Q:
Did he maybe exceed your expectations last season with the MG to keep it at the front?
Mike Ewan:
I would say he matched our expectations. He definitely didn’t have the best chance during the previous year with who he was racing with and we gave him the best equipment we could and he did the job with it. He has really matured now, he is right up there with the best of them, and has shown time and time again that he can deal with the pressure.
Q:
We have seen the MGs up for sale, has there been much interest in them?
Mike Ewan:
We have had a bit of interest from Britain in them, but it now appears likely that the cars will be sold overseas and will be running in the Asian Touring Car Championship.
Q:
In terms of your second driver for the
BMW, is there anyone lined up for the seat of are there still a few names in the frame?
Mike Ewan:
There are still two or three names in the frame and we aren’t too far away from making a decision. We expect to make the announcement in around a fortnight.
Q:
Testing wise, when do you expect to hit the track?
Mike Ewan:
This car [at the NEC] is owned by a team in Sweden and we are actually talking to them about using it for some initial testing before we get our own cars up and running which will probably be at the start of March.
