Road to Round 1 | BTS at Croft with NAPA Racing UK | Engineering a Champion

The road to the 2026 Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship season has been a relentless one for NAPA Racing UK, with the team working tirelessly behind the scenes to refine every detail ahead of Round 1. Over the off-season, the team has continued to evolve its package, transitioning to a new saloon platform while building on years of development. With a strong foundation already in place, the focus has been on fine tuning performance and extracting every marginal gain. In this episode of Road to Round 1, we go behind the scenes at Croft Circuit for the first official pre-season test. This time, the focus is on one of the most important elements in touring car racing, the relationship between driver and engineer. Ash Sutton and Chief Engineer Tony Carozza operate with a shared understanding of performance. Every lap is about turning driver feedback into clear, actionable data, refining the car step by step. With changing conditions, evolving regulations and updates to the cars to dial in, the test is as much about learning as it is about lap time. Every run, every adjustment and every conversation plays a role in shaping the car ahead of the season. With Round 1 fast approaching, this is the story of a partnership pushing to deliver at the very front in 2026. 🏁