Silverstone Race 1 – Sandy is back on track !

Sandy Stuvik started the Silverstone race weekend by giving himself the largest challenge ever, making a mistake on his exit lap for Friday’s first practice and damaging his car. Losing out on the first of the 2 practice sessions put him at a great disadvantage and considering this was his first time driving this famous circuit – the outlook was gloomy.

However, the Interwetten.com Junior Team all grouped around Sandy and gave him the encouragement and support he needed. Saturday morning saw the English circuit bathed in beautiful summer sun and as the qualification got under way, the young Thai was back in his fighting spirit and kept going faster and faster as he got to grips with the challenging track. In front of the huge Silverstone crowd he eventually got himself up to 13^th place in his group and a 26^th grid start position, now only 2 seconds behind the group leader.

Sandy was positive and eager for the race to start and although there was scattered drizzle as the race started, he shot up 3 places on the start lap and kept moving up the grid to 20^th place.  Then as the rain increased at the Beckets corner, he got caught out and spun the car, losing 3 positions, but immediately got back on track and started regaining positions. By the end of the race Sandy got up to 19^th place and was very happy finally getting back up in the middle of the field.

Sandy is positive he can improve his position for Sunday’s qualifying and will push to get even further up the grid. The very professional and encouraging Interwetten.com Junior Team has also been a huge positive reinforcement for the young driver and he will be pushing for a strong showing in tomorrow’s main race.