2015 WTCC Race of Argentina

[Rubio]

Preview of the event here:

http://d1oo2un3qpiryo.cloudfront.net...na_preview.pdf

So, first race of the season. Don't really expect much to change. One thing sure - it definetely is going to a much better start than at Marrakech. A non-Citroen win in Race 2 would be good to see

[Rubio]

BTW, new WTCC show will be online after Race 2:
http://www.fiawtcc.com/news/detail/i...-Line-revealed

Also, acoording to the prieview, the qualifying will be live on fiawtcc.com as well. Finally. Useful for those, who doesn't have Eurosport 2.

[skells22]

here we go, 1st main motorsport of the year, just waiting to find out if I able to watch this via Eurosport 2 due to lack of virgin media.

time of the races i can still do

race 1 at 6.00pm
race 2 at 7.00pm

i find out later today if i will be able to watch this

[pimmy]

Originally Posted by skells22

here we go, 1st main motorsport of the year

I don't see how you can say that. WRC, TUSC, NASCAR & V8 Supercars have all already started and we've already had Dakar, the Dubai 24h & Bathurst 12h.

[fergus_r]

Originally Posted by pimmy

I don't see how you can say that. WRC, TUSC, NASCAR & V8 Supercars have all already started and we've already had Dakar, the Dubai 24h & Bathurst 12h.

I was going to post exactly this but decided against it. Dubai, Bathurst and Dakar are obviously one-off events, but as you say WRC, TUSC and V8 Supercars have already started...and I consider them to be 'main' motorsports.

I think some people choose one or two championships to follow and then are oblivious to the rest.

I would actually say, personally, WTCC has fallen to the bottom of my list thanks to the new cars. There was some terribly boring racing last year, and some very poor grids. Never understood the attraction of adding aero to everything and increasing the speed of the cars- if I wanted a procession I'd watch DTM!

Can't say I have any interest or motivation to follow WTCC this year.

[skells22]

i go by international series like FIA WTCC as my main motorsport but i do like to watch other tin top action. due to issues beyond my control this is one race that i have to miss (in this case a lack of Virgin Media as it has Eurosport and freeview does not)

[fergus_r]

Originally Posted by skells22

i go by international series like FIA WTCC as my main motorsport but i do like to watch other tin top action. due to issues beyond my control this is one race that i have to miss (in this case a lack of Virgin Media as it has Eurosport and freeview does not)

I'm sure the races will be up on YouTube before too long...

[Rubio]

Interesting fact - according to Honda's facebook, Tarquini and Michelisz were fastest in the speed traps which hopefully can be the sign of them being closer to Citroen.

Unfortunately, damp track and no live timing in FP0, so impossible to say what is the true pace of any competitor with times that nearly 10 sec slower than last year's. The only thing we know (not a surprise) - Citroen is the car to beat

[Canuck59NHL]

*Results of the test session:

[helmat]

So far still Citroen on top but it appears to be much closer than last year.
And that Lada seems to be fantastic, imho the most beautiful car on the grid and amazingly fast for the amount of testing done

[Rubio]

Shame we could be one car down with Valente's crash especially considering that the grid wasn't really big.

Qualifying will be delayed on Eurosport 2, however, it shoul be available live on fiawtcc.com

[Canuck59NHL]

FP1:


FP2:

[Canuck59NHL]

"Yeah it was brakes… When i touched the pedal it went completely down..."Hugo Valente



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKKx2oyy9XU

"Will the @CamposRacing team be able to repair the car for qualifying..."WTCC on Twitter

[pimmy]

He's not been having a very good time recently, has he?

[pach233]

Rob Huff takes P1 in Q1. Nice result for the new Lada. Let's see if it holds up over the next two sessions.

[helmat]

Bennani just beached it in Q2 and is out
the Citroens really seem to be struggling in Qualifying

edit: ok, Q2 over I'm taking everything back

[Rubio]

WHAT was that from Lopez? Wow. Of course, everyone else in Q3 made mistakes - but 1,2 sec gap is stunning

[Rubio]

Some post-qualifying conclusions:

1) Citroen still has a big gap, but Hondas are closer, especially if compare their 2014 gap in Termas which was about the same but Citroens were heavier then by 20-30kg
2) It will enourmosly tough to beat Lopez
3) Lada has got huge potential
4) When running race simulations, cars were pretty equal, so it might not even be a double win for Citroen, though with such pace from Lopez I'm afraid it might
5) TV coverage sucks.. No graphics is not good even though they've got a new timekeeper this year

[redshoes]

Originally Posted by Rubio

Some post-qualifying conclusions:
5) TV coverage sucks.. No graphics is not good even though they've got a new timekeeper this year

Qualifying coverage has been very poor even by Eurosports standards. Lack of on-screen timing graphics was even more frustrating given that the commentary team were still in the UK and using internet 'live' timing that was lagging behind what was happening on track or just died completely.

Add to that only one to the two microphones were working so we could barely hear a word Matt Neal said.

[kobefly]

Qualifying times. Lopez doing what Lopez does...

[Canuck59NHL]

Lada drivers privileged pole position in race 2.It's a shame for Huff who showed he could go fast with his Vesta.
He probably received instructions from his team in order not to improve his time.

[Rubio]

Originally Posted by Canuck59NHL

Lada drivers privileged pole position in race 2.It's a shame for Huff who showed he could go fast with his Vesta.
He probably received instructions from his team in order not to improve his time.

Huff had a technical glitch, he write that on his Twitter

[Canuck59NHL]

Hugo Valente'll be present on the starting grid.

[Canuck59NHL]

It would be the cause of the crash Valente?

[Rubio]

Is that worst WTCC TV coverage ever (apart from 2005)? No, seriously, what's with Eurosport..