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WTCC Salzburgring The Word to the Winners

Robert Huff - Race 1 winner: "That has to be one of the hardest races of my life because I spent more time looking in the mirror than looking forward! It was so difficult to hold off Yvan going up the back straight, since at one point he was more than three-quarters of the way past me, but I managed to hold on, thankfully. I had probably the best start of the three of us in Race 2 and could afford to push Yvan once I got into second place behind him, but we had a radio message saying Alain (Menu) and Alex (MacDowall) both had punctures and so I took the decision to slow down a little. Yvan slowed down as well to preserve his position and it was really unlucky that he got his puncture when he did. I got a puncture in the very next corner and the car wouldn't turn in, Stefano (D'Aste) gambled on the line and took his first win and so congratulations for him."

Stefano D'Aste - Race 2 winner: "It was a crazy race, I have to say! Tom (Coronel) and I did a good job in the first part of the race and then the Chevys arrived and I couldn't do anything to prevent them overtaking. After a couple of laps, it was obvious that they weren't pushing as much and the gap started to come down, then in the last lap I saw Yvan (Muller) going out and I went on a different line to pass Tom and Rob (Huff). I knew that it was something of a gamble whichever way I went, but fortunately, it was the correct decision. I actually didn't know that was the last lap; I asked Dominik Greiner (Wiechers-Sport team manager) how many laps were left and he told me I had won!"

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