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Yvan Muller struck back in Donington Park, claiming a double victory and cutting by half his gap in the points from Rob Huff that is now of 15 points only.
The Chevrolet team is a steamroller and his drivers are re-writing the WTCC book of records, including 13 race wins in the same season and two back-to-back victories in the same weekend for the same driver (Huff in Monza, Muller at Donington).
The fight between the two Muller and Huff for the WTCC title becomes hotter and hotter as again one of the races was decided by a controversial manoeuvre. Two weeks ago in Porto Huff stole the leadership from Muller by cutting a chicane, today in Donington Muller overtook Huff after hitting the rear bumper of his car, which will cost him three positions on the starting grid for the next race at Oschersleben.
As for Alain Menu, he seems now relegated in the role of the 'third man' having lost more points from his team-mates; despite he finished third and fifth in today's races, the Swiss racer is not 71 and 56 points behind the two leaders.
Franz Engstler had his best weekend ever in WTCC, winning both races in the Yokohama Trophy and claiming his first overall podium in the championship.
The championship will resume at Oschersleben, Germany, on July 31st for rounds 15 and 16.
It was another very successful day for Chevrolet, as the Cruzes posted another 1-2-3 in Race 1 and a 1-2 in Race 2 in Donington, the home race of the RML team. Yvan Muller took a double win, in both instances ahead of Rob Huff, and the gap between the Frenchman and the Brit in the Drivers’ championship has now been reduced to 15 points. Alain Menu was third in Race 1 and 5th in Race 2, completing the excellent team result.
The rain was on and off in both races, which took place on a track that was damp in some places, causing a number of race incidents. One of those involved Muller and Huff, who had a contact at the beginning of Race 2, which the stewards investigated and found to be a normal race incident, but did not prevent the Cruzes from winning the race.
Taking again the maximum of Manufacturer points, Chevrolet has further extended its lead in the Manufacturers’ standings ahead of the German round of the WTCC, the last before the summer break.
