YOKOHAMA ADVAN-TAGE FOR TARQUINI ON THE DAY
Media information, 6 May 2007
Fast-paced and twisty, Zandvoort Circuit proved itself a real driver's track today and Yokohama ADVAN made sure that the FIA World Touring Car Championship's racing stars were given the very best tyres to race with in Holland.
With cooling temperatures and drivers eager to win round three and four
of the 2007 WTCC season, tyres were a critical factor in today's racing
especially with Zandvoort's sandy environment as second race winner Gabriele
Tarquini explained.
gThe sand has been an issue all weekend,h said Tarquini who drives a
SEAT Leon and won race two in wet conditions.
gBut I think the ADVANs work very well with our car, we generally tend
to be very smooth on them, and the second race's mild rain and cooler conditions
actually helped us this afternoon.
h N.Technology's driver James Thompson confirmed the sand had been an
issue.
gHaving sand on the track makes the car slide a lot more easily and that
naturally forces the tyres to work harder,h said the two-time British
Touring Car Champion.
gZandvoort also has some fairly tight corners which can make it difficult
for drivers to be as smooth on the tyres as we would normally like to be.
The ADVANs are extremely resistant though which helps.h
The environment played a major part this weekend with the Zandvoort Circuit situated close to the beach.
Strong winds contributed to the amount of sand on track but Yokohama Europe
Marketing Manager Kazuyoshi Sekiguchi is confident that the Yokohama ADVANs
performed at their best, despite the difficult conditions.
gThere are always going to be external factors that need to be considered
during a race weekend,h said Sekiguchi.
gIt is part of our job to include that in our preparation work and make
sure that our product delivers the high performance it is known for. I'm
happy to confirm that this weekend has been no different.h
