https://canadianracingonline.com/community/wtcr/ CanadianRacingOnline.com Discussion Board en-US Sun, 03 May 2026 12:33:01 +0000 wpForo 60 https://canadianracingonline.com/community/wtcr/wtcr-adria-ehrlacher-closes-on-wtcr-title-with-victory-2/ Thu, 13 Mar 2025 00:32:01 +0000 WTCR Adria: Ehrlacher closes on WTCR title with victory The Frenchman drove conservatively to 11th in the partially reversed grid race one, but led all the way in race two following his maximum points haul during qualifying on Saturday.
The result leaves the Cyan Racing Lynk & Co driver with a huge 35-point lead over Comtoyou Audi’s Frederic Vervisch, who rose from fourth to second in the standings in Adria, with just the final rounds of the ...Keep reading Source: WTCR Adria: Ehrlacher closes on WTCR title with victory]]> WTCR CanadianRacingOnline https://canadianracingonline.com/community/wtcr/wtcr-adria-ehrlacher-closes-on-wtcr-title-with-victory-2/ https://canadianracingonline.com/community/wtcr/wtcr-adria-ehrlacher-stretches-wtcr-points-lead-with-first-2021-pole-2/ Thu, 13 Mar 2025 00:32:01 +0000 WTCR Adria: Ehrlacher stretches WTCR points lead with first 2021 pole The reigning champion scored five points by going fastest in the Q1 session, then added five more by heading the Q3 shootout and claiming pole position for race two on Sunday, at the penultimate weekend of the season.
The Cyan Racing Lynk & Co driver is now 26 points ahead of nearest rival Jean-Karl Vernay, who suffered a disaster by failing to progress beyond Q1. The Engstler Hyundai driver ...Keep reading Source: WTCR Adria: Ehrlacher stretches WTCR points lead with first 2021 pole]]> WTCR CanadianRacingOnline https://canadianracingonline.com/community/wtcr/wtcr-adria-ehrlacher-stretches-wtcr-points-lead-with-first-2021-pole-2/ https://canadianracingonline.com/community/wtcr/cyan-lynk-co-announces-involvement-in-planned-tcr-world-tour-3/ Mon, 16 Dec 2024 01:13:56 +0000 Cyan Lynk & Co announces involvement in planned TCR World Tour The Swedish team contributed to the demise of the World Touring Car Cup last year when it withdrew from the series mid-season following safety concerns over Goodyear’s spec tyres.
Now it plans to return to international touring car racing with a four-car team in a new global series that is still taking shape.
Opinion:? Why departing WTCR is a world cup that will be missed
“We are ...Keep reading Source: Cyan Lynk & Co announces involvement in planned TCR World Tour]]> WTCR CanadianRacingOnline https://canadianracingonline.com/community/wtcr/cyan-lynk-co-announces-involvement-in-planned-tcr-world-tour-3/ https://canadianracingonline.com/community/wtcr/wtcr-boss-wants-cyan-lynk-co-back-for-2023-after-sudden-pullout-3/ Sun, 15 Dec 2024 19:09:36 +0000 WTCR boss wants Cyan Lynk & Co back for 2023 after sudden pullout Speaking at the French round at l’Anneau du Rhin this weekend, WTCR director Jean-Baptiste Ley was conciliatory towards the reigning champion team after it pulled the plug this week on the rest of its 2022 campaign.
This followed the withdrawal of all five of its Lynk & Co 03 TCRs on the formation laps of the rounds at Vallelunga.
The team claimed it was impossible to complete a race ...Keep reading Source: WTCR boss wants Cyan Lynk & Co back for 2023 after sudden pullout]]> WTCR CanadianRacingOnline https://canadianracingonline.com/community/wtcr/wtcr-boss-wants-cyan-lynk-co-back-for-2023-after-sudden-pullout-3/ https://canadianracingonline.com/community/wtcr/lynk-co-suspends-wtcr-programme-over-tyre-safety-fears-3/ Sun, 15 Dec 2024 07:14:31 +0000 Lynk & Co suspends WTCR programme over tyre safety fears The decision means the five 03 TCRs driven by reigning double champion Yann Ehrlacher, his uncle Yvan Muller, Santi Urrutia, Thed Bjork and Ma Qing Hua will not compete in the round at Anneau Du Rhin in France this weekend.? 
