WTCC 2015 WTCC news & rumours - Page 25

tux · 10 Jul 2015, 14:47 (Ref:3557317)

Only 4 European races for next season.... http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/119927

To be fair i dont know why im frustrated, i rarely watch WTCC now as it is.

Edit: Sorry, i notice this is mentioned a few posts back.

Rubio · 10 Jul 2015, 14:49 (Ref:3557318)

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/119927

Now what?! A street race in Santa Fe? Well, don't really think that WTCC will drop 2 European events in 2016 already

**FIRE** · 10 Jul 2015, 15:31 (Ref:3557335)

Quote:

Originally Posted by tux

Only 4 European races for next season.... http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/119927

To be fair i dont know why im frustrated, i rarely watch WTCC now as it is.

Edit: Sorry, i notice this is mentioned a few posts back.

The world has changed. Europe is no longer the center.

NaBUru38 · 10 Jul 2015, 19:36 (Ref:3557391)

Santa Fe, Argentina:

Rubio · 12 Jul 2015, 14:41 (Ref:3557858)

Acoording to Campeones, Girolami has 2 options for 2016 - Lada (no surprise here) and... replace Tarquini at Honda.

Tarzaan · 12 Jul 2015, 17:02 (Ref:3557890)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rubio

Acoording to Campeones, Girolami has 2 options for 2016 - Lada (no surprise here) and... replace Tarquini at Honda.

Hmmm.

I thougt he could be the second (first) Nika driver (with factory support), and Michelisz could be the factory driver in Honda.

Honda vs Lada. The Veste Sedan with Oreca suport might be a better choice then the hatchback Civic.

Rubio · 12 Jul 2015, 17:15 (Ref:3557896)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tarzaan

Hmmm.

I thougt he could be the second (first) Nika driver (with factory support), and Michelisz could be the factory driver in Honda.

Honda vs Lada. The Veste Sedan with Oreca suport might be a better choice then the hatchback Civic.

I hope to see 3 factory cars from Honda - Michelisz, Monteiro, Girolami line-up would be great. However I agree that the Lada package has much more potential next year

Tarzaan · 12 Jul 2015, 17:24 (Ref:3557900)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rubio

I hope to see 3 factory cars from Honda - Michelisz, Monteiro, Girolami line-up would be great. However I agree that the Lada package has much more potential next year

There was rumors that Monteiro might go to skoda. If it is true, maybe Honda let him go in the end of the year.

Quote:

Originally Posted by NaBUru38

Santa Fe, Argentina:

Imho San Louis - the track where was some FIA GT rounds - would be a better choice.

Rubio · 12 Jul 2015, 17:31 (Ref:3557902)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tarzaan

There was rumors that Monteiro might go to skoda. If it is true, maybe Honda let him go in the end of the year.

Imho San Louis - the track where was some FIA GT rounds - would be a better choice.

Don't think it's true (about Monteiro), and we won't see any Skodas until 2017. If we see them at all. As for San Luis - totally agree, fantastic track. Santa Fe is basically two straights and two hairpins - Vila Real is miles better.

As for Lada line-up - Huff, Catsburg, Lapierre would do great
http://wtccblog.com/2015/07/lapierre...er-in-testing/

Bramzel · 12 Jul 2015, 17:34 (Ref:3557906)

Why Catsburg over Van Lagen? They're equal in speed yet Van Lagen makes less mistakes.

Rubio · 12 Jul 2015, 17:45 (Ref:3557910)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bramzel

Why Catsburg over Van Lagen? They're equal in speed yet Van Lagen makes less mistakes.

To be honest, Catsburg impessed me much more from the start, driving with confidence in Moscow, getting into Q3 in his 2nd round only in Slovakia. I'm afraid Jaap is not that class of driver that can take the fight to Citroen - somewhere on Monteiro-Tarquini level - fast but not fast enough. Catsburg is close on this level too, but I think he's got bigger potential (although he really drove bad in Race 2 today)

Anyway, it up to Victor Shapova... Ooops, to Ribeiro, of course, to decide

Metzo · 12 Jul 2015, 18:35 (Ref:3557928)

Quote:

Originally Posted by NaBUru38

Santa Fe, Argentina

if WTCC will race there then they should modify the layout a bit. the current layout is quite boring.

otherwise would it be a nightrace as well? it wouldn't be so good to broadcast a race on sunday night in europe...

