We
had two important events this Sunday (1), so just one photo would be
extremely unfair. Coincidentally, both come from the Asian continent,
miles and miles away from us.
The
first one comes from the Shanghai International Circuit, in
China, where Porsche gave an important step to a full world sweep
this year.
In
a race that had several troubles because of the rain that fell down
from the start, the 6 Hours of Shanghai saw a 1-2 finish for Porsche
and their 919 Hybrid models, and while the race was in fact smooth
for the No. 17 driven by Mark Webber, Brendon Hartley and Timo
Bernhard, it seemed that all sorts of wrong things came to the No. 18
one, as a contact with one of the Audi R18 e-tron quattros as
well a complicated tire change took some time from the crew.
With
the results of today, Porsche was crowned the Manufacturers World
Champion of the FIA World Endurance Championship, and if
everything goes right, the drivers championship can go to Stuttgart
too.
The
other photo comes from the Buriram International Circuit, in
Thailand, where the FIA World Touring Car Championship knew his
champion with three races to go.
José
Maria “Pechito” López dominated the Race 1 of 2 in Thailand
with authority, keeping good distance from Citroën team mate
Sebastien Loeb, while WTCC legend Yvan Muller,
the only title contender apart from López, had extremely bad luck
with a crash right after the start, meaning that Muller's C-Elysée
TC1 ended the race in the Citroën garage with damage in one of the
wheels.
López
keeps going with large steps to become a record breaker in WTCC, as
this is his second straight title in his second full season in the
championship, becoming the third driver in number of titles, only
behind BMW ace Andy Priaulx (3 titles) and Citroën mate Yvan Muller
(4 titles).
PHOTOS:
FIA WEC, WTCC
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