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INTERNATIONAL SERIES
Development break for Opel, Alfa and Subaru
The level of competitiveness in the TCR International Series is proving extremely high, making the challenge
particularly hard for the most-recent cars to appear. This explains why the Opel Astra, Alfa Romeo Giulietta and Subaru
WRX Sti have all taken a break to continue testing and development.
This is the case for the Opel Astra, after its debut in Bahrain. Jörg Schrott, Opel Motorsport Director, explained:
“The
event in Bahrain, which was part of our test and development programme, provided us with some valuable results. The
development of the Astra TCR is not finalized yet, so we will now thoroughly continue the test and development
programme. As soon as it is completed, we will start the delivery of the Astra TCR to our customers.
”
The Alfa developed by Romeo Ferraris suffered some electronic issues both at Bahrain and Estoril:
“The team has
identified the areas to be addressed but needs some more time to find a solution
”, explained driver Michela Cerruti.
Finally, the Subaru WRX Sti has shown excellent potential but, as Top Run team manager Renato Russo stated,
“we
need to fine-tune the transmission in order to exploit the great possibilities of the engine and the chassis.
”
James Nash
has soon settled
among the series’
top drivers