BTCC 2025 Round 2, Brands Hatch Race 1

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Highlights of the 1st race of the 2nd round of the 2025 BTCC (British Touring Car Championship) from Brands Hatch on 11th May 2025.  Round 4 Starts - 40:05

Transcript

00:00:00I'll see you next time.

00:00:30Welcome to Brands Hatch and the second sunny weekend of the QuickFit British Touring Car Championship.

00:00:44It all got underway two weeks ago in the soaring temperatures of Donington Park and it didn't take long for one of the great touring car rivalries to be resumed.

00:00:53Welcome to Donington Park and the return of the number one competition in British motor racing.

00:01:03It's a complete reset. We all start off with zero points and I'm looking forward to a great year.

00:01:08It's rather nice to be back, isn't it?

00:01:10Blast off. Good getaway by Sutton. Into Hollywood they go. Sutton up the inside of Kamish and he takes the lead.

00:01:17Ingram goes second on the inside coming down to the old hairpin.

00:01:20Kamish is in the pits. And he's got a punch on the left front.

00:01:23Here they come up towards the chequered flag. Round one. Won by Ash Sutton at Donington.

00:01:28Cook alongside Hilt for third place. Inside line for the old hairpin.

00:01:32Cookie goes through. Great move.

00:01:34There is Cook's problem at the front left punching.

00:01:37Ash Sutton wins round two of the championship at Donington.

00:01:40Come on. Let's go.

00:01:43Number six. Tom Chilton is on pole position.

00:01:47Tom Ingram forces open the door. Through he goes. Sutton goes through.

00:01:52Tom Chilton takes race three at Donington.

00:01:59I'm champion Ash Sutton with victory in the first two races and a podium in the third.

00:02:05But his great rival Tom Ingram was never far away.

00:02:07Three podiums for Ingram. Is this going to be the big battle of the season?

00:02:12And then there was Ingram's teammate Tom Chilton.

00:02:15A popular winner of the reverse grid race.

00:02:17And they're the top three in the championship at this early stage.

00:02:22Ash Sutton has a seven point lead over Ingram with Chilton in third.

00:02:26Then comes Dan Kamish and Dan Rowbottom.

00:02:29But it was a poor start for the defending champion Jake Hill.

00:02:32Who suffered handling problems in the BMW and is back in sixth.

00:02:36And the early situation in the other competitions.

00:02:39Team Virtu and Napa Racing take a joint lead in the team standings.

00:02:43While Accelerate Hyundai have a one point lead over Alliance Ford in the manufacturers.

00:02:49Among the independents, Chris Smiley had two overall top ten finishes.

00:02:54So he heads from Mikey Doble in the independent drivers.

00:02:57But Doble has taken Power Max Racing to the top of the independent teams competition.

00:03:03And Ronan Pearson and Daryl De Leon both made good starts in the Jack Sears Trophy.

00:03:07The rookie championship that Doble won last year.

00:03:11Pearson leads the way.

00:03:13So the second weekend and Brands Hatch hosting rounds four, five and six of the 30 race campaign.

00:03:19And we'll be back here in October for the finale to the season on the Grand Prix circuit.

00:03:23But today it's the short Indy circuit.

00:03:26The perfect place for defending champion Jake Hill to regain his form.

00:03:30But Ash Sutton is a proven winner around the 1.2 mile layout.

00:03:36So good morning.

00:03:37Welcome to Brands Hatch.

00:03:38This is one of the great auditoriums in motorsport.

00:03:42And when the sun shines, Tim Harvey, and when the touring car racers are in town,

00:03:47it becomes a very special place indeed.

00:03:49It is, you know, Steve, this is the spiritual home of the British Touring Car Championship.

00:03:53The first ever championship was decided here.

00:03:56And we top and tail our season with races here.

00:03:59And when the sun's like this, the crowds come out.

00:04:02And I'm sure the racing's going to be every bit as hot as the weather today.

00:04:05Now, we left Donington in another heat wave two weeks ago.

00:04:08We had Ash Sutton, Tom Ingram setting the standard.

00:04:11We had Jake Hill struggling for form in the BMW.

00:04:14And we thought maybe that's the story for the season.

00:04:16It all changes so quickly.

00:04:19Yeah, you can never write anybody off.

00:04:20Those top drivers and teams, they know how to get the job done.

00:04:24And as we'll see in a minute, the BMWs are back this weekend and are a major contender.

00:04:29And it's great because we didn't want this race for the championship to be a two-horse race

00:04:33between Sutton and Ingram, as great as that rivalry is.

00:04:37We need the camishes.

00:04:38We need the hills in that fight as well.

00:04:41Yeah, and Jake Hill on pole position will tell the story of qualifying in just a few minutes' time.

00:04:45So many other ingredients today.

