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15 Apr 2014, 20:04 (Ref:3392998)
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2014 WTCC Race of France - Paul Ricard - Round 2
Kinda unusual to start a new thread so early when emotions are high after the first round. Official preview here: http://d1oo2un3qpiryo.cloudfront.net...et_preview.pdf
Of course it will be another Citroen walkover, but I expect Honda to be stronger because the track has more corners. BTW, some great marketing by Honda with the "Race to Race" https://www.facebook.com/HondaRacingWtcc. Really hope Tarquini will be present. Pity there'll be no Coronel.. |
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16 Apr 2014, 20:45 (Ref:3393506)
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16 Apr 2014, 21:39 (Ref:3393556)
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17 Apr 2014, 03:56 (Ref:3393666)
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Easy to predict a Citroen massacre.
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17 Apr 2014, 07:30 (Ref:3393724)
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Yep a fully orchestrated 1,2,3 in both races for Citroen, only thing to hope for is that Lopez will upset Muller and Loeb again.
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17 Apr 2014, 10:05 (Ref:3393766)
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18 Apr 2014, 08:51 (Ref:3394272)
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Coronel will be present in Paul Ricard, but behind the microphone instead of a steeringwheel. He'll be co-hosting next to Martin Haven.
Article (in Dutch): http://autosport.nl/klasse/nieuws/22...-bij-eurosport |
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18 Apr 2014, 11:05 (Ref:3394341)
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Will this be the first race to be missed by Coronel since the championship returned into a world championship?
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18 Apr 2014, 11:37 (Ref:3394371)
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ETCC driver Aku Pellinen says aims to be the FIA WTCC factory team driver in 2016.
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18 Apr 2014, 18:05 (Ref:3394571)
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Test Results
1 Jose Maria LOPEZ ARG 1:31.227
2 Sebastien LOEB FRA 1:31.365 3 Norbert MICHELISZ HUN 1:32.135 4 Hugo VALENTE FRA 1:32.158 5 Yvan MULLER FRA 1:32.383 6 Gianni MORBIDELLI ITA 1:32.704 7 Tiago MONTEIRO PRT 1:32.725 8 Tom CHILTON GBR 1:32.954 9 Dusan BORKOVIC SRB 1:32.957 10 Gabriele TARQUINI ITA 1:33.030 11 Mehdi BENNANI MAR 1:33.051 12 Rene MUNNICH DEU 1:33.762 13 Rob HUFF GBR 1:34.040 14 James THOMPSON GBR 1:34.444 15 Mikhail KOZLOVSKIY RUS 1:35.395 16 Franz ENGSTLER DEU 1:36.895 17 Pasquale DI SABATINO ITA 1:38.212 18 John FILIPPI FRA 1:39.420 |
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18 Apr 2014, 20:53 (Ref:3394683)
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besides norbi honda are disappointing so far
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19 Apr 2014, 08:45 (Ref:3394820)
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The field is definitely closer, and that's great. (though it's free practice only, of course). But even now it seems that Citroen has got advantage on fast, power circuits (just like Chevrolet did previously)
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19 Apr 2014, 10:40 (Ref:3394858)
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19 Apr 2014, 11:12 (Ref:3394882)
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19 Apr 2014, 12:22 (Ref:3394944)
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it just stinks of sand bagging by the Citroens !!!
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19 Apr 2014, 15:49 (Ref:3395051)
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Qualifying
1. Sébastien Loeb – Citroen Elysèe 1:29.527 Q3 2. José MarÃ*a López – Citroen Elysée 1:29.619 Q3 3. Yvan Muller – Citroen Elysée 1:29.857 Q3 4, Gabrielle Tarquini – Honda Civic 1:30.848 Q3 5. Hugo Valente – Chevrolet Cruze 1:31.139 Q32 6. Norbert Michelisz – Honda Civic Q2 7. Tom Chilton – Chevrolet Cruze Q2 8. Dusan Borkovic – Chevrolet Cruze Q2 9. Gianni Morbidelli – Chevrolet Cruze Q2 10. Tiago Monteiro – Honda Civic Q2 11. René Munnich – Chevrolet Cruze Q2 12. Mehdi Bennani – Honda Civic Q2 14. James Thompson – Lada Granta Q1 13. Rob Huff – Lada Granta Q1 15. Mikhail Kozlovskiy – Lada Granta Q1 |
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19 Apr 2014, 17:52 (Ref:3395146)
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And now... tomorrow's set to be a thriller! Loeb & Lopez DQ due to fuel cut-off safety issues. I'm not really against Citroen, but a bit pleased. That what you get when playing...eerm..a bit unfair
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19 Apr 2014, 18:01 (Ref:3395153)
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the only thing this does is to give Muller chance to recover lost ground to his team mates
I bet it will end in a Citroen 1-2-3 providing there are no accidents |
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19 Apr 2014, 18:04 (Ref:3395155)
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That will make fight for position 2 and 3 interesting.
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20 Apr 2014, 11:18 (Ref:3395527)
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Bad start for Muller.
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20 Apr 2014, 12:04 (Ref:3395572)
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Absolutely brilliant defensive driving from Tarquini, a bit dissapointed he made a mistake in the chicane, could have kept Loeb behind. But the real hero of the race was Huff - tells about the class of the driver
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20 Apr 2014, 12:38 (Ref:3395614)
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I enjoyed the race.
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20 Apr 2014, 16:56 (Ref:3395847)
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Great weekend! Good thing Citroens were allowed to fight with each other. Good drive by Lopez. Too bad safety car came out, as it stole the potential real fight between Monteiro-Lopez-Muller for the victory. Honda is closer though. BTW, it seems that Chevys are awful in rain conditions (courtesy of Race 1)
So now, I guess Citroen will have +40kg at Hungaroring while others will be at -20kg. Will it tighten the fight? Hopefully |
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20 Apr 2014, 22:44 (Ref:3396002)
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And now López showed us all the calibre of driver he is. How bad F1 never got a chance for him. But is not late to award him with an one-off racing presence there.
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22 Apr 2014, 13:21 (Ref:3396701)
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before judge lopez i wanna wait this first year!!
anyway actually the advantage of performance that citroen has, it doesnt allow to give an opinion about real value of Lopez but also about Loeb. it's to easy win races with a car 1 second faster of the others!! in past i saw champions like Muller or Tarquini fight for the title with a car that was not the best or beside it was at the same level of the others. |
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