John Langridge

Motorsport can be cruel! I had high hopes following our success at Brands Hatch and the work we had done on the car.

If you ask most UK-based racers, they’ll tell you that taking a tight left at Surtees and flooring it as you head onto the Grand Prix circuit is about as good as it gets.

For the second meeting of the year, we headed to Silverstone to race on the full Grand Prix circuit.

Snetterton was sunny but cold. After a tricky Friday I didn’t know what to expect, but qualifying went well and, with the help of a tow, I finished up third fastest — just 0.007 seconds off the front row.