Mercedes-AMG Team Riley Motorsports Overcomes Penalty And Hard Hits For Fifth- Place Finish
August 7, 2018 by Mercedes-Benz![Mercedes-AMG Team Riley Motorsports Overcomes Penalty And Hard Hits For Fifth- Place Finish](images/articleimages/mercedes-amg-riley-2018_racing_01-400.jpg)
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The hard hits wrecked the right rear bodywork and rear splitter of the No. 33 and shuffled Bleekemolen back to fifth in a needlessly damaged car he was able to nurse to the finish line. Next up for Mercedes-AMG Motorsport Customer Racing teams and IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship is Round 9 of 11 GTD races on the 2018 schedule at VIRginia International Raceway (VIR), August 17 – 19. Ben Keating, Driver – No. 33 Mercedes-AMG Team Riley Motorsports Mercedes-AMG GT3: 'First of all, I am very, very grateful to the team. The amount of work they did to get this car ready to go for today was unbelievable. One of my disappointments is that we never really had a chance to show the car's full capabilities in the race because we had a great car today, and that is all thanks to the team. Early in the race, I took a drive-through penalty when I tapped the back of the BMW. Everybody kept going, everybody was fine, but the fact is I hit the back of him. I caused him to lose a couple of positions and took the drive-through penalty just fine. So, for the Ferrari to hit us three times, really damage our car, treat us and every other car on the track like a pinball, and then be on the podium is very frustrating. I am upset with the inconsistency of the calls. I had a small tap and had a drive- through penalty for it. We get hit three times and there is no call.' Jeroen Bleekemolen, Driver – No. 33 Mercedes-AMG Team Riley Motorsports Mercedes-AMG GT3: 'The whole team did an amazing job getting the car back out. The whole weekend, all the laps I did, the car was so good. It was a weird race with so many yellows and strategies going on out there, some lucky, some not so lucky. In the end we were fighting for the podium, but we came up just short. We got hit from behind, which cost us a position, that's sometimes part of racing, but hopefully he will get in some trouble for that. Still, it was good racing I think, the fans would have enjoyed it and most of the time I enjoyed it also.' For more information on AMG Customer Sports, please visit www.mercedes- amg.com/customerracing.
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