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[Formula Renault UK] Bratt's Promising Season Finale Turns Sour At Brands |
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Monday, 03 October 2005 |
BRATT’S PROMISING SEASON FINALE TURNS SOUR AT BRANDS
Will Bratt’s Formula Renault UK season concluded in frustrating fashion at Brands Hatch Grand Prix Circuit this afternoon, after the teenage ace saw a potential top eight finish cruelly snatched from his grasp.
Having started the 20th and final round of the championship in a stunning 10th position, following a very impressive qualifying session on Saturday, the Adderbury teenager made a good getaway and immediately moved into ninth place in the opening lap.
By lap two, he was up to eighth position and fending off the attentions of multiple race-winners Alex Storckenfeldt and Patrick Hogan, reigning Formula Renault UK Winter Champion Stuart Hall and Team McLaren Formula One-backed Cheng Congfu.
Although struggling somewhat with under-steer on his car, Will coped admirably with the pressure being applied by more experienced drivers like Storckenfeldt and on lap six the Safety Car was deployed to give marshals time to clear up an incident, offering the field an opportunity to bunch up and potentially opening several possible overtaking chances.
At the re-start, Will couldn’t quite maintain eighth position but, nonetheless, he was racing well and concentrating on Cheng and Hogan while trying to keep in touch with Storckendfeldt’s faster car which was now ahead of him.
With less than half the race remaining, the whole Scorpio Motorsport team realistically thought Will’s first top 10 finish of the season was on the cards but lap 10 was where all the hopes and dreams turned to dust - through no fault of his own.
An errant overtaking attempt by Hogan at Surtees resulted in Will being pitched into a spin and by the time he rejoined the circuit, he found himself at the tail end of the field and eventually crossing the line in 19th position
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