hold cams, and stopwatch spoke, that in Mercedes pit- feet they conducted in the tenth of second more rapid - for Gary Peffetta maintenance lasted ya.es. I nevertheless, to the route it left behind Matthias.

29 circle, and By dzheymi Green does not maintain stress - he descends from the distance. Circle 33 becomes even more hot: it would seem, to reduce distance already nowhere, but Mercedes Peffeta was close to Audi Matthias simply to the vertigo! This no longer to name "will hang on the rear spoiler" - Gary there simply settled. Stress improbable, and seems that soon it will be possible to see electrical discharges. Norbert Of khaug he tries to be held quietly, children from Audi on the face of nervous disruption. Gary is increasingly nearer, and now can occur outstripping...

My rival...
Of Gary Peffett: "Matthias is very good and competent driver. And actually pleasant person. We respect each other on the route. We have many rigid, but honest battles. If you want to win in Matthias, for you it is necessary to accomplish excellent job ".
Matthias Ekstrom: "precisely about this zyate as Gary dreams each mother. Furthermore, it is very rapid on the route ".

V turning ADAC on 44 circles, Jean alezi, attempting to recapture the sixth place in Frenttsena, uncomfortably vrezayetsya in Opel. Nevertheless, Mercedes leaves forward on the cherished recaptured position, and here Frenttsen loses two places. Now German locks spectacle zone. Not excepting Jean alezi, this maneuver no one was pleased. But here Jean alezi's consequences precisely could not be pleased to degree larger: stewards "hung" to the Frenchman passage on pit- Lane. However, it is necessary to note that, after completing "defile" under the very curtain of race, entirely without the glasses Of alezi it did not remain, since even thus I could finish not further than on the eighth position. Immediately before it frenttsen, even in front of Spengler, Reuter, Ayllo - the fourth, Christianson on podiume.

I will win title in this year, because...
Gary Peffett: "we have splendid machine, and we were rapid on each route - i have the best command at the given moment".
Matthias Ekstrom: "we are more sequential and accomplish less than errors".

Today command Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline, beauty- machine Audi A4 DTM in the modification of 2005, but the main thing is pilot Matthias Ekstrom - committed not united error. They accomplished work in the highest concept, to which can be attributed this word. This was work to the perfection.

I after the finish, where Gary was the second, the picture of championship again is changed. Ekstrom places to his scale one small additional weight - one point, which makes possible for it to be considered as the current leader. Situation in the championship now greatly resembles that the fact that we, in the literal sense constantly, can observe in the life: the very clear example of the unity of the oppositions, when after the day comes night, and after night again begins day... So indeed and as in DTM it can be otherwise? Indeed these two racers, class as, as they and different. As night and day. Gary and Matthias.

Will be

p.s.

Difference between DTM and formula 1...
Matthias Ekstrom: "DTM - for the persistent fellows, who love dense fight in the races. While formula 1 - these are the most rapid racing automobiles in the world ".
Gary Peffett: "formula 1 - this is as before the apex of auto-races. However, formula 1 is the apex of competitions among the one-place automobiles. But if we speak about the class of turing, then apex here personifies DTM ".

There remains only to supplement, that, possibly, the most important difference between these two, into the truth incomparable with each other, by classes picker consists in the fact that Fy it was already in Turkey, but DTM yet not was. On 2 October we will be!

EuroSpeedway Lausitz

Germany - 16-18 September 2005

day the first

already into which once for the season is necessary to begin story about the first day of ralli from the words like "Sebastian leb make reserve for the future victory, after outdistancing the nearest persecutor on...". Here and this time Of seb took leadership already from second spetsuchastka; however, its advantage is not so enormous, what it was earlier. But let us begin first...

Victory on first SU it remained no matter how strangely after Grenkhol'mom, apparently command installation "to return the first place in KK" took its and Marcus rushed into the battle with the unprecedented fervor. "French lions" lose to "dual chevrons" six points, and to win back them for one stage Peugeot completely on the forces. Troika locked Peter solberg and Sebastian leb, that were accomodated in five seconds. But here rest lost to the leading troika already very perceptible seconds, the same Rovanpera, which occupies the fourth line of protocol was in 22 seconds.

But ralli in which leads not Seb, this not of ralli. Therefore, it is unimportant that, but something it had to happen so that the Frenchman would leave into the leaders. And happened this exactly to "300 seventh" Grenkhol'ma. Because of the leakage of brake fluid the automobile increasingly more badly obeyed brake pedal. Marcus could finish the second of dopa, but after losing more than a minute, it revealed himself nearer toward the end of the second ten. Later than the brake Peugeot more- less they arrived into the standard, and, after showing the fifth time on third SU, Marcus could reach the zone of service.

Thus far the leader of stage suffered with the technology, in it this leadership itself they selected. Assume that the victory on the second special-section remained after pilot Mitsubishi Of kharri Of rovanperoy, but into the leaders left Leb. following two SU it finally won Sebastian, but on the second of them Frenchman was late with the departure from the zone of service and was obtained the ten-second penalty, which reduced his advantage over Solbergom to 9,9 s on the sums of day.

