Michael Andretti knew to take advantage from the strategy of his equipment and was able to snatch the leadership to him to Jimmy Vasser to take an important victory in Toyota Great Prix of Long Beach. Perhaps the most important race of the calendar.Michael Andretti leading a Reynard Honda of the equipment Motorola Racing guessed right with the strategy of his equipment to realize haltings outside sequence. That is to say, to pause when the rest not it towards.The American captured the leadership after a yellow flag, and was able to fittingly maintain it on an impatient Jimmy Vasser of the Rahal equipment. The first victory of Andretti in Long Beach had been in 1986. The pilot of the Team Motorola please crossed the line of goal a little difference to his 0.466c by on Vasser.Michael Andretti and Max Papis paused in return 46 and remained in track in return 61 when the leaders of the race were themselves forced to realize their respective resupplies. When the last yellow flag fluttered in turn 64, Andretti and Papis realized their final halting being able to remain in front of Jimmy Vasser and the rest of the squad.Vasser managed to surpass to Papis in return 74, both leading the combination Lola Ford, and immediately the American experimented one went to the hunting of Andretti trimming to him almost 4 seconds of difference. When Vasser was the tail of the Reynard de Andretti became impossible to surpass it. The characteristics of the drawn up one street of Long Beach complicaron the ambles registering itself several incidents. Andretti added an extra point by to have led greater amount of returns, 43 altogether. “I counted on a very fast and reliable car. I did all the possible one to surpass to Andretti it presses and it so that it committed an error, but could not be”, said Vasser.Papis finished to third party, being this its better action with the equipment Autosport Sigma, whereas Brack concluded quarter with the best car driven by Toyota. The Mexican Michel Jourdain Jr realized an interesting race finishing fifth and adding vital points for the Championship of pilots. “We have not realized tests from the race of Monterrey. In addition we came here with a single car. I believe that this third position with Sigma is like a victory for all. He is a little while very special”, commented Papis.Completing the ten first the Japanese Tora was classified Takagi with the Reynard Toyota of the equipment Walker Racing. Tracy was located seventh followed of Christian gives Matta, Darío Franchitti and Adrián Fernandez.The Brazilian Gives Matta that gained last the three races of CART, led with comfort the first 30 returns but lamentably he collided in the street of Pits with Fernandez. The damage in the Lola de Da Matta was minimum, although sufficient to lose the race.Only 10 cars were classified. It enters the most outstanding abandonments we can mention to Tony Kanaan, Dark brown Junqueira, Alex Tagliani and Christian Fittipaldi among others.It gives Matta follows of leader in the Championship with 27 points, followed of Andretti with 22 like Jourdain Jr, behind is Franchitti with 20 and Papis with 18.The next date of CART will be the 27 of April in the oval of Motegi, Japan. The first race in oval circuit that will dispute CART in this calendar 2002.
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Papis third with its Lola
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