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Making hisdebut on the eighth round of the Wera Tools British F4 Championship, Dries setto the Donington Park (GP) circuit making an impressive mark on the already establishedlineup. An initial day of testing saw the Belgian in the top 2 across allsessions, establishing his presence for the weekend ahead.
Saturdaymorning saw a grid of 25 cars all eager to perform well in qualifying, Driesmaintained a cool campaign, laying a marker of which no other could surpass inthe session. The debutant taking the fastest lap, securing pole position forthe third race of the weekend.
With hisfast pace across qualifying, Dries started Race 1 on the front row. Although, afteran 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 makinghistory 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 atalented young driver and we’re pleased to have him join us for the rest of theseason. We look forward to working closely with him and seeing what we canachieve together.” – Benn Huntingford, Sporting Director.
