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Making his debut on the eighth round of the Wera Tools British F4 Championship, Dries set to the Donington Park (GP) circuit making an impressive mark on the already established lineup. An initial day of testing saw the Belgian in the top 2 across all sessions, establishing his presence for the weekend ahead.
Saturday morning saw a grid of 25 cars all eager to perform well in qualifying, Dries maintained a cool campaign, laying a marker of which no other could surpass in the session. The debutant taking the fastest lap, securing pole position for the third race of the weekend.
With his fast pace across qualifying, Dries started Race 1 on the front row. Although, after an unfortunate launch the Belgian dropped to the back of the grid. Resilient, Dries made an impressive recovery drive seeing the chequered flag to finish P14on his debut race.
Sunday was afresh start for Dries, taking P2 in the Rookie Cup for Race 2 and making history in Race 3 - having only celebrated his fifteenth birthday the day prior- as the youngest ever British F4 race winner. A striking debut weekend.
“Dries is a talented young driver and we’re pleased to have him join us for the rest of the season. We look forward to working closely with him and seeing what we can achieve together.” – Benn Huntingford, Sporting Director.
