Muller deserves title reckons Plato.

Despite their well-publicised and frequent spats, Jason Plato has given his support to Yvan Muller's title campaign as the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship takes to its third from last round at Knockhill in Scotland.

Muller currently sits sixteen points behind Team Halfords Honda driver Matt Neal in the current standings, with Plato in a distant fourth in his SEAT.

"Matt Neal might not like this but he's not in the same league as Yvan Muller," says Plato who first fell out with the French driver when they were team-mates at Vauxhall in the title battle in 2001, a battle which Plato ultimately won, although Muller was retained at the team where he still drives.

"Yvan is in a different class and, if he was in that Honda, he'd have been much quicker than Matt and long gone," says Plato. "Matt's car is so good he's nowhere near the limit in the races, whereas Yvan's always on the ragged edge. If it goes down to the last lap at Brands Hatch in October I know who'd I'd put money on - Yvan."

Plato has heaped praise on Team Dynamics - the privateer outfit that has built and developed the Team Halfords Hondas against the might of Vauxhall and SEAT.

But he added: "I'm not taking anything away from the team and what they've built - it's a fabulous car. But Matt really should have had the title sewn up by now.

"I'd like to see Yvan win because he's put in stellar performances every time he's got in the car. If Team Halfords loses the championship or lets Yvan get a whiff of a chance, then more fool them."