My WTCR weekend. By Tom Coronel

Tom Coronel got his 2022 WTCR – FIA World Touring Car Cup bid underway at WTCR Clean Fuels for All Race of France last weekend, twice finishing in the points aboard his Goodyear-equipped Audi RS 3 LMS. The Dutch Comtoyou DHL Team Audi Sport looks back on an event of differing fortunes at Circuit de Pau-Ville, where he had last raced in 2009. Ad/> Saturday May 7“I had to find my way again.

We were doing nicely [in free practice] in terms of speed and that gave me a good feeling for qualifying. Too bad there was nothing more in store than 16th on the grid, I am really disappointed with that. I just didn’t get it right in Qualifying.

Once, I made a mistake myself, then I got stuck in traffic and during my next attempt, I had a slow puncture on the right front tyre, so that didn’t help either. In terms of speed, I certainly would have been able to pull it off, but at a street circuit, you also have to be at the right place at the right time and unfortunately, that didn't work out. And yes, that annoys me quite a lot.” WTCROne to keep for the King of WTCR after another Goodyear8 HOURS AGO Sunday May 8“In Race 1, I really had a rocket start.

The circuit is very narrow in the first corner, so it was quite messy with some contact, too. Eventually, I was able to overtake Tiago Monteiro and Rob Huff, so that were the first two places done. Then, Huff and I got involved in a nice fight that actually lasted all race long.

The rear end of my car was quite damaged, he just kept pushing, but it was a nice and fair race. We are racing buddies, we know how to handle that. So I eventually finished 11th, which is not too bad at all at a street circuit, coming from 16th on the grid.