00:04:47We've got the high temperatures, soft tyres.

00:04:51We've got a newly resurfaced part of the circuit out there.

00:04:54We've got boost reduction, boost penalties.

00:04:57So much is up for grabs today.

00:04:59It is.

00:05:00Yes, but the real story this weekend is tyres, Steve, because last year and in previous years,

00:05:05the prime tyre for two races has always been the medium, with the option being the soft.

00:05:10This weekend, it's the soft tyre that's the prime tyre for two races,

00:05:13and two steps harder, the hard tyre, for the option tyre,

00:05:17which means there's a big difference between the speeds on the two tyres,

00:05:20and also it's very hot, making that soft tyre last in these temperatures,

00:05:25and with the new tarmac, it's going to be a really tough job.

00:05:28Yeah, so much to discuss in our build-up ahead of the first race,

00:05:31which is about 30 minutes away.

00:05:33One other change, we've got Nick Halstead back on the grid from here at Brands Hatch,

00:05:38and he's a perennial battler at the back of the field,

00:05:41and he's gone alongside Mikey Doble at PowerMax Racing in the Vauxhall,

00:05:46and outside their garage at the moment are J.D. Edwards and Paul O'Neill.

00:05:52Thanks, Steve. Yes, we're next to his hard tyres, actually.

00:05:55We were talking about tyres just a minute ago.

00:05:58It's going to be a very interesting day, but great to see Nick Halstead back, isn't it?

00:06:02And he brings quite a lot to the Championship.

00:06:04Yeah, I mean, he started the year saying that he was not coming back.

00:06:07He was sitting out, and we're already in the second round,

00:06:09and he's back again in a different car, different team, but he's a fan favourite.

00:06:13Everyone loved to see him back, and he's very realistic in his approach,

00:06:17very likeable character, and very good for the Championship in many ways.

00:06:21And it's another car on the grid, so you can't complain about that.

00:06:23Exactly, yeah. Have you been in one of his crazy kart races yet?

00:06:26No, I've managed to dodge that for now.

00:06:28Whenever I was racing, I always declined it because I didn't want to get injured before race day.

00:06:32But now that I'm not racing, I'm probably going to get arsed at some point.

00:06:35But, yeah, like I say, he brings a lot of fun to the Championship.

00:06:37He said he was learning the car yesterday, getting to grips with it.

00:06:41It's not the easiest track to do so because it's so tight around here,

00:06:43but smile on his face and always happy.

00:06:45Yeah, definitely.

00:06:46Tom, talk to me about the season opener.

00:06:48Is it just a two-horse race?

00:06:50Are people going to come back in contention?

00:06:52It's interesting times, isn't it?

00:06:53Yeah, I mean, we've already seen the BMWs are now back in the game

00:06:57from what we can tell from yesterday.

00:06:59I saw Jake arrive here on, I think, Thursday, Friday,

00:07:01and he was a little bit sort of trudging along.

00:07:03He's got a bit more of a skip in his step now.

00:07:05I don't want it to be a two-horse race.

00:07:07I want there to be as many cars in the fight as possible.

00:07:09It's still very early days.

00:07:11People are going to have peaks and troughs.

00:07:13This is seemingly BMW's sort of circuit this weekend,

00:07:17but Ingram's looking strong and looking very fast as well.

00:07:20Yeah, what can you tell from that Donington opener, Ash Sutton?

00:07:25He looked like he won those races, but he wasn't the fastest car.

00:07:28No, I think Napa and Virtue have very fast cars over a lap,

00:07:33but they do it in very, very different ways.

00:07:35Virtue seem to have a very, very fast car,

00:07:37but Napa have a good chassis and good car setup.

00:07:40So they're balancing each other out,

00:07:42but that means that every track we go to,

00:07:45it's going to favour each car very differently.

00:07:47So interesting to see.

00:07:48Obviously, Ash is slightly further down today,

00:07:51but purely because of boost.

00:07:52But qualifying was interesting,

00:07:53and we'll have more on that a little bit later.

00:07:55But today's racing is going to be frantic.

00:07:57It's going to be good.

00:07:58Would you be worried about this heat,

00:07:59not as a driver, but as a person who's driving on some black tyres?

00:08:03Would you be worried?

00:08:04Yeah, I think Tim's just mentioned it a little bit.

00:08:06The heat, the soft tyre, managing them.

00:08:08We've obviously got new tarmac as well.

00:08:10It's not just a simple day ahead.

00:08:11They've obviously got different tyre compounds

00:08:13and probably warmer weather than we're used to

00:08:15at this early stage of the year.

00:08:17So it's about managing the tyres

00:08:18and using them to your advantage.

00:08:20It's not going to be an easy day for everyone,

00:08:22but the cream always rises to the top.

00:08:24And I think the names that have been around long enough

00:08:26will know how to manage those tyres as best they can.

