The M1RA team have confirmed they’re investigating running a third car in order to support Attila Tassi’s and Roberto Colciago’s title bit at the season finale in Dubai next month, against Team WRT’s Jean-Karl Vernay and Comtoyou Racing’s Stefano Comini. The Hungarian squad are second and fourth in the drivers’ standings, with Attila Tassi 21 … More »
After the longest mid-season break in the WTCC’s history, the championship resumes this weekend to christen a brand-new Chinese circuit, but the main focus will be the nasty twist in the tale, as championship leader Tiago Monteiro is forced to sit out after a freak accident in testing last month. In one of the closest … More »
The WTCC drivers’ championship leader Tiago Monteiro has been forced to withdraw from this weekend’s round of the championship on medical advice, following a heavy crash in testing at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya on September 6th, which puts the Portuguese driver’s title challenge at risk. The Honda driver has a slender 12-point lead over Polestar … More »
Tiago Monteiro has said the medical team handling his recovery from his crash last month believe his injuries are temporary, and his main issue is a problem with his eyes as a result of the nerve compression from the hit. The Portuguese driver has explained in the final part of his interview released by the … More »
Team WRT’s Jean-Karl Vernay goes to the final round of the 2017 TCR International Series next month with a 21-point lead in the drivers’ championship, after scoring the maximum in Race 1, in a weekend where his title rivals struggled. The Frenchman was able to stay in second at the start, passing team-mate Rob Huff … More »
Rob Huff remarked that the Zhejiang circuit delivered more than it promised, with the unusually twisty new circuit delivering one of the most eventful races of the season, with the 2012 WTCC champion winning his first race of the year in Race 2. Huff started from pole position in Race 1, but a clutch issue … More »
The World Touring Car Championship drivers’ points leader Tiago Monteiro has explained that as well as concussion, complications from bloodclots affecting his vertebra, eyes and nerves were the immediate concert after his 255km/h crash at the Circuit de Catalunya last month. The Portuguese driver is busy preparing for his WTCC return next week at Ningbo, … More »
World Touring Car Championship Honda driver Tiago Monteiro is recovering after his major accident during testing and has opened up about his time right after the incident. ”The first few days were really hard because I couldn’t breathe very well, I couldn’t speak. I could speak but I couldn’t articulate very well what I wanted … More »
Tiago Monteiro is currently awaiting a final medical examination next week to see whether he is fit to race after his massive crash in testing and the Portuguese is confident that he can. ”I am confident that I can recover in time, I have done everything I can to be as ready as possible, but … More »
WTCC drivers’ championship leader Tiago Monteiro has spoken about his testing crash at Barcelona last month, confirming the cause of the accident was brake failure on his Honda Civic WTCC, and also that he was knocked out in the impact. The Honda driver has spoken candidly in a video interview with championship promoter Eurosport about … More »