Urrutia insists previous form is no guarantee of WTCR success

Santiago Urrutia has no plans to ease off the throttle when the 2022 WTCR – FIA World Touring Car Cup stops off at MotorLand Aragón this weekend for two sun-baked counters. The Barcelona-based Uruguayan star won Race 2 at WTCR Race of Hungary earlier this month and is a former winner at MotorLand Aragón, which is preparing to host WTCR Race of Spain for the third time from June 25-26.

Ad/> However, the 25-year-old is more than aware of the tough competition he’ll face and the fact his Lynk & Co 03 TCR will be heavier than previously through the addition of compensation weight as part of WTCR rules designed to make the series even more competitive. WTCRZengo racer Huff still on top as WTCR Trophy points chase continues in Spain6 HOURS AGO “I won my first [WTCR] race [in Aragón in 2020] but I think everything is different this year,” said the Goodyear-equipped Cyan Performance Lynk & Co driver.

“You see guys and teams improving and improving, so I have zero expectations to be honest. I will try to do the best in free practice to find the best set-up in the car and I hope we can be strong.

We have weight in the car now, so I hope we can find out a good set-up in practice to be in the top 10 in qualifying and then bring the points. I will just keep it calm and do the job.” Urrutia heads to MotorLand Aragón on the back of a thrilling victory at the Hungaroring, which he secured by a scant margin of 0.380s ahead Zengő Motorsport’s CUPRA-powered hero Rob Huff.

The result has elevated Urrutia to third in the provisional title order, six points behind ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport’s Honda-powered Argentine Néstor Girolami and 16 down on current leader Mikel Azcona (BRC Hyundai N Squadra Corse). The post Urrutia insists previous