00:08:28Forget about the tyres.

00:08:29What about as a driver in this heat?

00:08:31This is incredible, isn't it?

00:08:33Yeah, I don't know if the crowd realise

00:08:36that it's warm for us stood here.

00:08:37In the car with your suit on and your layers on,

00:08:40it's hot and it all comes straight from the engine into the car

00:08:43and we're going to have some very, very red-faced drivers

00:08:46after these races.

00:08:47Super, for the right reasons, hopefully.

00:08:49Anyway, back to you guys.

00:08:52Thanks, Paul.

00:08:52Thanks, Jay.

00:08:53So many concerns.

00:08:54I'm down the pit lane

00:08:55and so much to enjoy up there on the banking

00:08:57in the sunshine here at Brands Hatch.

00:08:59Let's show you what happened in yesterday's qualifying.

00:09:02For the first time this season,

00:09:04there was boost reduction for the championship leaders.

00:09:06It was sure to be very close

00:09:08and David Addison has the story of yesterday's action.

00:09:14With a bigger grid than we had at Donington,

00:09:17bolstered by a second PowerMax racing Vauxhall Astra

00:09:19for Nick Halstead,

00:09:21very hot temperatures and some track resurfacing,

00:09:24qualifying was always going to be busy,

00:09:25especially given that drivers had boost allocated

00:09:28on championship positions.

00:09:30Q1 was red flagged after Aidan Moffat

00:09:32had a big moment in his BMW at Paddock,

00:09:35clouding a curve and gravitating to the gravel.

00:09:37He was out of qualifying and will start last,

00:09:40but also out in Q1 were Josh Cook and Gordon Shedden,

00:09:43both lacking outright pace.

00:09:46Championship leader Ash Sutton was another to go early

00:09:48as the effects of just one second per lap of boost were felt.

00:09:53Tom Ingram was fortunate to get through though,

00:09:55as he had missed the red light at the pit lane tech area

00:09:58and therefore lost his times.

00:09:59He was saved by the Moffat-induced red flag

00:10:02and was able to go again to be fastest in Group 1,

00:10:05while Jake Hill topped Group 2.

00:10:07Into Q2 and it was the impressive Charles Rainford

00:10:10who was fastest from Tom Ingram and Jake Hill.

00:10:12While in Q3, the front of the grid was fourth.

00:10:15Mikey Dobble's Vauxhall Astral was sixth

00:10:17behind Dan Kamish in the Seoul,

00:10:18Napa Racing Ford to get through.

00:10:20Tom Ingram's Hyundai was fourth

00:10:22with just three seconds of boost per lap.

00:10:24So that was a mega effort.

00:10:25Lining up behind teammate Adam Morgan,

00:10:27who was delighted with third.

00:10:30After our issues at Donington with the track limits

00:10:32and qualifying,

00:10:34to come out here today and put it P3,

00:10:36I mean, don't get me wrong,

00:10:37I've still got the full deployment of boost,

00:10:40but we have to come here and make the most of it.

00:10:42And I think throughout the day we've done that,

00:10:44we've achieved it.

00:10:45So, yeah, phase one done.

00:10:47Charles Rainford was delighted too

00:10:49after a tough baptism at Donington.

00:10:51Second on the grid was an impressive performance

00:10:53by the series newcomer.

00:10:55From where we're at Donington to now,

00:10:56the car's so different to drive.

00:10:58So, just amazing.

00:10:59Congratulations, Jake.

00:11:00One, two, it's just a complete difference

00:11:02to Donington, amazing.

00:11:03But fastest was Jake Hill,

00:11:05the reigning champion,

00:11:06edging it by just 21 thousandths of a second

00:11:09to go fastest and to start race one on pole.

00:11:12Delight and relief came in equal measure.

00:11:15That was a vent four, wasn't it?

00:11:16You know, but I just threw the world in it.

00:11:19I thought it might be on the cards,

00:11:20you know, in Q1 when obviously we topped our group

00:11:23with Charles hot on my heels

00:11:25and I thought, come on, let's have a go.

00:11:27So, thrilled.

00:11:28So, Jake Hill's title defence really starts here.

00:11:32He's got ten laps of foos to use

00:11:34and the maximum anybody can have is 12.

00:11:36So, he's well-placed to convert that pole position

00:11:38into a race win.

00:11:41And Paul and Jade have now joined us

00:11:42outside the BMW garage.

00:11:45Extraordinary qualifying yesterday.

00:11:47We'll talk in a little bit more detail

00:11:48about what's happened at BMW,

00:11:50but is it just kind of a eureka moment?

00:11:52It looked like a long-term problem at Donington.

00:11:55Yeah, and it's extraordinary what you can do

00:11:57in two weeks' time, isn't it?

