MOTORBASE BEGINS PLANS FOR 2023 CAMPAIGN

The Motorbase Performance team could field new machines in the British Touring Car Championship from next season and has begun a feasibility study into its options.

The four-strong squad has run

Ford Focus cars for Ash Sutton, Dan Cammish, Ollie Jackson and Sam Osborne over the last season but is keen to look at a newer model that runs a rear-wheel-drive layout.

Initially, Motorbase boffins looked at an Audi platform by this was vetoed by rival teams, while a plan to operate a Jaguar has also been shelved.

The options appear to lie between a Mercedes model and an Alfa Romeo, although no final decision has been made as yet. Team boss Pete Osborne said: “We are assessing everything.”