To surrender without to battle in Finns is not accepted - Grenkhol'm rushed to win back positions, and lustrously it managed this task. Second place on fourth SU, and better time on two those following. As a result, after outdistancing, in the number of other, Duval, Gardemaystera, Martin, Atkinson and Enninga Of solberga, Marcus moved with 19 in 4 places.

Is worth mentioning the surely most main event Week -3nda - return of Colin makRe, invited by command Skoda to its more domestic than ralli. It does not be worthwhile to doubt, that as the minimum half of spectators standing on the route arrived to admire precisely to Colin. Two-year-old interruption in the races, plus almost unknown Fabia will hardly allow the champion of the peace of 1995 to pretend to something improbable. On third SU the Scotsman showed 6 time - here and everything that he could squeeze out of himself and is far from champion machine. The thirteenth place on the sums of day, in all in second before Krisom Miike on Subaru Impreza, teacher of which is it itself, and meanwhile for the young Englishman this first of ralli on the automobile of class WRC.

In contrast to the majority of the previous stages, intrigue in Great Britain will be sufficient also on the second day. The first troika is held in 31 second. Furthermore, Grenkhol'm with Duval is very close to the third place Of rovanpery.

Day the second

second day did not introduce the perceptible changes in the position of the leaders: Leb won six of seven specials-section of day, after returning last stadionnyy of dopa to the ransom to pilot Ford to Mark Higgins, who because of this victory rose with 17 in 10 places.

Peter solberg "chased into entire of supports", but more and more greatly he only lost Sebu. But indeed in the past year Norwegian conquered here victory. However, 44 s of delay from the leader in the day to the end of ralli sharply decrease the chances of Peter by the repetition of success -2004; however, the second place, it is possible to say, "in its pocket" - Grenkhol'm although was opened to the last step of podiuma, it lags on 45 s.

Marcus's speed very impresses, in pursuit of leader it not shchadit no one. This time fall Rovanpera. For five specials-section Of grenkhol'm won back in Finn more than 30 seconds. True, on the next-to-last to dopa in Kharri began the problems with the gearbox, which very facilitated the task Of grenkhol'ma. Very good, takeing into account that only yesterday racer Peugeot at one time was the 19th, is possible to only represent as battle he could give Leba, if the technical malfunctions of Friday.

Even prior to the start of subbotnikh specials-section it became known about the disqualification Of gardemaystera. It Ford Focus RS weighed on 4 kg less than the assumed 1230 kg. this unconditionally the oversight of command, it is very it's a pity, that for it paid Tony, who went, by the way, at 9 place and had more than real chances to burst open into the first five. However, to the mind I will slay prikh 2000 it odit thought about the same incident with command Subaru in Greece. However, there, for the short-weight of trekh(!) machines, command was finished only by money penalty.

Day was issued by rich to the incidents. Kris Atkinson did not hold his Subaru Impreza in one of the turnings and, after getting stuck beyond the limits of fabric, I could not continue race. One additional pilot Subaru - Stephan Sarrazin - broke machine against the stones and so it can forget about the possibility of continuation. Did not avoid troubles and Enning Of solberg, young of fordovets it cut to the boulder it damaged the suspension of its Focus RS; however, I could continue race, although "fell" in 14 places. Even without that not not shining by Colin makRey obtained problems with the gearbox, and again "it fell out" of ten, into which just barely it burst open.

In a good sense "differed" petty private traders. Manfred shtol' more than once gladdened us by the bright appearances, again is held rather well on the route. Austrian on Citroen Xsara three times was in six and was opened in 8 place on the sums of day little-known Finn verdigrises Of latvala it gave out on not bad SU mountain. After obtaining two minutes of penalty for the delay with the departure from the zone of service, it three times in a row concluded dopa by the sixth.

To participants it remained to overcome last 4 spetsuchastka of British ralli, which will comprise only more than 113,5 km I if we first two will hardly risk, then Duval and Rovanpera still have all chances to overcome for the third place, and this means what to weaken not to be necessary for Marcus To grenkhol'mu.

Day the third

in Sunday, in the morning on 18 September, on paddoku Of ralli of Great Britain began to crawl terrible news about the serious emergency of crew Martin- park.

Tragedy occurred on the second kilometer of fifteenth spetsuchastka. In one of the turnings Peugeot 307 it laid from the road and it cut into by passenger side the tree. Markko Martin could be selected from the automobile and stop the crew Of rovanpery, which transmitted information about the emergency to marshals. Medical helicopter immediately arrived in the place, but it was too late - injuries obtained by park proved to be incompatible with the life. Itself Martin so obtained mutilations, but his lives nothing he threatens.

As soon as it became known about the happened tragedy, Peugeot Sport immediately removed from the race the crew Of grenkhol'm-Rautyanin. However, organizers abolished remained spetsuchastki, and if not the solution of command, Marcus would be classified by the third. But so whether this importantly...

