[WTCC] 2016 WTCC news & rumours

[iceman-1987]

Originally Posted by Rubio

No enduros please. It's touring cars, not formula racing. Sprint races always worked well. Make it maximum 70km (half an hour long race). I don't really understand - is there such a big need in this change? Do fans really want this? I can only presume as a marketer that they have lower ratings for Race 2's (just look any race at Youtube - Race 1 usually has more views) but come on, without the reversed grid (which, if you want to make Race 2 longer and more important has to be abolished) they will be boring as hell. "We are on lap 23 and Citroens are 25 seconds ahead for the podium finish...."

If you want to make the rules more serious - give more points for qualifying, give more points for Race 1, permit more cars into Q2.

Changes are ought to make racing more exciting, not duller

I see touring cars since 1993 when I was just 6 yearsold and yes I'd like some changes. OK sprint race but when I went on monza and I saw cars just for 9 laps it was really ridiculous! I think that a long race at least in race 2 could be a good idea.

For sure wtcc MUST stop to race in those **** of street circuit like marrakech or even worst track like vila real!

[Adamcas87]

For sure wtcc MUST stop to race in those **** of street circuit like marrakech or even worst track like vila real![/QUOTE]


Correct I hate the street circuit races, lets go back to Monza, lets bring in a Spanish round and a BRITISH round for god sake

[iceman-1987]

Originally Posted by Adamcas87

For sure wtcc MUST stop to race in those **** of street circuit like marrakech or even worst track like vila real!

Correct I hate the street circuit races, lets go back to Monza, lets bring in a Spanish round and a BRITISH round for god sake [/QUOTE]

AGREED!!! let's go back to monza, jarama, spa, donington park or if we want to stay in portugal i'd like estoril or algarve!

[Bramzel]

Ehm, you guys might want to look up the meaning of the 'W' in WTCC. What you're describing is ETCC

[FIRE]

Originally Posted by Rubio

No enduros please. It's touring cars, not formula racing. Sprint races always worked well. Make it maximum 70km (half an hour long race). I don't really understand - is there such a big need in this change? Do fans really want this? I can only presume as a marketer that they have lower ratings for Race 2's (just look any race at Youtube - Race 1 usually has more views) but come on, without the reversed grid (which, if you want to make Race 2 longer and more important has to be abolished) they will be boring as hell. "We are on lap 23 and Citroens are 25 seconds ahead for the podium finish...."

If you want to make the rules more serious - give more points for qualifying, give more points for Race 1, permit more cars into Q2.

Changes are ought to make racing more exciting, not duller

I agree it should be sprint racing and not races up to an hour but for many years the races were only around 20 minutes. That's to short for an official FIA world championship. In my opinion two races of 30 to 35 minutes is the perfect format. Or shorter races but having 3 races like BTCC.

[Rubio]

Originally Posted by FIRE

In my opinion two races of 30 to 35 minutes is the perfect format.

Completely agree. Even 25-27 minutes as it is now is good

[Rubio]

Expect a race in Sochi... in March 2016! Probably will be a season starter

[Matt]

There's literally zero reason for there to be an English round of the WTCC.

[NaBUru38]

If I were Volvo or Honda, I'd definitely like a British round.

[auroan]

Originally Posted by NaBUru38

If I were Volvo or Honda, I'd definitely like a British round.

Why ?

[Bramzel]

Why indeed. Priorities have shifted, Asia and South America are more important these days.

[iceman-1987]

Originally Posted by Rubio

Completely agree. Even 25-27 minutes as it is now is good

imho perfect format should be two race of 45 minutes or 1 sprint of 30 and 1 long of 1 hours

[iceman-1987]

Originally Posted by Bramzel

Why indeed. Priorities have shifted, Asia and South America are more important these days.

i think wtcc calendar has made following these points:

- manufacture needs (france, russia, japan and china)

- country able to pay a lots to host a round (marocco, thailand, qatar)

- country where u can have lots follower (argentina, germany, hungary, slovakia)

- ribeiro's country of birth (portugal)


if volvo will ask to have an home round in sweden i guess one between hungary and slovakia will be excluded

[Bramzel]

Volvo will get its home round... In China

[werner]

Originally Posted by NaBUru38

If I were Volvo or Honda, I'd definitely like a British round.

Honda gets it's fair share of attention with the likes of Shedden and Neal regularly staying on top of a rostrum here and there in England.

[NaBUru38]

Originally Posted by Bramzel

Why indeed. Priorities have shifted, Asia and South America are more important these days.

Volvo couldn't care less about Argentina.

[peetleouf]

Originally Posted by NaBUru38

Volvo couldn't care less about Argentina.

Not true, they sold a lot of cars in Sept 2015 : 2

[Bramzel]

Originally Posted by NaBUru38

Volvo couldn't care less about Argentina.

WTCC is bigger than Volvo and South America is bigger than Argentina

[Metzo]

Originally Posted by Rubio

Expect a race in Sochi... in March 2016! Probably will be a season starter

any more info about that?


hope WTCC would switch from Paul Ricard to the Bugatti Circuit at Le Mans for the French round.

[pimmy]

Any French circuit would be better than Paul Ricard.

[Metzo]

except Albi

[Rubio]

Originally Posted by Metzo

any more info about that?


hope WTCC would switch from Paul Ricard to the Bugatti Circuit at Le Mans for the French round.

This was mentioned by the Russian commentator in between the races in Buriram. She's quite close to the organizers so I believe it's quite possible. And way better than to start the season in Marrakech

Don't like Paul Ricard as a circuit (too artificial, no gravel traps etc.) but the track suits TC1 cars, races were pretty good there both in 2014 and 2015

[Rubio]

BTW, Slovakia Ring is scheduled for the 15-17th April 2016

http://www.autosportfoto.sk/spravoda...slovakia-ringu

Plus, Yves Matton speaks openly about their plans on WRC, they have a 3-year program. So, I think its just a matter of time before they pull the plug on WTCC program
http://hosszabbitas.hu/wtcc/yves-mat...szel-a-ralirol

[Speed-King]

Originally Posted by Rubio

BTW, Slovakia Ring is scheduled for the 15-17th April 2016

http://www.autosportfoto.sk/spravoda...slovakia-ringu

Plus, Yves Matton speaks openly about their plans on WRC, they have a 3-year program. So, I think its just a matter of time before they pull the plug on WTCC program
http://hosszabbitas.hu/wtcc/yves-mat...szel-a-ralirol

They'd be stupid to pull the plug on WRC before the dust settles in that whole VW-fracas. If VW shut down their WRC program, Citroen would suddenly be top dog again.

[Rubio]

More on 2016 calendar. Two possible versions planned
http://wtccblog.com/2015/11/2016-to-...-or-marrakech/

I believe the 2nd version is more likely. FFSA GT Championship already plans an event for Marrakech for the same date http://www.gt-tour.fr/le-gt-tour-pre...ndrier-2016-2/

Well, quite a lot of events for the first two months of the season. On the other hand, finally the calendar is consistent with no major changes