Neal considering retirement from BTCC at the end of 2020
Three-time British Touring Car champion Matt Neal could hang up his helmet and retire at the end of this season

The 53-year-old veteran, who celebrated his 700th BTCC start at Oulton Park in August, has been weighing up the decision for some time, but admitted that it could still go either way.
It is understood that Neal's deliberations stem from the commercial issues facing Honda, for which Neal's family-owned Team Dynamics squad runs the official team in the BTCC, in the current economic climate.
"We don't know yet," Neal told Autosport.
"But if I do retire, then I've had a good run and I can't complain."
Neal stressed that regardless of whether he continues racing, Dynamics will continue to field Civic Type Rs in the BTCC.
Neal's team-mate Dan Cammish, who narrowly lost the 2019 title, is third in the 2020 standings heading into the final round at Brands Hatch, with a very real shot at the title.
And, if Neal does step away, he could be replaced by his fellow three-time champion Gordon Shedden, who won his trio of BTCC crowns in Dynamics-run Hondas before joining the World Touring Car Cup in 2018-19.

Shedden was poised to make a BTCC comeback this season as substitute for Neal, who was recovering from mountain-bike injuries sustained during the winter, before the coronavirus pandemic put the campaign on hold.
"The team would carry on - oh yeah," said Neal.
"We'd try and run Dan, and maybe another driver - it could be 'Flash' [Shedden], it could be someone else."
It is not impossible that it could be Neal's son Henry, who has won this year's Touring Car Trophy in a BTCC-spec Civic, and has taken part in official BTCC test sessions.
That would make Neal Jr a third-generation BTCC driver, as grandfather and Dynamics founder Steve Neal was a BTCC ace in Minis in the 1960s.
"It's possible, but it's got to stack up commercially," said Matt Neal.
Neal added that he would prefer crowds to return to BTCC events before he makes his exit from the driving seat - in effect, a NASCAR-style 'farewell tour'.
"Of course I would," he said.
"I still get a good buzz off it - I've done it almost my whole adult life.
"If it is [his last season], it's going be a strange weekend in three weeks' time [at the Brands Hatch finale]."

Previous article
BTCC could adopt new qualifying format again for 2021
Next article
Brands Hatch BTCC finale will take place despite lockdown

About this article
Series | BTCC |
Drivers | Matt Neal |
Teams | BTC Racing |
Author | Marcus Simmons |
Neal considering retirement from BTCC at the end of 2020
Trending
The BTCC Brexit that's thrived for a decade
It won't be long until the current BTCC rules become the longest-lasting the series has ever had. The NGTC regulations are due to celebrate their tenth birthday this year and while not totally perfect for everyone, have been a huge success
The top 10 BTCC drivers of 2020
The 2020 British Touring Car Championship will go down as a classic in which new winners graced the top step of the podium and an unloved chassis was resurrected into a champion. But who were the year's top performers?
The Villeneuve-esque 'engineer's dream' who lit up BTCC 2020
The Infiniti Q50 was completely redesigned, redeveloped and revamped by BMR and Laser Tools Racing for 2020. And the flamboyant brilliance of the driver behind the wheel was enough to snatch the title at the last gasp
The BMW game-changer that monopolised the tin-top world
The rival Ford RS500 was more spectacular and almost claimed its place as Autosport's greatest touring car. But the original BMW M3 E30 was too good and too important to be ignored, as its drivers explain
Turkington meets Rouse: The BTCC's greatest in conversation
The two four-time British Touring Car champions discovered they had far more in common than they realised when Autosport brought them together to discuss all things tin-top for its 70th anniversary special earlier this year
Remembering the BTCC's most controversial act
As the British Touring Car Championship shapes up for its 2020 title-decider, Autosport relives the controversial 1992 finale that thrust the series into the national press and truly lit a fire under Super Touring with its three main players
How the BTCC title contenders rate their chances
This hasn't been the easiest of years for anyone, but one thing has remained the same: a gripping BTCC title fight. Ahead of its final round at Brands Hatch this weekend, Autosport polled the five challengers for their thoughts on their prospects
The BTCC debutant who has waited 20 years for his chance
Few British Touring Car Championship rookies have as much racing experience as Paul Rivett. But, after spending two decades in the support categories, he is finally set to move up to the top tier at Snetterton this weekend