'I'm not giving up'

ANDY PRIAULX is still in fighting mood despite seeing his bid for a fourth World Touring Car Championship title suffer a potentially fatal blow in Japan.

After spinning off in the second of the weekend's races, Priaulx now finds himself 37 points behind leader Yvan Muller, who recorded two third-place finishes in Okayama.

With only 50 points available in the final race weekend in Macau later this month, it is now looking like Mission Impossible for Priaulx, but he says that he will still go to China with hope.

'I may be a long way behind Yvan, but I shall go into Macau fighting for the title to the very last lap,' he said.

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