What to look out for in 2021

It’s been a pretty busy silly season in the BTCC since the chequered flag fell to end the 2020 campaign last November. While last year’s top two have stayed put, there’s been a lot of fat to chew elsewhere

MARCUS SIMMONS

CAN SUTTON AND INFINITI IMPROVE ON THEIR TITLE-WINNING FORM? Ash Sutton won the BTCC title in 2020 with an Infiniti Q50 that had been barely tested on the track before the season started. So what can he do in 2021 with a winter of development behind the Japanese machine? As he points out: “We rolled out last year and didn’t want to disrupt the rhythm.” With the Infiniti a winner in the opening round at Donington Park, there was little motivation in going experimental on set-up. After all, the new-for-2020 Laser Tools Racing/BMR Racing alliance knew it was already in the ballpark. To be fair, there hasn’t been a great deal of testing in this build-up either. “We’ve been keeping ourselves to ourselves,” admits Sutton. “We did a shakedown at Donington in mid-April,…

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