00:11:58But the team have really looked at the analysis

00:12:00of Donington.

00:12:02They've worked out what they need to do

00:12:03with the weight distribution of the car.

00:12:05They've moved things around.

00:12:06They've added weight in various places.

00:12:08They've also come to a track

00:12:10that favours rear-wheel drive.

00:12:11Don't forget, Turkington was on pole

00:12:13and won two races last year.

00:12:15It's also a hot day on soft tyres.

00:12:17So, all that plays into their hands.

00:12:18But yes, they have transformed the car.

00:12:21I do think this pace will carry on

00:12:23at rear-wheel-drive friendly cars.

00:12:25And hats off to them.

00:12:26Yeah, fantastic individual performances

00:12:28in qualifying yesterday.

00:12:29Charles Rainford, sensational.

00:12:31Yeah, absolutely.

00:12:31He was impressive in pre-season testing.

00:12:34You know, Donington was tough for all of them

00:12:36at WSR, and he's now really showing

00:12:38what he's capable of.

00:12:39And he seems to be smiling his whole way through it.

00:12:42He was really, really pleased

00:12:43with the performance yesterday.

00:12:44And all BMWs look fast.

00:12:46Blessed mate Aidan Moffat.

00:12:47He was quick as well.

00:12:48Small error.

00:12:49He's kicking himself.

00:12:50But he'll be strong today

00:12:51and moving forward, no doubt.

00:12:53Much was made of the boost reduction

00:12:54and the effect that would have

00:12:56on the likes of Ash Sutton.

00:12:57And it clearly did.

00:12:58But Tom Ingram only had three seconds of boost

00:13:01and you would hardly notice.

00:13:03Unbelievable.

00:13:04But we've seen that from Tom Ingram before.

00:13:06You know, having limited boost

00:13:08or hybrid, as Tim still likes to call it.

00:13:11But the boost has been great.

00:13:14But I do think it's a circus-specific thing as well

00:13:16with the new tarmac that's been laid down.

00:13:19But that lap is one of the best Tom Ingram laps

00:13:22I've seen because he had all his times deleted

00:13:24in part one and then just went bang,

00:13:26straight out, and he was quick.

00:13:28So that just shows me, again,

00:13:29that chassis is unbelievable.

00:13:31And Tom Ingram, we just know, is brilliant.

00:13:33Yeah, but what does it also tell you

00:13:34about his mindset for the championship battle

00:13:37that lies ahead?

00:13:38Well, absolutely, no question.

00:13:39He's after one thing and that's the championship.

00:13:42You know, he knows how to get the job done.

00:13:45Smarting from losing it a bit last year.

00:13:47He knows he's got a good car underneath him.

00:13:50When you hit the ground in the early part of the season

00:13:52and you can feel you've got a winning car,

00:13:54it doesn't half motivate you.

00:13:56And he'll be up for some great results this weekend.

00:13:59After all the frustrations of Donington,

00:14:01what do you think this pole position

00:14:03means for Jake?

00:14:05A great deal.

00:14:06I spoke to Jake throughout the Donington weekend

00:14:08and he was trying to be professional

00:14:11and trying to keep his head up,

00:14:12but it was tough for him.

00:14:13He was really, really struggling.

00:14:14And although he got seemingly on paper

00:14:17some good results,

00:14:18him personally knew it wasn't enough.

00:14:20You know, he was having to work really hard for them.

00:14:22And so this weekend coming in,

00:14:23I actually mentioned earlier

00:14:24that I saw Jake walk in the circuit,

00:14:26I think Thursday or Friday,

00:14:28and he sort of was trudging in.

00:14:29And I was thinking, oh no,

00:14:30have we got another weekend like that ahead?

00:14:32But seemingly not.

00:14:33He's now on pole.

00:14:34This is his home circuit.

00:14:35He's got friends and family all around him.

00:14:36He's going to be a very, very strong contender all day today.

00:14:40Yeah.

00:14:40Let's not forget about the championship leader,

00:14:42Ash Sutton,

00:14:42back in 13th,

00:14:43which with one second of boost

00:14:46was just about all he could really achieve.

00:14:47But he'll be fighting from that 13th position.

00:14:51What exactly will be his attitude

00:14:52for the race to come today?

00:14:54He's been talking with Louise.

00:14:56So Ash, P13 in qualifying yesterday,

00:14:58not what was planned,

00:14:59but not totally unexpected either.

00:15:02No, I think realistically,

00:15:03we would have liked to have been inside the top 10.

00:15:06If you said Tom would sat back with us,

00:15:08then we'd be going where it is.

00:15:10But the only reason we feel the way we do ultimately

00:15:12is because our closest rival is a little bit further up.

00:15:15But it's fine.

00:15:16It's British touring cars, isn't it?

00:15:18We all know how quickly things can change.

