A
phenomenal performance by Fazza 3 saw them leave the field behind to
dominate from start-to-finish to win race 1 of the Brazilian Grand Prix,
the opening round of 2010 UIM Class 1 World Powerboat Championship.
The
defending world champions were uncatchable and put on a master class,
to lead home the field by over 45 seconds. Teammates Fazza 1 made the
most of a fantastic start to complete a Victory Team one-two, with
Welmax completing the podium, finishing in third place.
Fazza
3’s Arif Al Zafeen and Nadir Bin Hendi followed up their Edox Pole
Position win earlier in the day, with a performance of speed and skill
that showcased to their rivals why they are world champions. The perfect
start to the defence of their title was made by sealing victory over
the 54.94Nm course in 35mins 44.56secs.
Mohammed
Al Marri and Abdullah Al Mehairbi in Fazza 1, made a perfect start from
third on the grid, passing Welmax to move into second place. From there
they held off the challenge from the Norwegians and were rarely
troubled as the pair claimed their first second place finish.
The
all-Norwegian Welmax, piloted by Jorn Tandberg and Kolbjorn Selmer,
were satisfied with the final podium place. A sluggish start saw them
challenged early on by Team Abu Dhabi, who were a mere 0.16secs behind
at the end of the start lap. However, after both outfits had run their
long-laps, Welmax got ahead and streaked away to start closing in on
Fazza 1, but despite their best efforts the Norwegians could not get
close enough to make a move for second place, finishing 9.75secs behind.
Following disqualification from the Edox
Pole Position, after setting the fourth fastest time, due to a
weight-rule infringement, Duemme - Foresti & Suardi’s Giampaolo
Montavoci and Guido Cappellini were forced to start from the back of the
grid. A jump start then saw them penalised further with a long-lap
penalty, after which they were running in fifth place. Another penalty
long-lap, this time for Team Abu Dhabi for missing a turn buoy, allowed
Montavoci and Cappellini to close the gap to just over five seconds. A
fuel problem for Team Abu Dhabi’s Rashed Al Tayer and Nicola Giorgi,
which prevented them from accelerating out of the corners, then allowed
the experienced Montavoci and new partner Cappellini to overtake at the
end of lap 12 and move them up into fourth place.
Welmax
Alianza’s new pairing of Giorgio Manuzzi and Marit Stromoy followed up a
solid performance in their first outing together in qualifying and
despite a high-speed spin on lap seven, finished in sixth place ahead of
Fabio Magnani and Marco Pennesi in Foresti & Suardi - Scam. A Fazza
one-two bodes well for the team that swept all before them in 2009 and
the challenge is now on for their rivals to see if they can split the
Dubai-based team’s raceboats in race 2 of the Brazilian Grand Prix,
tomorrow.
BRAZILIAN GRAND PRIX, RACE 1 - results
1. Fazza 3 - A Al Zafeen (UAE) / N Bin Hendi (UAE) - 35.44,56
2. Fazza 1 - A Al Mehairbi (UAE) / M Al Marri (UAE) + 45,45
3. Welmax - K Selmer (NOR) / J Tandberg (NOR) + 55,20
4. Duemme - Foresti & Suardi - G Cappellini (ITA) / G Montavoci (ITA) + 1.40,37
5. Team Abu Dhabi - R Al Tayer (UAE) / N Giorgi (ITA) + 1.51,76
6. Welmax Alianza - G Manuzzi (SMR) / M Stromoy (NOR) + 2.44,40
7. Foresti & Suardi - SCAM - F Magnani (ITA) / M Pennesi (ITA) + 1 lap
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