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Plato and MG: Revved-up to rile rivals

Rarely has Jason Plato had such little preparation for a BTCC campaign. With the Brands Hatch season opener this weekend, Kevin Turner spoke to the double champion about his switch to MG and his hopes for the year ahead

Kevin Turner Mar 30, 2012, 12:04 PM

So, you've just narrowly missed out on a third British Touring Car Championship crown at the season finale. You're with a squad you've described as 'the best touring car team in the world' (one with which you've won 22 races in three years) and you believe you only really lost the title this time because of being at a power disadvantage thanks to the rules. What do you do next?

If you're Jason Plato, you move to a different team with a car that hasn't even been built yet, never mind proved itself on the track.

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Author Kevin Turner

Kevin Turner is Autosport’s Chief Editor. While studying History at the University of York, Kevin began covering UK club events as a freelance reporter for Autosport and Motorsport News. He joined the Autosport staff as Editorial Assistant on the magazine in 2006, winning what is now known as the Motorsport UK Young Journalist of the Year Award. He became National Editor in 2008 and over the next few seasons covered a range of international events, including the Le Mans 24 Hours, as well as the British Touring Car Championship and British GT. Kevin became Features Editor before switching to edit Motorsport News in 2014.

He returned to Autosport in 2016 to become editor of the magazine, a dream job that is still part of his role.

He became Chief Editor in 2020, helping to plan content for autosport.com and Autosport’s podcast as well as seeing the magazine through the coronavirus pandemic. Kevin also led work on the special publication celebrating 70 years of Autosport and has been a judge on the Aston Martin Autosport BRDC Young Driver Award, formerly known as the McLaren Autosport BRDC Award, since 2008. He lives in Warboys with his wife and two children.