Triple WTCC champion Andy Priaulx is going to mentor Turkish driver Kaan Önder for the remaining 2014 FIA European Touring Car Cup races. “When I met Kaan I recognised the same sort of passion for the sport that I had at his age. Motorsport has been my life for many years, so I was delighted … More »
Citroën Total WTCC’s José María López leaves the Salzburgring with a 41 point lead over team-mate Yvan Muller, with Sébastien Loeb just a further four points adrift, but says there’s a long way to go in the Championship in respect of the drivers’ title. López finished on the podium in the first race, moving one … More »
Citroën Total WTCC took the top three spots with championship leader José María López leading Yvan Muller and Sébastien Loeb, with Tom Coronel the closest to the Citroëns in fourth in his Chevrolet. The Citroëns were strong throughout the session with first Loeb and then Muller taking the top spot in the time sheets during … More »
Citroën Total WTCC’s José Maríá López was fastest in the first 30 minute test session at the Salzburgring ahead of the Chevrolet of Hugo Valente and the Honda of Mehdi Bennani, in a session which was stopped three minutes early when both Tom Coronel and Gabriele Tarquini suffered technical issues and stopped on track. Citroën’s … More »
The LADA Sport Lukoil team expect another difficult weekend at the Salzburgring circuit, a power circuit which is likely to favour the Citroëns and Chevrolets even more-so, and leave Honda a bit behind and Lada even farther, especially after a less-than-successful test programme last week at the Slovakiaring. The team stayed behind to do more … More »
Honda’s Tiago Monteiro is having his strongest season start in the FIA World Touring Car Championship, sitting fourth in the standings, closest to the all-conquering Citroëns, but admits that fourth could be the best possible result for the team unless more mistakes are made by the French manufacturer’s drivers. The 37-year-old currently has 71 points … More »
The FIA have published the compensation weights for the race this weekend at the Salzburgring, and the three C-Elysées of the Citroën Total WTCC will continue to run at the maximum weight of 1,160 (+60kg ballast), while the rival cars of Chevrolet, Lada and Honda will continue at the minimum weight of 1,100kg, as they … More »
Serbia’s first representative in the FIA World Touring Car Championship, Dusan Borkovic, is one of the country’s top sporting stars who is leading a push to raise international awareness and raise aid after serious floods have hit his home country its neighbours last week, just a few days after the first ever cancellation of a … More »
After a strong showing at the Slovakiaring, Citroën Total WTCC’s José María López has further extended his lead in the drivers’ standings and is now 25 points clear, with Sébastien Loeb now back up into second, taking his second win of the year and capatilising on a mistake at the start by Yvan Muller. The … More »
Citroën Totol WTCC driver Sébastien Loeb believes the decision to stop the race in Slovakia was a good one, with the result declared after nine laps when the rain continued to hit the circuit, though fortunately no cars had gone off and made contact with the barriers. The former rally driver had taken the lead … More »