00:15:19So yeah, looking forward to the day.

00:15:21We've got a...

00:15:22I think we're going to play the backwards game today.

00:15:24We're going to be doing a completely different strategy

00:15:26to what we normally do.

00:15:28So it's entirely down to the boost, isn't it?

00:15:30So it's kind of doing its job,

00:15:31but it's making it more fun for us,

00:15:33but a bit harder work for you.

00:15:34Yeah, for sure.

00:15:35We're coming here with one second of boost.

00:15:37It has a deficit for sure.

00:15:40There's, I would say,

00:15:41three and a half to four tenths of lap

00:15:43that we're lacking

00:15:43compared to someone with full deployment.

00:15:45Obviously, our closest rivals are slightly ahead.

00:15:48They've got a little bit more than us,

00:15:49but the gap is probably bigger than what we wanted.

00:15:51But ultimately, we come here

00:15:53saying we want to be inside the top ten

00:15:54just outside of that.

00:15:56So it is what it is.

00:15:57I take it when you say

00:15:58you're playing the backwards strategy,

00:15:59you're going with a harder tyre for race one.

00:16:01Today is going to be all about tyres

00:16:03and about tyre management, isn't it?

00:16:04Yeah, it's the first time

00:16:05we've seen this big delta now.

00:16:07Obviously, we saw it a couple of times last year

00:16:08having the hard tyre and soft tyre.

00:16:10We're going the hard tyre for race one.

00:16:12So depending on who's on the same tyre around us,

00:16:15depends on our progress

00:16:16or how far we drop back.

00:16:17But then, yeah,

00:16:18the game is to put the soft on for race two and three

00:16:20and push our way forwards.

00:16:22What's your thinking in terms of

00:16:23what it's going to cost you in race one

00:16:24having the harder tyre on?

00:16:26That totally comes down to who's on it around us.

00:16:28If there's a gaggle of us all on the hard tyre,

00:16:30especially if there's some in front,

00:16:31then my plan would be to try and move forward.

00:16:33If I'm surrounded by soft tyres,

00:16:34a bit of a different story.

00:16:35So where we end up

00:16:37and what we want to achieve

00:16:38is completely up to others ultimately.

00:16:41But what we're looking at is

00:16:42we'll take the pain.

00:16:43We've got minimal boost,

00:16:45put the hard tyre on,

00:16:46get all the pain out of the way.

00:16:47A bit like what we used to do

00:16:48back when it was the ballast days

00:16:49and you'd lose all of the pain early on

00:16:52and have a good day from that point on.

00:16:53So that's the plan.

00:16:54Fingers crossed it goes to plan.

00:16:55The plan works.

00:16:56See you out there.

00:16:57Cheers.

00:16:58So Ash Sutton on the hard tyres,

00:16:59which I think we all would have guessed.

00:17:01Just explain, Tim,

00:17:03what is exactly meant by

00:17:04the soft, hard delta

00:17:06and what do you think Ash might achieve

00:17:08with those hard tyres,

00:17:09not only in race one,

00:17:10but in the three races to come?

00:17:12It's purely lap time, Steve.

00:17:13The hard tyre is two stages harder than the soft.

00:17:16We normally use the medium.

00:17:18But the lap time difference between the two

00:17:21is about eight tenths of a second,

00:17:23even around this short circuit.

00:17:24So a huge difference.

00:17:26How far he can get, as he said,

00:17:28depends on how many cars he's racing against

00:17:30on those tyres.

00:17:31But his strategy is that the ones at the front

00:17:33will probably start on the soft,

00:17:35so they'll then have to use the hard

00:17:36in race two or three.

00:17:38The first three will always have to use it

00:17:40in race two.

00:17:41There might be a little interesting battle

00:17:42for who's fourth, actually, in race one.

00:17:44That's something to watch.

00:17:45But it's a big difference in the lap time.

00:17:47So he's going to get his pain out of the way,

00:17:49come through race two and three on soft.

00:17:51Yeah, and clearly the boost penalties are working

00:17:54because we've got a mixed-up grid

00:17:55and the crowd will love it.

00:17:57Yeah, absolutely.

00:17:57Like, we've seen Ash is about where he should be

00:18:00with it in terms of boost for qualifying.

00:18:02Ingram's obviously done a very, very good job as well.

00:18:04And that's what Ash was sort of saying

00:18:06on the camera there,

00:18:07that he is okay with where he is.

00:18:09He would have felt better

00:18:10if Ingram was a little bit closer to him.

00:18:12But essentially, the programme is working

00:18:14and adding in the tyres as well,

00:18:15it's keeping everyone close.

00:18:17It's exactly what we all want

00:18:18and what everyone on the banks want to see as well.

00:18:21Yeah, what a great day lies ahead.

