Congratulations Jamie Whincup, 2014 V8 Supercars Champion & 6 Times Championship Winner. PHILLIP ISLAND 400 – RACE ONE & RACE TWO - SATURDAY 15 NOVEMBER 2014 - JAMIE WHINCUP - Car No. 1 Qualifying Race One: THIRD (Fastest Lap – 1:31.6499) Qualifying Race Two: FIRST (Fastest Lap – 1:31.0578) Race One: THIRD (Fastest Lap – 1:33.1195) Race Two: FIRST (Fastest Lap – 1:32.9498) Championship: FIRST (2974 points) “It’s always nice to gather up the championship with a race win. It’s a bit of a weird feeling to lock away the championship with a round to go because there is still a lot of pride on the line for the final races and we don’t want to let ourselves down right to the very end. It’s a great result and full credit to the entire team, the car was fantastic today. It’s a special championship win because this year has thrown up its own challenges particularly with our mid-year slump. Had we won, lost or drawn, I’m proud of how we’ve been able to turn that slump around, there’s a lot of grinding that goes on behind the scenes with the whole team and I couldn’t be prouder to be a part of that. Having won six championships is a weird feeling that I can’t describe at the moment. I’m sure it will mean everything when I look back at it and it has a chance to sink in. My motivation and love for racing is higher than ever and I’m looking forward to enjoying the next few races.” CRAIG LOWNDES - Car No. 888 Qualifying Race One: SECOND (Fastest Lap – 1:31.4799) Qualifying Race Two: THIRD (Fastest Lap – 1:31.2673) Race One: SECOND (Fastest Lap – 1:32.9608) Race Two: SECOND (Fastest Lap – 1:33.0595) Championship: THIRD (2469 points) “Our car was good in the first race today. Scott McLaughlin drove really well and we put on as much pressure as possible and had a few good runs at him but he drove fast and smart and deserved the win. The second race we had another good run and managed to pull a gap from Mark Winterbottom who was in third. Our car worked really well throughout the whole day and you expect the tyre life to start going at this circuit but we managed to hold on to it to the very end. We had a good crack at both races, you have to be happy with two second places and the bonus is we’ve come away with some good points for the championship.”
Posted on: Sun, 16 Nov 2014 21:25:06 +0000
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