Barcelona World Race leader to pay the price

11:09 AM Fri 18 Mar 2011 GMT

Barcelona World Race leader Virbac-Paprec 3 and third placed Renault ZE are caught in costly lighter winds. For Virbac-Paprec 3 it could be considered a wealth tax, the rich who benefited from the better routing through the mid latitudes high, now being forced to repay some of that extra gain, most routing models seeming to confirm that the French leaders? total margin will be reduced somewhat when they emerge into the NNE?ly trade winds. It will be slightly easier for Mapfre because the Doldrums have moved north at the same time as Virbac-Paprec 3, keeping them in check for longer. ...

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by Barcelona World Race