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The team spat could shape British GT title decider

Barwell Motorsport hasn't won the British GT title since 2014 and has two cars in contention going into this weekend's decider, but that could pose its own problems

It's not often that you see a pass around the outside at the fourth-gear Hawthorn Bend right-hander at Brands Hatch, let alone on the final lap of a race between two title combatants.

The fact that British GT points leader Phil Keen's breathtaking move happened to be on his Barwell Motorsport team-mate Jonny Cocker, who then lost another three places and with it the championship lead, made it all the more significant and has given an added edge to this weekend's deciding round at Donington Park.

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In a sign of things to come, having completed his Politics and International Relations degree at the University of East Anglia in 2015, he left his graduation ceremony early to catch the last train to Brussels for the following day's Spa 24 Hours.

After a period as a freelancer, he joined the Autosport staff in 2018 and won the Motorsport UK young journalist of the year award. He initially edited Autosport magazine's Performance and Engineering supplements before joining the website team in his current role in 2020.

A keen enthusiast of anything that can be categorised unusual or niche, he enjoys unearthing little-known stories across all branches of motorsport, but has spent most of his career covering sportscars and is a regular part of the Le Mans 24 Hours reporting team.

He lives with his wife and children in Plymouth, England.