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SAFETY FIRST

Motorsport UK is continuing to hear of competitors arriving at Arrival Time Controls with PPE worn or fitted incorrectly. To help keep everyone safe, competitors must arrive at controls fully prepared to start the Special Stage, in line with the National Competition Rules.

Your helmet, FHR device, race suit, balaclava and other PPE are there to protect you if the unexpected happens. Please take the time to make sure all equipment is fitted and worn correctly before arriving at the control.

MOTORSPORT FOR ALL

Nic Hamilton claimed the British Touring Car Championship Jack Sears Trophy at Snetterton in Norfolk, part of a championship for drivers who are yet to achieve an overall podium. He achieved this on the same day that his brother Lewis also stood on the podium after claiming second in Canada – his best finish yet for Ferrari.

Lewis, of course, is no stranger to the podium. But for Nic, who has cerebral palsy, it was a deeply emotional and historic moment. Having outscored all those eligible for the award across the weekend, Nic thoroughly deserved his first trophy in his seventh season competing in the British Touring Car Championship – and there was barely a dry eye at the circuit.

ACADEMY SUCCESS

Motorsport UK Academy graduate and Britain’ s reigning Formula E World Champion, Oliver Rowland, strengthened his bid for back-toback titles with a superb victory at the Monaco E-Prix after producing one of the drives of the season on the famous streets of Monte Carlo. In a dramatic and tactical race

ACADEMY SUCCESS

Motorsport UK Academy member Alisha Palmowski will return home for the next rounds of the F1 Academy season with a commanding championship lead following her record-breaking performance in Montreal, Canada.

The 19-year-old Red Bull Racing-backed driver became the first competitor to win two rounds in this year’ s championship. Her second victory, achieved in treacherous wet conditions, also saw her break her own record for the largest winning margin in F1 Academy history.

Revolution Magazine around the iconic harbourside circuit, the Nissan driver climbed from eighth on the grid to claim a hardfought win, expertly balancing pace, energy management and race strategy in typically challenging Formula E conditions.

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