Rob Huff managed to show record-breaking pace during the penultimate weekend of the 2019 FIA World Touring Car Cup (WTCR), however, he was unable to break the one record on everyone’s minds: Macau win number ten.

The Sébastien Loeb Racing driver was in devastating form during Free Practice where he topped the second session, before going on to secure his ninth pole position at the Circuito da Guia in the second three-stage qualifying session.

In the first race, Huff quickly worked his way past Thed Bjork and then benefitted from the Lynk & Co team tactics which elevated the King Of Macau to fourth place at the finish. Delayed by an incident in race two, Huff came home in fourteenth place with his focus set on race three.

A slow getaway from the Volkswagen driver saw Priaulx lead into the first turn and the race was on, as Huff hounded the Cyan Racing driver lap after lap, but to no avail. Ultimately, Huff crossed the line in second place, taking another podium finish at Macau.

The British driver explains in further detail the issue he suffered when getting off the line in race three.

“I just overloaded the clutch at the start. It’s a problem I’ve experienced quite a lot with this car, it’s a little more me than the car, so unfortunately we’ll have to wait a bit longer for number ten. We knew we had a quick car here, but we also knew the start around here is all-important,” explained Huff.

“Even if we got the start, I wasn’t confident we’d have been able to keep these guys behind. I needed the slipstream from Priaulx just to keep ahead of the Audi of Vernay. I’m disappointed, but it’s not the first time I’ve been a bridesmaid at Macau. Andy never put a foot wrong, he drove absolutely superbly.”

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