Collard has had a tough season in the BTCC with the Speedworks Motorsport-run Toyota team, and finished the campaign at the Brands Hatch finale in 16th place in the championship.
It was his first season in a front-wheel-drive racing car, and Collard also found difficulties operating the hybrid boost button – a mid-season break was granted on medical grounds, allowing him a lever to help use the button because of a thumb injury sustained in his karting career.
