Analysis to the first round of the WTCC 2105
After finishing the first week dedicated to the WTCC season of 2015, let's look at the first round of the WTCC 2105.
Were proven suspicions that Citroen are clearly in a class apart. The French cars were the fastest and the advantage they have to opponents is big ... very big. Came to be 3 themselves. for faster back to Honda. The fight for the title seems, as we had anticipated, estar confinada to da Citroen Boxing. Lopez returned to show it's top and concluding that this is clearly the favorite at this point in the application for title. Loeb promises to give you fight, Lopez but appears to be slightly ahead. Muller already started the year slightly positive, especially in the second race where he lost the position on the podium. Already know the temper of the French when things do not go well you and after a 2014 less positive, or psychological aspect despite Podera. Ma Qing Hua showed that lacks experience but had two or 3 good details. It may be that shows something else.
The Honda are still far from Citroen. On the straights the difference of progress is striking and even Citroen Private Bennani can cope with the official Honda. Monteiro showed that continues to be the best driver of the official team, with Tarquini not far. The podium of the Portuguese is a good pronounce for the rest of the season but the team will have to greatly improve the Honda aspire to achieve something more.
The Lada was a "positive semi-surprise". The new Vesta showed an interesting progress, but were victims of touches that irreparably damaged the mechanics of cars. The weakness of the Russian car was all too evident, because the touches were not as strong as it (the Citroen Bennani and Hua suffered far more violent touches and went without problem). But solving the problem of brittleness will make a cute throughout the year.
The Chevrolet seem to need to revise a lot. Most cars did not show enough progress for the remaining opponents. The case Chilton was the most obvious who defended himself as best he could to Bennani but had no arguments to hold. Improvements are expected in the British engine within one or two rounds. Well need.
Who had a weekend to forget was Hugo Valente.
One might even say that the trip to Argentina you will bring bitter memories, the pilot hit twice, once in qualifying and then also in the race, after an extraordinary car recovery work by mechanical. The accident in race ended up hurting the pilot in one hand, a strong shock that completely distorted the wheel.
In the top of the standings after the first round of the WTCC 2015, we then:
Jose Maria Lopez – 48 Points
Sebastian Loeb – 43 Points
Tiago Monteiro – 28 Points