00:18:22Yeah, it's going to be a lot of overtaking.

00:18:24It's going to be fantastic

00:18:25watching how those three races pan out.

00:18:27And this crowd is big

00:18:28and the heat worries me.

00:18:30It really does.

00:18:31I'm not driving, obviously.

00:18:31I know Tim was just saying off camera,

00:18:33I shouldn't be moaning about the heat driving,

00:18:35but them tyres,

00:18:36they're going to get a real beasting.

00:18:38He's always moaning about something.

00:18:40Let's take a look at the timetable

00:18:43that lies ahead.

00:18:45Round four of the British Touring Car Championship.

00:18:48That's at 11.30

00:18:49and they're back on track

00:18:50at 5 past 2 and 10 past 5.

00:18:52We'll also have support racing coming up

00:18:54from the Porsche Sprint Challenge,

00:18:56the Caterham 7s

00:18:57and the Virtu Mini Challenge Trophy.

00:19:00But round four of the QuickFit

00:19:02British Touring Car Championship

00:19:03coming right up.

00:19:04After the break,

00:19:06we're in amongst it,

00:19:06hearing from some of the drivers

00:19:08as they meet and greet the fans.

00:19:10Plus, we'll take a closer look

00:19:11at the defending champion,

00:19:13Jake Hill,

00:19:13and the challenges that he faces.

00:19:16Back in a few minutes.

00:19:23Not long till we get the action underway

00:19:24here at Brands Hatch,

00:19:25round four of the QuickFit

00:19:27British Touring Car Championship.

00:19:28But a while ago,

00:19:29the fans had a chance to get up close

00:19:31and meet their favourite drivers

00:19:32and somewhere in amongst the throng

00:19:35was Louise Goodman and Paul O'Neill.

00:19:37Sunshine in the pit lane

00:19:42here at Brands Hatch.

00:19:44We've just,

00:19:44it's a lovely scene actually,

00:19:46people coming from the outside

00:19:47of the track,

00:19:48running down the hill

00:19:49to get in here

00:19:49for what is always

00:19:50a busy session,

00:19:52autograph session.

00:19:53So let's,

00:19:53shall we go for a wonder?

00:19:54Let's go for a wonder.

00:19:55But first of all,

00:19:56Louise,

00:19:56you look amazing.

00:19:57You look like my sister,

00:19:58Mel C.

00:19:58I mean,

00:19:58that is the best get up

00:20:00I've ever seen.

00:20:01That's the best you've ever looked.

00:20:02Anyway,

00:20:02let's crack on.

00:20:02I'm getting so many comments on this.

00:20:04I'll take looking at your sister any day.

00:20:06She is a cool bird.

00:20:07Right,

00:20:08let's go in and have a word

00:20:09with Sam.

00:20:11Excuse me

00:20:12while you were,

00:20:13Sam,

00:20:14hello.

00:20:16Sorry to disturb your autograph session,

00:20:17but I had to ask you,

00:20:18what a fantastic day

00:20:19you had yesterday.

00:20:20Yeah,

00:20:20we were all right,

00:20:21weren't it?

00:20:21everything seemed to come together

00:20:23and unfortunately,

00:20:25the red flag

00:20:26meant one of us laps didn't stand,

00:20:28which we were a bit gutting,

00:20:29so it kind of screwed up our strategy.

00:20:32But no,

00:20:32yeah,

00:20:33we're a really good quality Q1

00:20:35and just didn't quite have the pace in Q2.

00:20:38But yeah,

00:20:39good.

00:20:40I mean,

00:20:40it looked at one point

00:20:41like you were going to be on

00:20:41for your best ever,

00:20:42but nonetheless,

00:20:44you've given yourself,

00:20:45you've got a lot of the job done

00:20:47for race one,

00:20:48haven't you?

00:20:48Yeah,

00:20:49it should be a little bit easier today

00:20:51than at Donington,

00:20:52so not quite as much work to do,

00:20:54so,

00:20:55but yeah,

00:20:55still,

00:20:55it's going to be one of them things

00:20:56where we're just going to have to

00:20:57get his head down

00:20:58and chase,

00:20:59really,

00:21:00so,

00:21:00yeah.

00:21:01Good stuff.

00:21:02Well done,

00:21:02you.

00:21:02Where's Paul gone?

00:21:04I'm over here,

00:21:04Lou.

00:21:04I'm over here.

00:21:05How's it going?

00:21:06It's like a sea of yellow and blue here.

00:21:08It's literally like a football crowd,

00:21:09so many people

00:21:10and everyone's like,

00:21:11don't speak to me,

00:21:12don't speak to me.

00:21:12Oh,

00:21:12I'm going to speak to you,

00:21:13ladies.

00:21:14First of all,

00:21:15how are you?

00:21:15I'm good.

00:21:16I'm really good.

