Muller, Huff and Menu to go for heavy points in Japan, the season’s penultimate event

The 2010 World Touring Car Championship enters its final phase, as cars, drivers and teams will arrive early next week to Okayama, in Japan, for the first of the two Asian rounds that will conclude the season. Cars and equipment started the long boat journey to Japan hours after the final European round in Valencia five weeks ago and will undergo preparation for the Japanese races on-site in Okayama.

While no major modifications will be brought to the machines, the Chevrolet RML team used last week’s test in Jerez to work on different disc and pad options that could equip the Cruze in Okayama and Macau, two technical tracks where brakes play a crucial role. Rob Huff and Yvan Muller drove the test 2010 Cruze chassis during the testing session in Spain, while continuing the development and testing work with the 2011 Cruze equipped with the new 1.6 turbo petrol engine.

The drivers are already not far from Japan: Muller and Menu will fly there from Australia, where they are racing Holden Commodores this coming week-end in the V-8 Supercar event in Surfers’ Paradise, while Huff will join from China, where he is coaching journalists at the media launch of the Cruze 1.6 turbo street model.

The entire team is completely focused on its objective, scoring as many points as possible in Okayama to keep or even increase the current lead in both the Manufacturers’ and Drivers’ championships and definitively secure the titles in Macau.