Farfos pushing it; IN BRIEF.TOURING CARS: Brazilian Augusto Farfus Augusto Farfus Jr. (born 3 September 1983 in Curitiba) is a Brazilian auto racing driver. He presently lives in Monaco. Early years Farfus first tasted competition in minibike races and won the local championships in 1991. knows he has nothing to lose as he goes into the final round of the World Touring Car Championship The World Touring Car Championship (WTCC) is an international Touring Car championship organized by the FIA. The first WTCC, which was open to Group A Touring Cars, was held in 1987 concurrent to the long-running European Touring Car Championship (ETCC). on Macau. SEAT Sport's Gabriele Tarquini of Italy is top of the drivers' championship, but faces tough competition from French team-mate Yvan Muller, currently two points behind in second, and BMW's Farfus. Farfus said: "They have it all to lose. It's good to put them on the spot because I'm pushing hard and know I can do it." |
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