JAKE HILL: TURNING THE PROMISE INTO A TITLE

Now an old hand with 170 British Touring Car Championship race starts under his belt, it is perhaps hard to think of Jake Hill as a rising star in the series.

However, there are a number of factors which point to Hill leading the new wave of fresh title battlers in 2022.

The BTCC is a tough nut to crack and there is no substitute for frontrunning experience. The only driver to buck that trend in the last 15 years has been reigning champion Ash Sutton.

Hill is 28 – the same age as Sutton and the