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WTCC - Sonoma United States - The word to the winners

Yvan Muller - Race 1 winner: "My car was fantastic and I have to thank the team for doing a great job. We knew that the first turn here could be an issue, so I was very conservative behind Alain (Menu) and Gabriele (Tarquini). They clashed and I had the opportunity to pass Gabriele. Then Alain had a technical problem and I was able to pass him too. In the final part of the race I had to keep watch on Rob (Huff) and avoid offering a gap to pass me. In the second race I made a mistake and hit Engstler. The Stewards decided to give me a penalty for this. It is not up to me to judge whether this was fair or unfair. Shame on me because I gave them the possibility to penalize me."

Rob Huff - Race 2 winner: "I am very happy. It has been a great weekend for me. I was struggling a little bit with the set up of my car after the warm up. We changed something and I was very happy with the car's race pace. It was the same old story, when I have Yvan or Alain ahead of me it's very difficult to overtake. I was studying Yvan to see how I could make a try without taking a risk. Then he made a mistake and I found myself in the lead. From then onwards I had to control Michelisz's moves, just like Yvan had done with me in Race 1. Now we are on equal points, Yvan and I. It's like a fresh new start to the championship. I have been twice third and once second. I will try everything I can to win this year!"

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