Although Dark brown Junqueira throughout had one very competitive car the weekend in the Twin Ring de Motegi, the Brazilian had to battle hard to secure a memorable victory for Toyota. Junqueira was quite patient remaining 110 agreed returns of the 201 behind Paul Tracy and Tony Kanaan. These two last ones with Honda motors, left some returns with mechanical problems later, and the Brazilian inherited the end.Dark brown Junqueira, leading a Lola Toyota of the Target equipment Chip Ganassi Racing, surpassed by 12,282 seconds to the Canadian Alex Tagliani of the equipment Player's Forsythe. The Scot Darío Franchitti completed podio with the best Honda impeller of the twelve cars that finished the race.For Toyota this result was very important, since a Japanese mark won for the first time in its own territory. The other editions of this race had been gained by cars driven with motors Ford Cosworth. “I am very happy for securing this victory for Toyota in its own house”, commented Junqueira. “The motor behaved wonderful during the three days and was very reliable today. Also I am enchanted to secure this triumph, since the two first races of the year were very bad for me”, ended up saying the Brazilian.Paul Tracy, who led 38 returns, disputed his first race with the Lola chassis. The Canadian had to desert with mechanical problems when he was a serious candidate to the triumph. “Certainly very I am disappointed, because it was called on to me to leave when it was realizing a wonderful rate of race”, Tracy related, “Basically I had a problem with the direction bar and that was quite serious. What I can at least rescue is the potential of the Lola chassis”, said the Canadian.For the remaining pilots of the Green equipment the luck was distributed. Michael Andretti retired with mechanical problems, whereas Darío Franchitti finished third party to a distance return. Position that reached to him to the Scot to become the new leader of the Championship of pilots with 34 points. “This result is fantastic, although really it wanted to gain the race for Honda”, said Darío. “All the people of Honda carried out a work very it last to win here, but we committed a strategy error and that cost the race to us”, commented Franchitti.Once Tracy retired, Kanaan became followed leader of Junqueira and Patrick Carpentier. But one by one the rivals of Dark brown began to fall. Carpentier was penalized to exceed the speed in the street pits, whereas to Kanaan the car by a fire principle operated its Honda motor immediately to him leaving.On the other hand, the Townsend North American Bell suffered a violent accident when he lost the control of his Reynard Toyota in curve 4 of Motegi. Bell suffered light wounded but its situation is optimum. The confusion of Bell caused a yellow flag that extended by several returns.Alex Tagliani, that concluded 2º, could have fought with Junqueira but for one missed strategy of its equipment. Tagliani instead of to pause during the yellow flag, did it under green flag losing appraised time. “I am in favor contented of all the equipment”, said Tagliani, “the boys carried out a great work during the weekend, but now we will have a good rest until Milwaukee”, commented Alex Tagliani.With three disputed races of the calendar, Darío Franchitti leads the contest with 34 points, followed of Michel Jourdain Jr with 32, Christian gives Matta with 27, Alex Tagliani with 26 and Dark brown Junqueira with 23.
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Dark brown it celebrates in his Lola
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Good work of Tagliani
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Hard blow for Bell
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