00:21:17It's lovely.

00:21:17Why is this the team

00:21:18that you support?

00:21:19Alliance,

00:21:20Racing,

00:21:20Napa,

00:21:21you can't.

00:21:21I'm going to start.

00:21:22Yeah,

00:21:22I mean,

00:21:23I followed Camish beforehand,

00:21:24but yeah,

00:21:25no,

00:21:25we just love Napa.

00:21:26Right,

00:21:26there's four drivers

00:21:27in that team.

00:21:28Who is your favourite?

00:21:30Dan,

00:21:31Camish,

00:21:32Robo,

00:21:33Sutton,

00:21:34Osborne.

00:21:35Oh,

00:21:35well,

00:21:35that actually worked quite well,

00:21:37didn't it?

00:21:38Amazing,

00:21:38but it's great to see so many people

00:21:40supporting different teams,

00:21:42but especially these guys,

00:21:43they really put it on the line,

00:21:44don't they,

00:21:44Lou,

00:21:44and get out there

00:21:45and do stuff for the crowd as well.

00:21:47Did you prime them

00:21:47while I was chatting with Sam?

00:21:49Did you prime them?

00:21:49Absolutely not.

00:21:50Ask the floor manager.

00:21:51No,

00:21:51I didn't.

00:21:52Come on,

00:21:52let's go down this way.

00:21:53Down to where,

00:21:56who've we got down here?

00:21:58Ah,

00:21:58so we've got,

00:21:59what a good,

00:21:59where's Port?

00:22:00He's gone again.

00:22:01Oh,

00:22:01there you are.

00:22:02These guys had a good day yesterday,

00:22:03didn't they?

00:22:04Amazing.

00:22:04I was very impressed with Adam Morgan.

00:22:06Hello,

00:22:06guys,

00:22:07how are you?

00:22:07You okay?

00:22:08How are you?

00:22:08Spider-Man.

00:22:09Yes.

00:22:10He's good.

00:22:11Good lad.

00:22:12We like that.

00:22:12Yeah,

00:22:13they had a great day.

00:22:13Chilton,

00:22:14all these guys have had a good,

00:22:17brands or up to now,

00:22:18a good Donington.

00:22:19So,

00:22:20yeah,

00:22:20it's looking good.

00:22:21This car in my eyes is the fastest.

00:22:23It really is.

00:22:24Somebody wanted to stop you for a conversation there,

00:22:26didn't they?

00:22:26Hi,

00:22:26guys.

00:22:27Too many mates down here.

00:22:29I want to see if we've got time just for a very quick word

00:22:31with Tingram,

00:22:33who,

00:22:33sorry,

00:22:34little one,

00:22:34look at your fantastic hair.

00:22:37Lovely.

00:22:39Thomas.

00:22:40Oh,

00:22:40sorry.

00:22:41But again,

00:22:42what?

00:22:44Come and have a look at the,

00:22:45can we see these shades?

00:22:47How cool are they?

00:22:48How cool are you?

00:22:50And what a decent day you had yesterday,

00:22:52didn't you?

00:22:54In the end,

00:22:55yeah,

00:22:55very nearly not so after Q1.

00:22:59Yeah,

00:22:59really good.

00:23:00Really,

00:23:00really good day in the end.

00:23:01So,

00:23:01yeah,

00:23:01we're kind of where we want to be.

00:23:02We're in the mix.

00:23:03We're towards the sort of the leading pack.

00:23:05So,

00:23:06we just need to try and get three good results today

00:23:08and keep it going.

00:23:09Did you not get to keep those glasses?

00:23:10Did she give them to you for a picture

00:23:11and then taking them away again?

00:23:12I think we're going,

00:23:13are you taking photos of everyone wearing them?

00:23:15Yeah,

00:23:15just going to take photos of everybody wearing them.

00:23:17So,

00:23:18it's only a brief visit.

00:23:19Fair enough.

00:23:19Okay,

00:23:19let's end our little grid walk then

00:23:21with,

00:23:22uh,

00:23:24Ashley,

00:23:24you either get me or Paul,

00:23:25or do you want Paul?

00:23:26Where's Paul?

00:23:27Oh,

00:23:27I'll come on,

00:23:27I'm going on,

00:23:28I'm coming.

00:23:28One sec,

00:23:29one sec,

00:23:29sorry.

00:23:29Look at those glasses.

00:23:31Who's it these?

00:23:33They're yours now.

00:23:33Smile for a picture.

00:23:34Like Elton John.

00:23:37Like Elton John.

00:23:39Sorry,

00:23:39but they really sell you as well.

00:23:41Back to you guys.

00:23:42I think they were yours.

00:23:44Well done.

00:23:45And the local lad,

00:23:46Jake Hill,

00:23:46I'm sure,

00:23:47was also out among the fans.

