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Marcus Simmons

Is this the most road-relevant touring car series around?

“I’ve just had my hair done, so now I look perfect for the weekend!”

Busy man that he is, touring car superstar Mattias Ekstrom has managed to find time for himself in the few days between the Hungaroring and Jarama rounds of what is now known as the FIA ETCR – eTouring Car World Cup. So far this year he’s competed on the Dakar Rally in Audi’s new electric contender, he’s opened his ETCR title defence in successful fashion, he’s popped in to contest a rallycross event in his native Sweden, and his EKS operation is preparing to run Audis in the World Rallycross Championship – and it’s now operating the works Cupra ETCR squad.

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