For Matt, the problem is, wihin the field, there are a few other
talented drivers as well. The years he spent plugging uncompetitive
machinery probably put him out of the radar of these teams till
recently. Then now he has a car reliable enough to win the
championship, why not? Until last year, Yvan Muller, and a few
other guys were more than capable of giving him a run for his
money, and it makes sense for a team to stick with the ace they
know.
new technology to dominate the old? no no. new technology DOES
dominate the old, which is why honda did as well as they did with
the CTR. There are 2 distincts here. the CTR didn't do as well as
it should have. the ITRs are doing well no doubt, but its mainly
Matt Neals' which is doing well, which shows that his driver skills
contribute a lot to the combination.
honda has more pole n podiums over seat? of course of course!
seat took such a long break from BTCC! they
only rejoined in 2003 again, and during this time honda not
notching up those stats then they doing what?
u say honda have held their own weight against contis in the past,
that is no doubt. however, im telling u the CTR didn't hold their
weight as well, and that is true. If u compare how they did with
how the ITRs are doing now, no doubt even u have to admit they
could have done better, and disappointed a bit. If it wasn't
disappointing, nobody would have switched to the ITRs. 
