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Dominant Friday for Will at Snetterton

Displaying the great form that saw him capture a double win last time out at Brands Hatch, Will Palmer dominated the Friday test day at Snetterton coming out on top in three of the four sessions ahead of this weekend's (22/23 August) Duo BRDC Formula 4 action in Norfolk.

Will mastered the morning's proceedings as he topped the first two sessions on the 2.97-mile 300 circuit. With his third lap of the session, the 18-year-old moved ahead of his HHC Motorsport team-mate Sisa Ngebulana in the first 30-minute practice of the day before being knocked off top spot by Chris Dittmann Racing's Omar Ismail.

Will soon re-imposed himself at the front however and he posted a 1m50.014s to put him clear of his rivals. He subsequently continued to lower that benchmark and eventually finished the session with a fastest time of 1m49.649s, 0.253s clear of Ismail in second and Harri Newey in third.

In the second session, Will extended his advantage over the rest of the BRDC F4 grid as he once again led Omar Ismail. The BRDC Rising Star took to the track early and within five minutes was leading the way. He held an advantage of 0.641s over Ismail but the Solihull youngster began closing the gap and got to within 0.434s at the halfway stage. This spurred Will into action and he opened up the gap again, moving a huge 1.112s clear of Ismail with a lap time of 1m49.355s. 16-year-old Ismail managed to eat into the advantage but still could only end the session 0.697s off Will's pace. Indian racer Ameya Vaidyanathan was 1.021s behind in third.

The third session of the day saw Will narrowly pipped in the dying moments of the session by nemesis Ismail and he had to settle for second fastest. Will had set the pace throughout most of the 30-minute on-track action as he held a slender advantage of 0.029s heading into the final moments. However, Ismail found some extra speed in his Chris Dittmann Racing car and finished ahead of Will by just 0.046s.

Will re-gained his spot at the top of the timesheets as he finished fastest in the final session of the day. He moved to the head of the order early on and continued to improve his time as others attempted to get close. Omar Ismail once again was Will's closest challenger but he fell 0.369s shy of the fastest time and had to settle for second.

Qualifying gets underway at 10:40 tomorrow, with race one at 14:15 and you can follow all the action through live timing and updates via the official BRDC Formula 4 website.

Friday practice times - Snetterton

Session one: 1^st - 1m49.649s
Session two: 1^st - 1m49.355s
Session three: 2^nd - 1m49.571s
Session four: 1^st - 1m49.431s

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