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The BMW WTCC 320si in action in Brazil
Get the inside line from the Castrol-backed World Touring Car Teams by checking out the features below:

Castrol-BMW: Fighting back

The 2009 WTCC season is unique for the Castrol-backed BMW team. For the first time in the championship's history, the BMW teams are tasked with winning back the driver and constructor titles, rather than defending them. We take a look at the German marque’s dominance of the WTCC so far, and the challenges that lie ahead.
Alex Zanardi

Zanardi: Taking back control

Castrol-backed WTCC driver Alex Zanardi is unique in top level motorsport. A Formula 1 driver and double CART Series World Champion in the 1990's, the affable Italian suffered a near-fatal crash in 2001, which resulted in him loosing both legs. So when he joined the BMW WTCC squad in 2003 it presented Zanardi and his technicians with a massive challenge.

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