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6 WTCR After he converted his Race 1 pole position in an authoritative victory, Michelisz seemed to have the title in the bag, but then he was involved in an incident in the early stages of Race 2. With Guerrieri at the front, this would have completely erased Michelisz’s leading margin, but Lady Luck gave him a helping hand in the form of a controversial decision from the race control that suspended the race because Nicky Catsburg’s car was on fire, despite the intervention of the marshals had already averted any danger. When action finally resumed, Michelisz was able to recover from 13th to seventh and so retained a ten-point lead over Guerrieri before the last race in which the two rivals would share the front row. The Argentine was obliged to win again, knowing that a third place would have been enough for Michelisz to clinch the title. On a slippery track and under the floodlights, Guerrieri gave all he had, but his efforts and hopes were swept away after Mikel Azcona hit him and sent him on the grass. With Guerrieri forced to pit, Michelisz could cruise to the end and secure the title, the second in a row for Hyundai after the one conquered by Gabriele Tarquini in 2018. The Team’s title went to Cyan Racing Link&Co from BRC Hyundai N Squadra Corse and All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport. MACAU - A HAT-TRICK FOR THE LYNK&CO CARS The Chinese manufacturer completed a clean sweep on the Guia circuit, winning the three races and confirming that the cars run by Cyan Racing are very much at ease in home races, like at Ningbo. The Swedish team played a thorough strategy in favouring Muller, its best- placed driver in the championship. After the Frenchman converted his pole position in a dominant victory in Race 1, he was gifted with the lead in Race 2 by his teammates Yann Ehrlacher and Thed Björk. Then in Race 3, Björk again slowed down to let Muller take sixth. This helped the Frenchman to re-launch his odds in the title, having reduced his gaps to 11 points from Michelisz and two from Guerrieri. Everything was in favour of Muller in the Macau event, beginning with the incident in the second Qualifying that involved Michelisz, relegating him to 12th on the grid for both races 2 and 3. As for Guerrieri, he struggled with the speed of his Honda car, but was able to