Huff hopes to bounce back in Mexico

Despite showing strong pace in practice and qualifying, Huff and teammates Nicola Larini and Alain Menu left Brazil with no points. However, Huff is optimistic of an improved return in Mexico.

"For the whole Chevrolet team the season starts here," says Huff. "We had a disaster in Brazil through no fault of our own and hopefully things will go better here and we'll go home with a hat-full of points!"

However, Huff believes that the altitude of the Puebla circuit, which is over 2,000 metres above sea level, will make it harder for the Chevrolets to fight for wins.

The less dense air means that normally aspirated engines will have their power reduced throughout the weekend, something which will not affect the turbo-diesel SEAT Leons to the same degree.

"We're losing a fair bit of power," says Huff. "The first time we ran here myself and Alain went out and both came back in saying we had some kind of engine problem because the power wasn't there. But it was the altitude.

"You can get on the throttle a lot earlier with less power, but the hardest bit is the start. Normally we spin the wheels on the standing start but here we're more likely to bog down."

Huff also believes that the track has improved since the WTCC's previous two visits to the venue, which were blighted by track problems.

"From walking around the track I'd say there are still a few question marks in my mind, but everything looks good," he says. "We'll know for sure after the first test session!

"I actually quite enjoy the circuit. From the outside it doesn't look so that good but it is very challenging. You've got to get the overall setup sorted here in particular because of that, especially with the sky high track temperatures."