What to look out for in 2021

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, just getting back into it. Then we rolled out at Snetterton a week later, with the