MB Motorsport reveal 2020 colours

MB Motorsport has revealed the base livery it will run for the 2020 British Touring Car Championship season ahead of the latest pre-season test of the year at Brands Hatch.

The Honda squad is one of a number of teams set to hit the track at the Kent circuit as preparations continue for the season-opener at Donington Park later this month, and ahead of the only official test during the season launch at Silverstone next week.

The livery that will adorn the Civic Type Rs of Jake Hill and Sam Osborne features the blue, red and yellow colours that have been a fixture of sporting director Mark Blundell’s helmet throughout his career and also pay tribute to the Peugeot 905 that he drove to victory alongside Derek Warwick and Yannick Dalmas in the 1992 Le Mans 24 Hours.

The colour scheme also features branding from marketing agency Blue Square, which will take on the role of naming rights sponsor in a deal that will see the team entered this season under the MB Motorsport accelerated by Blue Square banner.

“Strengthening our relationship with Blue Square is a real coup for the whole MB Motorsport team,” Blundell, who was backed by Blue Square during his season with Trade Price Cars Racing last year, said. “The coming season will see some changes in the way we work as a team and who we work with and we can draw on Blue Square’s experience in how we can do this most effectively.

“Our partnership with Blue Square extended well beyond the track last year which will be no different in 2020. Their expertise in accelerating brand performance complements our own sports agency work and we are looking forward to aligning on numerous projects across the year. They’re a high energy, high performing agency and those are two standards which will be holding ourselves to as a team this year too.”

The finalised livery for both cars, featuring a full compliment of sponsors, will be revealed at Silverstone.