Unrewarded pace at Brands Hatch

After the heartbreak of engine trouble at Silverstone, several of my amazing sponsors came together to help fund a new engine. My goal was simple — to go out there and make them proud.

Friday practice

Friday's first session was all about bedding in the new engine and with wet conditions it was about keeping it steady. FP2 and FP3 were also wet, but I found really strong pace. The chassis felt incredible, straight-line speed was brilliant, and I was feeling confident ahead of Saturday morning's qualifying session.

Friday didn't stop there. I was invited to take part in free practice with the British Truck Racing Championship. After only an hour to get comfortable in the seat, I headed out into heavy rain alongside some serious competition. FP1 ended with a small mistake that put me in the gravel at Turn 1 (no harm done). In FP2 I really got into a rhythm and brought the pace up quickly, which was an unforgettable experience.

Qualifying

Saturday morning brought a damp track — my favourite conditions. I stayed calm through the first half of the session, sitting in P15. A late push paid off as I went fastest overall to take my first-ever pole position, missing out on double pole by just 0.001 seconds.

Race 1

From P2 on the grid, I made a strong start and took the lead early on. The car felt fantastic and I was controlling the race until a sudden mechanical failure brought me to a stop on Graham Hill. It was heart breaking — not only ending my title hopes, but also forcing me to start from the back in Race 2.

Race 2

Early Sunday morning brought another damp track, so we opted for a full wet setup. The plan was to attack from the back, but the conditions changed and slicks would have been the better choice. Even so, I worked my way from P22 to finish in P15.

Race 3

A dry track and a clean slate for the final race. I got a great start, taking the lead and building a two-car-length gap. Just as I settled in, a driver behind made a desperate lunge that sent me off, causing significant damage and dropping me to P7. Despite the steering being nearly 90 degrees out, I pushed hard to climb back to P3, opening a gap to P4 before a safety car bunched us back together. Somehow, I held on to finish P4 — a result that truly showed the strength of our package this weekend.

The results don't reflect the pace we had, but the support and energy around the team were incredible. Over the weekend, we handed out 20 Pecometer Pecobots, 15 Fuchs hats and 250 signed posters. Racing in front of more than 50,000 fans was an unforgettable experience and my focus now turns to securing the funding needed to take the next step in 2026.

Before then, I'll be back in action on 15th November at Skegness Raceway in Brisca F1 and I'll also be competing in a BTCC sim league starting on 16th November.