The move follows the Swedish team’s decision two weeks ago to pull out of the Vallelunga races on the formation laps over the tyre issue, and following the cancellation ...Keep reading Source: Lynk & Co suspends WTCR programme over tyre safety fears]]> WTCR CanadianRacingOnline https://canadianracingonline.com/community/wtcr/lynk-co-suspends-wtcr-programme-over-tyre-safety-fears-3/ https://canadianracingonline.com/community/wtcr/how-the-toxic-tyre-farrago-engulfing-wtcr-exploded-at-vallelunga-3/ Sat, 14 Dec 2024 19:19:16 +0000 How the toxic tyre farrago engulfing WTCR exploded at Vallelunga The last time the World Touring Car Cup was thrown into Goodyear tyre safety turmoil, just two months ago at the Nurburgring, we were at pains to stress it was nothing like the Indianapolis 2005 Formula 1 farrago.
This time, on the short circuit at Vallelunga last weekend, the parallels were admittedly closer, largely because Cyan Racing chose to withdraw its armada of five Lynk & Cos only at ...Keep reading Source: How the toxic tyre farrago engulfing WTCR exploded at Vallelunga]]> WTCR CanadianRacingOnline https://canadianracingonline.com/community/wtcr/how-the-toxic-tyre-farrago-engulfing-wtcr-exploded-at-vallelunga-3/ https://canadianracingonline.com/community/wtcr/wtcr-vallelunga-girolami-and-magnus-win-as-lynk-co-pull-out-3/ Sat, 14 Dec 2024 07:10:49 +0000 WTCR Vallelunga: Girolami and Magnus win as Lynk & Co pull out Doubts over the participation of the five Lynk & Cos had lingered since Saturday when Cyan warned after qualifying that it would withdraw without action being taken on its problems with the spec tyre.
Sure enough, the drivers all received an order to pull in to the pits at the end of the warm-up lap for race one and they did not take the start.
As the Lynk & Cos departed, Girolami and Azcona ...Keep reading Source: WTCR Vallelunga: Girolami and Magnus win as Lynk & Co pull out]]> WTCR CanadianRacingOnline https://canadianracingonline.com/community/wtcr/wtcr-vallelunga-girolami-and-magnus-win-as-lynk-co-pull-out-3/ https://canadianracingonline.com/community/wtcr/muller-questions-need-for-bop-in-wtcr-3/ Fri, 13 Dec 2024 19:24:56 +0000 Muller questions need for BoP in WTCR A four-time champion in WTCR’s predecessor, the World Touring Car Championship, Muller retired when Citroen pulled out of the WTCC in 2016, before making a comeback to race a Polestar/Cyan Racing Volvo in the final round of the 2017 season.
That preceded a full return for his own M.Racing - YMR concern in the WTCR’s inaugural 2018 season, finishing runner-up, and joining the Cyan-run Lynk & ...Keep reading Source: Muller questions need for BoP in WTCR]]> WTCR CanadianRacingOnline https://canadianracingonline.com/community/wtcr/muller-questions-need-for-bop-in-wtcr-3/ https://canadianracingonline.com/community/wtcr/wrc-ace-neuville-keen-for-etcr-outing-after-hyundai-car-swap-3/ Fri, 13 Dec 2024 13:12:14 +0000 WRC ace Neuville keen for ETCR outing after Hyundai car swap The South Korean marque put on a special demonstration to show off its i20 N Rally1 hybrid and its 500kW Veloster N tin-top racer at the fourth round of the recently-renamed? FIA ETCR – eTouring Car World Cup at the Belgian circuit.
WRC driver Neuville swapped his i20 N for the Veloster, while 2019 WTCR champion Michelisz jumped aboard the rally car. The pair each sat in the passenger seat of ...Keep reading Source: WRC ace Neuville keen for ETCR outing after Hyundai car swap]]> WTCR CanadianRacingOnline https://canadianracingonline.com/community/wtcr/wrc-ace-neuville-keen-for-etcr-outing-after-hyundai-car-swap-3/ https://canadianracingonline.com/community/wtcr/tarquini-critical-of-lynk-co-wtcr-speed-at-vila-real-3/ Fri, 13 Dec 2024 01:36:37 +0000 Tarquini critical of Lynk & Co WTCR speed at Vila Real The touring car great, 60, retired at the end of last season and is now team manager of BRC Squadra Corse. The driver who was signed to replace him, 26-year-old Mikel Azcona, leads the standings so far this season, by 16 points over Cyan Lynk & Co’s Santi Urrutia.
But at the Vila Real street race last weekend, that didn’t stop 2018 WTCR champion Tarquini speaking out about the speed of the ...Keep reading Source: Tarquini critical of Lynk & Co WTCR speed at Vila Real]]> WTCR CanadianRacingOnline https://canadianracingonline.com/community/wtcr/tarquini-critical-of-lynk-co-wtcr-speed-at-vila-real-3/