Matt · 12 Jul 2015, 22:14 (Ref:3558006)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Metzo

if WTCC will race there then they should modify the layout a bit. the current layout is quite boring.

otherwise would it be a nightrace as well? it wouldn't be so good to broadcast a race on sunday night in europe...

Run them on Saturday night.

I mean hell, they're racing on a Friday later this year in Qatar.

hondafan37 · 12 Jul 2015, 22:26 (Ref:3558011)

The super Tc 2000 have 2 races in Santa Fe all years. 1 is at saturday night and the other is in sunday afternoon

Rubio · 13 Jul 2015, 20:18 (Ref:3558312)

Interesting article from Motorsport.com (based itself on the article from L'Equipe newspaper) - another interview with Ribeiro, where he says he will try to keep Citroen in the championship.
http://ru.motorsport.com/wtcc/news/b...erzhat-citroen

What is interesting here, is that he is planning to add a second race in China from 2017, on a new circuit in Wuhan. Another thing is that in the coming days we may hear about the arrival of a new manufacturer (!) (though those are not Ribeiro's words directly), indicating that it may be Volvo (adding to what Ben Constanduros was already saying during the weekend). Hope very much that it is true

Rubio · 15 Jul 2015, 09:44 (Ref:3558719)

So, Citroen is to stay in WTCC?
http://mundod.lavoz.com.ar/motores/c...-rally-mundial

Lanti · 20 Jul 2015, 07:08 (Ref:3559657)

The new 4-door Civic is an option for Honda in WTCC.

http://wtccblog.com/2015/07/the-new-...honda-in-wtcc/

Juntos · 20 Jul 2015, 12:23 (Ref:3559725)

If Honda wants to win, before changing car, they better change team. If you done with problem number one, problem number two needs meddling.

keviiinn · 20 Jul 2015, 21:40 (Ref:3559879)

Honda needs to open their wallets and get a top driver. like Muller or Pechito. Monteiro and Tarquini are not good enough. keep Norbi at Zengo, it's good for Hungary.

Lanti · 10 Aug 2015, 18:30 (Ref:3565165)

Citroen still has an almost untouched lead in WTCC despite not using up any of their 2015 jokers. They do not plan to introduce any major upgrade this year.

http://wtccblog.com/2015/08/no-serio...-from-citroen/

Spanner monkey · 15 Aug 2015, 13:59 (Ref:3566185)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Juntos

If Honda wants to win, before changing car, they better change team. If you done with problem number one, problem number two needs meddling.

Team Dynamics who run Hondas BTCC program on a much smaller budget should be given a crack at WTCC with Honda...
They have been very loyal to the brand and developed the S2000 & BTCC cars at there own cost before Honda became involved in 2010.

The Dynamics built cars have done very well in BTCC,STCC an Asian TC against teams with far bigger budgets.

Go_For_Pole · 15 Aug 2015, 16:13 (Ref:3566196)

Fancy buying two JAS cars then?

**FIRE** · 15 Aug 2015, 16:46 (Ref:3566200)

Although I am not impressed by JAS I don't think switching to Dynamics would make much difference. For example they have no international experience.

thetool · 15 Aug 2015, 16:54 (Ref:3566201)

Quote:

Originally Posted by FIRE

Although I am not impressed by JAS I don't think switching to Dynamics would make much difference. For example they have no international experience.

And why would that be relevant? Team Dynamics are quite clearly one of the very top touring car outfits, capable of running at the front in any series. You don't beat 888 and WSR otherwise.

NaBUru38 · 16 Aug 2015, 16:10 (Ref:3566303)

Racing in Britain means that on Monday the cars are back at the workshop.

That's not what happens when you jump from Slovakia to Austria back-to-back, much less when you travel from Japan to China.

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
[STCC] 2015 STCC news & rumours	PorscheFanNo1	Touring Car Racing	78	1 Nov 2015 16:40
[DTM] 2015 DTM news & rumours	werner	Touring Car Racing	252	19 Oct 2015 14:13
[BTCC] 2015 BTCC news & rumours	Biscuits In A Red Bull	Touring Car Racing	2665	11 Oct 2015 14:53
[WTCC] 2014 WTCC speculation, rumours and news	Spanner monkey	Touring Car Racing	1042	11 Apr 2014 18:51
WTCC, 2006, Rumours, news, dates etc	E46	Touring Car Racing	612	19 Sep 2006 19:28