Contrary to what people kept saying about the boredom of having
the Chevy-domination in WTCC last year (yet again), I found it very
entertaining.
Muller proved to be the hot-headed frenchman who had the pace,
aggression, but not the zen. I think he would have won the 4th
championship last year if he hadn't had so many penalties for
hitting other drivers.
I think of the 3 drivers, Menu showed the best pace through the
course of the year, but was beset by a whole host of bad luck,
including being punted off by his team-mates more than once through
the course of the year. Should have seen his face when Muller tried
to apologise to him at Shanghai.
Huff was the most consistent and drove a canny race, racking up
plenty of 2nd, 3rd places. Undoubtedly the biggest beneficiary of
the woes of Muller and Menu, but also showed at times that he too,
has the aggression and skill of his 2 veteran and decorated
team-mates.
And boy, watching those Chevys carving up the field every
reverse-grid race was just awesome. The Chevy Cruze is a really
awesome chassis whose handling was really phenomenal and set a
bench-mark no other team came close to beating over the last few
years.
I think the independant Cruzes can also potentially challenge for the title
this year actually if they get their acts together, especially
after watching Colin Turkington carving his way through the pack at
Shanghai at a one-off meet with a single WSR-prepared Cruze.
Considering it was the first appearance in a Cruze, I think the
car's balance must have been really really good!
