It's over 30 years since Mercedes was last in British touring cars, and this year will see its return with an A-Class racer. Kind of.
See under the skin of this bewinged A-Class are the Next Generation Touring Car (NGTC) underpinnings used in a Toyota Avensis last year. Ciceley Motorsport ran the Toyota and will now campaign the Mercedes. So it may not be that much different, but a new shape is welcome at least. Dare we say a C-Class may look better?
Anyway, the A-Class will be driven by Adam Morgan and adorned with Wix filters graphics owing to Ciceley's partnership with Wix Racing. It is the fourteenth different models confirmed for the season opener at Brands Hatch. Looks like PH has got a good season to be involved...