Grapevine: Eventful Race for Newey to 10th
McLaren technical director Adrian Newey may not have followed in the footsteps of Kimi Raikkonen with a last-lap victory, but he certainly did not embarrass himself in an outing in the AVO Ginetta Championship at Silverstone on Sunday
Newey had been handed a guest drive in the double-header thanks to car sponsor Sony PlayStation 2 but, after qualifying eighth, it all went wrong in the first race when he spun off on the warm-up lap. That left him starting at the back for the second race.
He quickly made up for his earlier woes as he charged through from 33rd on the grid to 12th place after just two laps. He had got up to ninth before spinning off the track, dropping back down to 12th, and eventually finished 10th.
"The first two laps were amazing," said Newey. "Cars were spinning off and flying across me.
"There were times when I could have pushed the car harder or take on more cars, but after the first race I wanted to make sure I got a finish under by belt.
"I just hope PlayStation 2 invite me back next year to drive the car again. I loved it!"
Be part of the Autosport community
Join the conversationShare Or Save This Story
F1 teams and Pirelli had no warning of “painted” Shanghai track surface
FIA still chasing answers over bizarre Shanghai F1 grass fires
Why F1 2026 worst case fears could be key to new rules success
Friday favourite: Why Herbert prefers a car he had to wrestle above his F1 winners
New Time Attack competition for 1990s F1 cars launched by AGS successor
Red Bull in no rush to finalise 2025 F1 line-up
Oliveira reckons MotoGP “looks too easy” on TV now
The short-term pain that hides a very real Williams improvement
How a Shanghai to Sheffield journey paved the way for China’s F1 hero
Why F1 2026 worst case fears could be key to new rules success
How the F1 driver market situation sits for each team with 2025 openings
Subscribe and access Autosport.com with your ad-blocker.
From Formula 1 to MotoGP we report straight from the paddock because we love our sport, just like you. In order to keep delivering our expert journalism, our website uses advertising. Still, we want to give you the opportunity to enjoy an ad-free and tracker-free website and to continue using your adblocker.
Top Comments