WTCR on farewell tour

Bahrain and Jeddah will be the last two World Tourism meetings under the aegis of the FIA. This weekend in Sakir, the WTCR will keep company with WEC. The promoters of Discovery Sports Events had the mission of replenishing a starting grid reduced to nothing, following the resounding departure of the Chinese manufacturer Lynk & Co and its Swedish team Cyan Racing. This departure deprives us of the presence of Yann Ehrlacher and Yvan Muller in particular…

Good news, the grid should regain color with the effort made by two teams. The Belgians from Comtoyou Racing enter two Audi RS3 LMS for two recruits: Franco Girolami and Viktor Davidovski. If the Macedonian is not the best known of the drivers of Jean-Michel Baert's team, he has a victory in TCR Europe this season to his name. His teammate is much better known. The 2022 TCR Europe champion is the little brother of Nestor Girolami, current second overall in the WTCR. Another recruit, the return of Nicky Catsburg, official driver Hyundai. There is no doubt that the fiery Dutchman will come to the aid of Mikel Azcona, leader of the World Cup, who must secure his title against Nestor Girolami (Honda Münnich Motorsport) and Rob Huff (Cupra Zengö Motorsport).

The feeling of waste with the WTCR remains in the throat of many players in the discipline. Competitors and teams already seem to be looking to the future and the TCR World Tour imagined by Marcello Lotti (see Ah 2384). Comtoyou has already confirmed that it wants to enter four RS3 LMS in 2023. Let's hope that others follow suit.

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