Mitch
10-01-2007, 02:51 PM
Press release, 09/25/2007
Klingmann stretches his points lead.
Barcelona (23rd September 2007). The battle for the top slot in Formula BMW Germany remains a nailbiting affair. In Barcelona on Saturday, Jens Klingmann (Leimen) took first place ahead of Daniel Campos-Hull (ESP/ both Eifelland Racing) and Philipp Eng (AUT/ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg). On Sunday Klingmann was first to take the chequered flag again, but a 10-second penalty for a dangerous manoeuvre at the start of the race relegated the 17-year-old to fourth place in the race results. This decision on the part of the stewards gave Eng victory in the 16th race, ahead of Marco Wittmann (Markt Erlbach) and Adrien Tambay (FRA/ both Josef Kaufmann Racing). "I accept the stewards' decision, but there was still half a metre between myself and Eng," Klingmann commented.
Klingmann's toughest rival in the battle for the title, local hero Campos-Hull, ended up in eighth place on Sunday after a 30-second penalty. His compatriot Daniel Juncadella (AM-Holzer Rennsport) and nine other drivers were also penalised for failing to maintain an appropriate speed under a yellow flag. Juncadella ultimately finished in ninth place. "It's really difficult for a driver to slow down during a yellow flag phase without losing too much ground to his rivals," explained Wittmann, "but naturally safety on the race track always has to be paramount."
Klingmann stretches his points lead.
Barcelona (23rd September 2007). The battle for the top slot in Formula BMW Germany remains a nailbiting affair. In Barcelona on Saturday, Jens Klingmann (Leimen) took first place ahead of Daniel Campos-Hull (ESP/ both Eifelland Racing) and Philipp Eng (AUT/ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg). On Sunday Klingmann was first to take the chequered flag again, but a 10-second penalty for a dangerous manoeuvre at the start of the race relegated the 17-year-old to fourth place in the race results. This decision on the part of the stewards gave Eng victory in the 16th race, ahead of Marco Wittmann (Markt Erlbach) and Adrien Tambay (FRA/ both Josef Kaufmann Racing). "I accept the stewards' decision, but there was still half a metre between myself and Eng," Klingmann commented.
Klingmann's toughest rival in the battle for the title, local hero Campos-Hull, ended up in eighth place on Sunday after a 30-second penalty. His compatriot Daniel Juncadella (AM-Holzer Rennsport) and nine other drivers were also penalised for failing to maintain an appropriate speed under a yellow flag. Juncadella ultimately finished in ninth place. "It's really difficult for a driver to slow down during a yellow flag phase without losing too much ground to his rivals," explained Wittmann, "but naturally safety on the race track always has to be paramount."