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INTERNATIONAL SERIES
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is another Formula One event – at
Sepang in Malaysia – that takes
place at the beginning of October.
The heat of Kuala Lumpur may well
play an important part in procee-
dings, just as it did when Sepang ho-
sted the opening races in the 2015
TCR International Series. Stefano Co-
mini made history on that occasion
by becoming the first-ever winner of
a TCR race.
The Swiss driver clinched the 2015
TCR title at the very last race of the
year in Macau and the iconic street
circuit once again will provide the
season finale this year. The narrow
track and unforgiving concrete bar-
riers offer a daunting challenge for
newcomers, yet the former Portu-
guese colony acts as a magnet for
drivers and so we may well see a re-
peat of the kind of one-off drive that
saw former World Champion Rob Huff
join the TCR International Series in
Macau last year.
Heading for Buriram, the top six dri-
vers are separated by a total of 37
points with Comini leading by a sin-
gle point from his friend and closest
rival Pepe Oriola. Each of the eight
remaining races offers 25 points for
victory, however, so the battle for the
TCR drivers’ title is far from over…