CHANGES TO THE PUEBLA-AMOZOC CIRCUIT

Following the requests from the FIA Circuits Commission, the P Miguel E. Abed circuit underwent a number of changes in the first portion of the track.

The left-handed corner at the end of the main straight does not lead any longer to the infield; on the contrary it is followed by two right-handed corner leading to the South banking, which was not in use last year.

These changed have been conceived in order to reduce risks of dramatic crashes that last year forced Jörg Müller's BMW and Adriano De Micheli's Honda out of the event fter free practice. Further to the changes, lap distance has increased from 3.13 to 3.36 km.

After having been shown the new track map, all the drivers have judged the changes in a positive way..


Puebla like Curitiba is based on an american style oval with long banked corners and then a twisty, technical infield. This means the setup of the car is a constant compromise between speed and downforce... go fast on the oval part of the track or go fast on the infield.

The track is completely flat and has no camber worth noticing on the infield part, instead it presents the drivers with a different challenge: tyre management.

The surface is extremely rough and winning here will be as much about strategy and smart driving as about sheer speed. Odds are that your tyres will be completely used up when you get to that all important last lap.

 
 


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Andy PRIAULX – BMW Team UK

“I am a lot happier now than I was at the start of the day. We are improving and considering the weight and the condition of the track I feel we have done well [...] It all depends if I can compete with the front wheel drive cars that appear to be handling the track better.”

Salvatore TAVANO – N.technology

“In Race 1 it was difficult to keep Augusto (Farfus) behind me and for the second part of the first race my front tyres were deteriorating.”

Ryan SHARP – JAS Motorsport

““I hoped to challenge the Alfas in the first race but that plan was soon out of the question when I badly damaged my rear suspension. To be the first independent to finish on the podium this season is fantastic though. ”

Tom CORONEL – GR Asia

“Last year the Honda was the fastest on the track so I was not surprised to see Sharp do so well”

 

 
 
Distance : 3,030 m
Race : 2 x 17 laps
S2000
Lap record
-Qualifying
: 1:29.993
F. Giovanardi
Alfa Romeo 156
S2000
Lap record
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Race  
: 1:30.587
G. Tarquini
Alfa Romeo 156

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