Maykl park was one of the most experienced and respected navigators of the championship of peace. For his career 39- summer Englishman had time to work with many distinguished British racers, it suffices to name at least Richard Burns or Colin makReya. 2000- m to year it was joined to the young petty private trader Markko to Martin on Toyota Corolla. The then "sletannaya pair" moved for the season in Subaru, and then for three years into Ford. The first of their five joint victories they gained in the acropolicy in 2003- m. the season of 2005 Maykl and Markko they decided to conduct in Peugeot.

Entire auto-sport peace expresses condolence to its wife of Mary, to son to William and daughter of Victorias.

On the photo Of maykl the park of zapechatlen during Ralli of New Zealand, on 8 April, 2005.

Fourteenth 22- kilometer spetsuchastok racers began on the typically English weather - it is cloud and only +12 on the thermometer. Marcus Grenkhol'm finished the distance with the better time, for 3 seconds of more rapid than arrived by the second Of solberga. The leader of championship Sebastian leb was only third, after remaining Peter almost on 3 s.

Further was located Galls, Duval, Atkinson and Martin. Eight locked Manfred shtol', and only on 1,8 s it he remained Kharri Of rovanpera, which lost time because of the turn. By Colin makRey it concludes dopa by the eleventh, and now in the general test it on 7,2 s anticipates Mark Higgins.

Following spetsuchastok was abolished, hardly after having time to begin. Into the incident it first pleased To dzhidzhi Galls. Italian could not hold automobile on the route and flew away in cuvettes. But after seven minutes Galls I could be selected and finish race. However, the second incident strictly and served as the reason for the curtailment of competition. Into emergency fell crew Peugeot Martin- park, the navigator of Estonian perished on the spot (all details read in the fitting). To pilots by that not had time to finish 15th SU was added nominal time.

After Grenkhol'm was taken from the race, but it means it collected neither united point, the leader of championship Sebastian leb would become champion before the appointed time, what did not want nor command nor Seb, and Frenchman intentionally it is late with the departure from the zone of service, for which 2 minutes 10 s of penalty are obtained, thus letting pass forward Peter sol'berga and Francois Duval. For Peter this already the fourth in a row victory in Great Britain.

For four stages to the end of the superiority the difference between Lebom and Solbergom of 34 points, to 4 more points behind them lags Grenkhol'm. Hot oppositions are planned in the pairs Of rovanpera - Duval Of shtol' - cross. In the goblet of designers Citroen to 20 points anticipates Peugeot, and so "boils" fight for the third place between Ford and Subaru.

The following stage - Rally Japan - will pass into the first Week- and October.

The total results of stage

the motion of race

of one of front-page news of paddoka in the days of conducting Boundary- with Portugal became declaration about the signing of the contract between one of the chief designers Ferrari John Barnard and "stable" Benetton, where the Briton became new managing director. In command Onyx occurred the replacement of racers - dissatisfied by the public critical statements of Bertrand gasho management replaced with his Finn Lekhto, for which this race became debut in the championship of peace.

In the qualifications were very strong two ferrari, which could outdistance even alene it was simple on McLaren. Senna, however, again it proved to be not on the teeth no one of the rivals and engaged the sequential of poul. The staggering fifth place at the start (directly behind two mcLaren and pair Ferrari) was reached by Pierluigi Martini on Minardi, who to the pair with the become ninth of Louis- Perez saloy, in the first place, brought to command one of the best qualifications in its history, and in the second place, clearly demonstrated the excellent properties of qualification rubber Pirelli...

At the start Gerhard Berger it selects the leadership in senna, for which he thus far is necessary to be satisfied the second place. However, on the eighth circle of Brazilian already passes a partner of Berger Naydzhel Of mensell, which is fixed following the leader and it begins to search for holes in order to outdistance that. That also occurs on 24 circles, when Mensell leaves forward.

Is sufficiently intensively events begin to be developed in the middle of the race, when begins time pit- it is stop. Naydzhel Of mensell, after dropping in to the refueling, rushes by the boxings of its command, but, not long thinking, racer gives backward motion and rolls to his mechanics. The commissioners of race extract to Briton for this disturbance the black flag, which Mensell satisfactorily ignores and race continues. On 49 circle between Naydzhelom (which in the essence not at all should not have been on the route) and Ireton by senna is turned struggle for the second position in the race, which concludes with collision and mutual gathering of duelists. All this makes it possible simply to leave in the second place, at which that finishes. Berger conquers, by the third becomes Stephan Yokhansson, Alessandro nannini the fourth, Pierluigi Martini the fifth and Jonathan Palmer of the sixth.

The race of pilots Minardi

after the start of race and for elongation 25 is circular the composition of the first eight practically it does not change, and Pierluigi Martini retains the fifth place earned in the qualification. Soon begin the pit- feet, because of which the Italian consecutively rises increasingly above and it is above as long as on 40 circles he does not occur by the leader of race!

Led Martini, true, not long - only one circle, after which the Italian itself leaves for the refueling and rolls away to the ninth line. However, first Naydzhel Of mensell rams Ireton senna, and then on one and the same circle with overheating of engines descend both williams, and Martini again occurs on the fifth line, on which he is retained to the finish itself.

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