Chevrolet fears Puebla and the high altitude!

Alain Menu and the Chevrolet team leaders in the WTCC – World Touring Car Championship – have shown great concern about the upcoming championship race in Puebla, Mexico.

The Mexico (Puebla) circuit, like the city, is located at high altitude. The team that only has gasoline engines indeed believes they are truly disadvantaged compared to diesel engines, which are much more efficient at high altitude.

« The races in Puebla will be very interesting politically. Diesel cars will certainly have a big advantage in Mexico », stated Alain Menu, Chevrolet’s most successful driver.

According to Menu, overtaking a diesel, particularly a Seat Leon, on this circuit will be almost impossible.

« Diesel cars can go slowly in corners while having good acceleration. But you can still overtake them on the recovery. However, here we don’t have our advantage at the exit of corners and on the straight », he explained to Motorsport Aktuell magazine.

Eric Néve, the director of Chevrolet Motorsport, agreed with his driver and also believes that the power available to the diesels in Puebla will put them out of reach.

« We must make our cars as good as possible. But it will be very difficult because the regulations still haven’t changed regarding the advantage that diesels currently have. »

The FIA should analyze the situation shortly to try to balance the performance of Gasoline/Diesel.