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Originally posted by Craig Antill
I don't think there should be a weight penalty on the BMW - why should a team be penalised for doing a good job? Were Triple Eight penalised? No.
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Yes, they were. James Thompson's car carried maximum ballast following his second round win at Mondello. Muller's Astra was next heaviest, after he finished second at Mondello. Bear in mind, thay had to begin the weekend - that includes practice and qualifying - at Brands carrying that weight, making their qualifying performances all the more extraordinary.
By dint of their 1-2-3 in race two at Brands, the three works Astras will be the three heaviest cars going into Thruxton's fifth and sixth rounds (again, that includes right from the first lap of practice).
Weight is then redistributed for race two of a weekend depending on the results of race one.