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Victory in race three adds to fine Brands weekend for Will

Following his perfect day at Brands Hatch on Saturday, Will carried over his fine form into Sunday with a strong fourth-place in race two adding to his second victory of the weekend, and sixth of the year, in the final race of the meeting on the Grand Prix circuit in Kent.

Starting eighth for the reverse grid race two, the first Duo BRDC Formula 4 action of the day, Will was demoted to ninth on the first lap but began fighting back immediately as he overtook team-mate Sisa Ngebulana for eighth and then Ecurie Ecosse Young Driver Ciaran Haggerty for seventh.

Pole-sitter Chris Mealin was handed a 10-second time penalty for a jump start which effectively promoted Will to sixth. Setting a number of fastest laps, and re-breaking the lap record he had set the previous day, Will closed on fifth-place Rodrigo Fonseca and passed him with a beautiful move into Druids that had been set up the corner before at Paddock. Further ahead, Omar Ismail pirouetted across the track at Sheene while running third and dropped to seventh, Will moving up to fourth.

He began hauling in the top-three but ran out of time in the race, eventually finishing just 1.299s behind winner Jordan Albert in a tight finish.

His lap record pace in the first two races saw Will start from pole position for race three and he led comfortably into Paddock Hill Bend from Ismail and Haggerty. By the end of the first lap, he had opened up a gap of over a second as Ismail came under pressure from the Ecosse driver.

As the race moved into its middle stages, the 18-year-old got into a good rhythm and methodically extended his advantage as he looked in supreme control at the front. He entered the final lap with an advantage of 5.666s and eventually took the chequered flag 6.563s ahead of his rivals. Ismail held on to second despite a late charge from Haggerty, 0.126s separating the two at the line.

Will's sixth victory of the year extends his advantage to 69 points over Rodrigo Fonseca with Chris Dittmann Racing's Tom Jackson a further 13 points adrift in third.

Duo BRDC Formula 4 - Brands Hatch GP - Race two top-five

1. Jordan Albert, Sean Walkinshaw Racing, 13 Laps
2. Harri Newey, HHC Motorsport, +0.313s
3. Tom Jackson, Chris Dittmann Racing, +0.531s
4. Will Palmer, HHC Motorsport, +1.299s
5. Rodrigo Fonseca, Lanan Racing, +5.183s

Duo BRDC Formula 4 - Brands Hatch GP - Race three top-five

1. Will Palmer, HHC Motorsport, 14 Laps
2. Omar Ismail, Chris Dittmann Racing, +6.563s
3. Ciaran Haggerty, Ecurie Ecosse/GBR, +6.689s
4. Jack Bartholomew, Lanan Racing, +8.809s
5. Tom Jackson, Chris Dittmann Racing, +9.823s

The next Duo BRDC Formula 4 action takes place at Snetterton on August 22/23 with rounds 16, 17 and 18 of the 2015 season.

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