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Rob Huff (Chevrolet)is now tied with teammate Yvan Muller in the WTCC point standings after Sonoma, after the Frenchman got a drive through penalty in race 2.
Muller got a 25-point lead after his victory in Race 1 in California. But Huff, who secured second position in the first race, inherited the lead and victory in the second race when race leader Muller received a drive through penalty following a contact with Franz Engstler's BMW, who spun off off the track while running in first position.
Rob Huff took victory as Muller dropped down to 16th, and out of the points zone. Both Chevy drivers are now tied in first place with six races remaining in the three last meetings to run in Suzuka, Shanghai and Macau.
Alain Menu, the third Chevrolet driver, was forced to retire in Race 1 in Sonoma, and is now far behind his teammates in the standings.
Yvan Muller was very disapointed after the incident that cost him a lot of points.
"It's always the same," he told Auto123.com.
"I don't say that I don't deserve this penalty, but looking back at what happened on track this weekend, and the past races this season, a lot of drivers had to be penalised. That was the same in Slovakia, where I was also penalised for a similar incident. Instead of being first in standingswith a margin of 30 points, we are now tied in classification. I gave them the opportunity to penalise me, I should have been more careful. That's the way it is, we now have to look forward to the remaining races of the year..."
Muller got a 25-point lead after his victory in Race 1 in California. But Huff, who secured second position in the first race, inherited the lead and victory in the second race when race leader Muller received a drive through penalty following a contact with Franz Engstler's BMW, who spun off off the track while running in first position.
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| Franz Engstler (BMW) out, after Yvan Muller (Chevrolet) touched him. (Photo: FIA WTCC) |
Rob Huff took victory as Muller dropped down to 16th, and out of the points zone. Both Chevy drivers are now tied in first place with six races remaining in the three last meetings to run in Suzuka, Shanghai and Macau.
Alain Menu, the third Chevrolet driver, was forced to retire in Race 1 in Sonoma, and is now far behind his teammates in the standings.
Yvan Muller was very disapointed after the incident that cost him a lot of points.
"It's always the same," he told Auto123.com.
"I don't say that I don't deserve this penalty, but looking back at what happened on track this weekend, and the past races this season, a lot of drivers had to be penalised. That was the same in Slovakia, where I was also penalised for a similar incident. Instead of being first in standingswith a margin of 30 points, we are now tied in classification. I gave them the opportunity to penalise me, I should have been more careful. That's the way it is, we now have to look forward to the remaining races of the year..."