Sutton did seem to be pushing almost unnecessarily hard at times - it seems similar to Plato's old style of always push to the maximum, even if it means crashing going for 1st instead of settling for 2nd. It makes for exciting racing for sure, but I wonder how many times he'll come a cropper before having a re-think? Although aggression and risk-taking is a big part of what makes the BTCC so great to watch, the fact is that consistency, prudence and caution is usually the more successful strategy.
I suspect there's also an element of him wanting to silence people who said it was just the Subaru that made him so fast.
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