It was an even worse weekend for team-mate Jörg Müller who failed to even reach the start line when a heavy off in practice consigned him to the sidelines. It was Müller’s second consecutive non-scoring round and with just two points in the last six races, his double victory in France now seems a distant memory. However, both Müller’s can take encouragement from the fact that they dominated last years ETCC round at Spa, claiming a first and a second place each. Jörg in particular is in a good position to capitalise because the 10kg of ballast he is carrying could make all the difference on Spa’s high-speed characteristics. He needs a good result too should he be able to revive his slim championship hopes.
Slipping back to third in the championship, reigning ETCC champion, Andy Priaulx, missed a golden opportunity to take advantage of Muller’s problems by scoring just a single point in the second race. Battling against significant ballast, Priaulx failed to star on the Puebla track and comes away from Mexico having fallen behind Giovanardi. Spa is one of the Guernseyman’s more favoured circuits though, scoring a fourth and fifth place there last year and hopes are high that with some reduced ballast he can get onto the podium this time around. However, it is wins Priaulx needs and while consistency has been the cornerstone of the RBM driver’s season so far, he is yet to score his first victory of the year.
With the works drivers failing to make their mark in Mexico, it was up to Antonio García to fly the
BMW flag in his Team Italy – Spain 320i. Although he is yet to win a race in either the ETCC or WTCC, Garcia managed another second place in Mexico, hounding Peter Terting for victory all the way to the chequered flag. Together with a fifth place, García rose to fourth in the standings but will go to Spa carrying a considerable 55kg of deadweight, something which may scupper his chances to secure that debut win.
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