The British Touring Automobile Championship star is ready to remain within the sequence along with his squad, regardless of rumours linking him to an exit.
2026 has been an unimaginable 12 months for Sutton, maybe even the best we’ve seen from a driver within the sequence, together with the most important successful margin in a race (19 seconds) since Alain Menu in 1999.
Beginning the season with three victories and three P2s from the opening rounds at Donington Nationwide and Manufacturers Indy, the NAPA peddler stored a streak of successful every weekend till August’s return to Donington Park.
Even then, a pair of P2s did no hurt in holding his benefit within the standings. And, by that time, it had lengthy appeared educational.
A struggling season for Staff VERTU’s Tom Ingram was greater than punished, with Sutton’s solely non-finish so far coming at Croft – the place he had scored P2 and P1 within the first two races.
All-in-all, it paints an image of one thing spectacular from the NAPA man and his squad. He would have clinched the record-breaking fifth with a P11 end at Silverstone Nationwide’s Race 1, however as an alternative opted to let Chris Smiley by means of and storm by means of the pack to win from P12 in Race 2.
Having claimed his record-breaking fifth Drivers’ title at Silverstone, a lot had been anticipating Manufacturers Hatch GP to be the final time Sutton can be seen in a NAPA Racing UK Ford – a minimum of for now.
Nonetheless, breaking a streak of two retirements in two days at Manufacturers Hatch, Sutton and NAPA have introduced a five-year extension to his deal.
“I’m over the moon to agree a brand new contract to proceed my journey within the British Touring Automobile Championship for the subsequent 5 years,” mentioned Sutton.
“Over the past 5 years, we’ve had loads of success, damaged information, and made historical past collectively. I’m equally enthusiastic about what the long run holds, to see what I can go on to realize in my profession and in addition this unimaginable journey with the workforce and its companions.
“Continuity is so vital within the BTCC, and I already know I’ve the very best workforce behind me, all chasing the identical finish aim. So, let’s see what milestone we will get subsequent!
“Having my future assured this early provides me the proper platform to have a robust winter programme and to then come again subsequent season in one of the best ways attainable, this championship doesn’t stand nonetheless, and I don’t plan to both.”
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