Subscribe

Sign up for free

  • Get quick access to your favorite articles

  • Manage alerts on breaking news and favorite drivers

  • Make your voice heard with article commenting.

Autosport Plus

Discover premium content
Subscribe
Autosport Plus

The lessons World Touring Cars must heed from history

The WTCR has made a massive step up in quality ahead of its second season in its current format, but as manufacturers start to lock horns is it already in danger of repeating other great touring car series' mistakes?

When drivers, teams, carmakers, a series promoter and its governing body are all voicing similar degrees of concern on the same topic, you know there's a fairly significant issue at hand.

World Touring Cars is only entering its second - and, at present, final agreed - season run to TCR's customer-friendly regulations, but already the difference in standard between this year and last is marked.

Previous article Yvan Muller has rediscovered pleasure he had lost before retirement
Next article WTCR will be 'worried' if manufacturer level rises further for '20

Sign up for free

  • Get quick access to your favorite articles

  • Manage alerts on breaking news and favorite drivers

  • Make your voice heard with article commenting.

Autosport Plus

Discover premium content
Subscribe