Nika Racing’s Rickard Rydell took two top ten results after having qualified 16th at Termas de Río Hondo, and was happy with the achievement although admits it’ll be some time before the independent Swedish team will be on the pace of the factory Hondas. “I’m quite pleased to have points in both races, as if … More »
With the first test session of the 2015 season now complete at Termas de Río Hondo, it’s possible to take a look at all the livery designs, and in the case of Lada, the fully liveried new Vesta, as they took to the damp circuit on Thursday morning. The next session is Free Practice 1, … More »
Nika Racing has unveiled the livery of Rickard Rydell’s Honda Civic TC1 ahead of the 2015 FIA World Touring Car Championship season start in Argentina this weekend. ”This is a big day, and a big weekend, for Honda Racing team Sweden. There is a tremendous amount of work behind this programme, put in by every … More »
Argentina hosts the opening round of this year’s FIA World Touring Car Championship this weekend, and reigning champion José María López is the hot favourite to maintain or even increase his 75% victory ratio at his home circuit, on the calendar for the third time. Now hosting the opening round of the WTCC in the … More »
American driver Robb Holland will not race full-time in the 2015 British Touring Car Championship, after selling their self-prepared Audi S3 saloon to another team, but the 47-year-old is hoping to compete at a few races this season in the UK, and is also working on a one-off appearance in the FIA World Touring Car … More »
Craft-Bamboo Racing has completed a final test run at the Bruntingthorpe airfield in the UK with driver Grégoire Demoustier in preparation for the 2015 FIA World Touring Car Championship season start in Argentina. ”I’m really looking forward to the first season, everything is new for me; the car, the team and the championship. I know … More »
After a year where the story was all about Citroën in terms of the championship, even though Lada, Honda and Chevrolet all grabbed key victories later in the season, WTCC General Manager Francois Ribeiro expects that after a bedding-in year for the new rules, the fight will be much closer between the teams in 2015. … More »
At the WTCC launch event in Barcelona, the drivers and organisers of the championship have spoken encouragingly about the new events on the calendar this year at the Nürburgring Nordschleife, Qatar, Thailand and Vila Real in Portugal. The Nordschleife, which will be held on the Saturday morning before the famous 24 hour race, will feature … More »
The 2015 FIA World Touring Car Championship field was present at Circuit de Catalunya in Spain for the first official test session of the year. Citroën Total WTCC’s Sébastien Loeb finished the first test day on the top of the time sheets ahead of manufacturer colleague Mehdi Bennani and Honda driver Gabriele Tarquini, read the … More »
Citroën has released the first images of their new livery for the 2015 FIA World Touring Car Championship season. The livery was unveiled at the WTCC Media Launch in Barcelona, Spain, where all 20 drivers of the 2015 season will take part in the first official test of the season tomorrow. Team Citroën Total WTCC … More »