“The Hondas look very quick with their developments over the winter, and the BMWs look to have great pace too. The only ones not to have shown their hand yet are SEAT, but they will be up there as well. I think once they get the diesel sorted they are going to be incredibly strong, but we have obviously got a bit of advantage because we are hitting the track running. The early results are going to be really important for us.
“If I can come away from
Brands Hatch near to the top of the table, that would be a fantastic grounding with which to start the season. I'm not necessarily going out there to win all the races, but a podium or two would be nice
“Being a 30-race championship, consistency will definitely be key. It's a balance between pushing hard enough to get a decent finish and not pushing too hard and putting a wheel off here and there. It's definitely a fine balance to strike, and I think that showed in the battle last year –
Jason Plato finished every race in the points and he was there in the championship all the way to the end. You've got to be there at the end.
“The championship is obviously what every driver is aiming for, but up against Matt and Fabrizio, for me a great result would be to come away from the season having split them and been involved in the title fight. That would be an unbelievable year, but deep down like any driver it's the championship I want.”
