Ice-cool Priaulx pursues four world titles in a row

Thursday 28th February 2008, 2:29PM GMT.

Andy Priaulx has a go at ice driving in Sweden as part of his preparations for his World Touring Car Championship title defence. (0541920)

ANDY PRIAULX has been fine-tuning his driving skills on Swedish ice before beginning the defence of his World Touring Car Championship title at the weekend in Brazil.

The 33-year-old BMW Team UK driver yesterday undertook some specialist coaching on a frozen lake, located 300 miles north of Stockholm, as part of his final race preparations, before launching his bid to secure a fourth consecutive world title.

After his dramatic last-round victory in Macau last year, the Guernseyman, labelled ‘the Schumacher of touring cars’, entered the history books by becoming the first British racing driver ever to win three consecutive FIA world titles.