[WTCC] 2015 WTCC news & rumours

[NaBUru38]

Let's say she does 20 laps a day, 5 days a week, 30 weeks a year, 15 years: 45,000 laps.

Could be.

[GusGasfuss]

Originally Posted by NaBUru38

Let's say she does 20 laps a day, 5 days a week, 30 weeks a year, 15 years: 45,000 laps.

Could be.

As i say, i think Sabine has really a huge amount of laps there, but every news is different...some say 20.000, some say 30.000 laps, now it is 40.000 laps.
I only was a bit concerned, that WTCC press might bring her knowledge to new highs, to get even better sensations.

[Andrew Abbott]

No Rickard Rydell in Marrakech as he has come down with a virus and a fever:

http://www.touringcars.net/2015/04/r...e-with-illness

[Bramzel]

Borkovic out @ Proteam:
http://www.touringcartimes.com/2015/...5-wtcc-season/

I guess we'll see him back at Campos in one of their spare cars then?

[Rubio]

Originally Posted by Bramzel

Borkovic out @ Proteam:
http://www.touringcartimes.com/2015/...5-wtcc-season/

I guess we'll see him back at Campos in one of their spare cars then?

Since all the statements mention that he's out of 2015 WTCC, I'm afraid we won't see him anymore. This decision seems to be very emotional, probably because of his father's death

[Bramzel]

True that, I made the assumption based on this quote:

However, their main concern is over the physical injuries that Dusan Borkovic is incurring from continually driving in discomfort, and that they and their sponsors have now decided to withdraw from the championship and will work on a new programme instead.

This of course could also mean a different (non-WTCC) programme.

[Rubio]

Oh, and I'm afraid Proteam won't be able to find a replacement driver as it requires budget so we may be 1 car down for the rest of the season

[Rubio]

Just as I wrote it, I found this:
https://www.facebook.com/ducaborkovi...52388761459613

Borkovic remains in WTCC! So that really must be a switch to Campos (or Munnich)

[Metzo]

or bamboo as they planned to enter a 2nd cars later in the season?

[pimmy]

Originally Posted by Rubio

Just as I wrote it, I found this:
https://www.facebook.com/ducaborkovi...52388761459613

Borkovic remains in WTCC! So that really must be a switch to Campos (or Munnich)

That FB post has now been deleted...

[Canuck59NHL]

"Dear fans and friends,I want you to know that I will never give up!I will run at the Hungaroring!All the details will be announced at my press conference on Friday." Dusan Borkovic

He could make a return in Campos in the Test car(Cruze repaired after the accident of Valente in private test).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58JptTjry1M

http://fr.motorsport.com/wtcc/news/r...orkovic-553636

[Rubio]

It seems we are all wrong
http://www.serbiaring.com/borkovic-se-vraca-u-etcc/

He is close to return to ETCC in a SEAT in SMT. So the move seems to be budget related after all

[Canuck59NHL]

Rickard Rydell will not be present for Nürburgring test.
http://www.motorsport.com/wtcc/news/...s-is-diagnosed

[Canuck59NHL]

Originally Posted by Rubio

It seems we are all wrong
http://www.serbiaring.com/borkovic-se-vraca-u-etcc/

He is close to return to ETCC in a SEAT in SMT. So the move seems to be budget related after all

Who to replace Dusan at Proteam racing?What future for the team?

[iceman-1987]

Oleeee goodbye me unknown boekovic. Come back to a ridiculous championship which fix perfectly to u.

I wont miss you. Always happy when a payer driver leave the series!

[Canuck59NHL]

60kg of ballast for Citroën in Budapest:
http://fr.motorsport.com/wtcc/news/6...oen-a-budapest

[W.A Trichlorostyrene]

Meanwhile, things are getting ugly between Proteam and Borkovic...

http://www.touringcartimes.com/2015/...ot-in-hungary/

[Rubio]

The situation is very strange. Since Borkovic almost immediately announced his switch to a SEAT, it most likely that this move was due to happen even before Marrakech - you can hardly buy a car and apply for entry in 2-3 days. If so and if he didn't tell Proteam about this then there is no surprise that the team is angry. Hopefully they'll solve this row

Oh, and this shows Proteam has no replacement driver

[Rubio]

Robb Holland wrote on his twitter that he is preparing for WTCC Nordschleife together with Monteiro and Tarquini. So that's another driver in for Germany. Wonder which team he'll frive for, with only 3 free cars left - Proteam, Campos and Honda's test car

[Canuck59NHL]

New aero package Honda:


https://instagram.com/p/2Aeai5wvNK/

[Canuck59NHL]

Coronel missing at the Nürburgring:
http://www.motorsport.com/wtcc/news/...damage-554290/

[Rubio]

http://livetiming.tracktime.info/wige#screen-results

Live timing of the test. We have a mysterious number 16 car - probably one of the quest drivers we don't know about for now, and another car run by "Eurosport Events" with both TBC

[Bramzel]

Ah, Type-R inspired!

Coronel will miss the Nordschleife test due to the damage sustained in Marracrash. How he must hate that track by now...

[Rubio]

Just look at this aero. That;s quite radical

[keviiinn]

Pechito really is unstoppable. I was hoping to see another name on top, someone with some experience at the Ring or something.

I had high hopes for Sabine Schmitz to be faster. I know this is a new car for her, but I'd think her knowledge of the track would have been worth more than this.

Pechito really is a world class driver. I wish that ill-fated USF1 would have happened a few years ago, I'd love to see what he could have done in F1.