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LADA Sport Lukoil ready for the final rounds

James Thompson and Mikhail Kozlovskiy are flying to Shanghai

Two weeks left before the final rounds of the World Touring Car Championship-2013. In the end of October, drivers of the Russian team - James Thompson and Mikhail Kozlovskiy - will fly to Shanghai – the city, which will host WTCC races on 2-3 November. The competition will take place at Shanghai International Circuit, the home of Chinese F1 Grand -Prix The fast Shanghai racetrack (5.4 km) was launched in 2004, and will host WTCC round for the second time.

James Thompson, Lada Granta Sport, Lada Sport

Photo by: Brad Fox

The final round of WTCC will traditionally take place in Macau. This race promises to be one of the most spectacular events in the calendar - thirty-four cars will appear on the grid. The city circuit in Macau is considered very difficult. This is a very fast and long track (6.1 km) with a number of “blind corners” and a lack of run-off areas. Such features are typical for most of the city racetracks, but in Macau, where top speed reaches 260 km/h, these peculiarities make the drivers pay more attention to the concentration and the accuracy of driving.

Mikhail Kozlovskiy, LADA Granta, LADA Sport Lukoil

Photo by: XPB Images

Before the final WTCC rounds in China and Macau LADA Sport LUKOIL racing team will also have three-day test session at Magny-Course (France). The Russian squad will continue to test new technical solutions for the evolution of LADA Granta in view of 2014 WTCC season.