00:23:49He,

00:23:49of course,

00:23:49realised a lifelong dream

00:23:51of becoming champion here

00:23:53seven months ago.

00:23:55Wasn't the ideal start

00:23:56to his defence at Donington,

00:23:57but qualifying yesterday

00:23:59shows that the champion

00:24:00is back.

00:24:01Or so it seems,

00:24:02he's been talking

00:24:03with Louise.

00:24:06Hey champ.

00:24:07Hi guys.

00:24:08You alright?

00:24:08We're good darling,

00:24:09how are you?

00:24:09I'm good thanks Lou.

00:24:11Right,

00:24:12let's do this.

00:24:13The 2024

00:24:14Quick Fit

00:24:15British Tory car champion

00:24:16Jake Hill.

00:24:18Champion.

00:24:20Yes!

00:24:22It's the biggest

00:24:23rollercoaster

00:24:24emotionally

00:24:24I've ever

00:24:25beaten through.

00:24:27You're leading it,

00:24:28then you're not

00:24:28leading it again,

00:24:29Tom's taking it over

00:24:30and then you go

00:24:31into the last round

00:24:31a point apart

00:24:32and we managed

00:24:33to take it.

00:24:35It was just

00:24:35amazing memories

00:24:36and I will look back

00:24:37on that day forever

00:24:38as blessed day

00:24:39of my life.

00:24:42What are the memories

00:24:43of this?

00:24:46I was severely

00:24:47hungover

00:24:48and you found it

00:24:49hilariously funny.

00:24:50I still find it

00:24:51hilariously funny.

00:24:52Yeah, exactly.

00:24:54We saw some great

00:24:55footage of you

00:24:56across the winter.

00:24:56You were doing

00:24:57your favourite thing

00:24:58which is basically

00:24:58driving cars,

00:24:59weren't you?

00:25:00I was, yeah.

00:25:01I mean,

00:25:01I've been a busy boy.

00:25:03You know,

00:25:03the historic racing

00:25:03has taken me

00:25:04around the world.

00:25:05I went to Australia

00:25:06which was amazing

00:25:07for the first time.

00:25:09I've been to Sweden,

00:25:09nice driving

00:25:10as I do every year

00:25:11and I've also been

00:25:13racing a current

00:25:14Ferrari GT3 car

00:25:15in Europe as well

00:25:16so it's been

00:25:16action packed.

00:25:18It's who I am,

00:25:20driving racing cars.

00:25:21I can't think

00:25:22of doing anything else

00:25:23and to be honest,

00:25:24I'm probably no good

00:25:25at doing anything else.

00:25:26I just love

00:25:26all forms of motorsport.

00:25:29Donington was a bit

00:25:29of an eye-opener,

00:25:30wasn't it?

00:25:31You've got a little bit

00:25:31of ground to find

00:25:32at the moment.

00:25:33We do, yeah.

00:25:34We rocked up at Donington

00:25:34and it was clear

00:25:35there's quite a deficit

00:25:36from us to, you know,

00:25:39the Napa Ford

00:25:40and to obviously

00:25:40the Hyundai as well

00:25:41of Tom.

00:25:42So we have got

00:25:43a chunk to find.

00:25:44We think we know

00:25:45what the issue is

00:25:45and we're trying

00:25:46our best to rectify it.

00:25:47I got the feeling

00:25:48it was a bit

00:25:48of a surprise to you.

00:25:50I knew the car

00:25:51I wasn't totally

00:25:52happy with it

00:25:53but it's the, you know,

00:25:55eight tenths to a second

00:25:56we've got to find

00:25:57and it's the ease

00:25:58of it as well.

00:25:59You know, I'm struggling

00:26:00like mad to do that time

00:26:02to only be eight tenths

00:26:03off of the frontrunners

00:26:05and those guys

00:26:06are doing it with ease.

00:26:08Were you happy

00:26:09with the results

00:26:10that you got

00:26:10because you came

00:26:10away two, four places.

00:26:12It was just, you know,

00:26:13three mature drives,

00:26:14you know, stayed out

00:26:15of trouble

00:26:15and maximised

00:26:16what I could

00:26:17out of the car

00:26:17and honestly,

00:26:18I went away

00:26:19feeling happy

00:26:20with my performance,

00:26:20you know,

00:26:21and that's all I can do

00:26:22is do the best I can

00:26:23and I know that

00:26:24all the engineers

00:26:25and everyone at the team

00:26:26are doing everything

00:26:27they can.

00:26:28How has the hunger

00:26:30and the desire

00:26:31for a championship

00:26:32changed?

00:26:33There's nothing like

00:26:34fighting for your

00:26:35first championship

00:26:35especially when you've

00:26:36been so close

00:26:37for so long,

00:26:38you know,

00:26:39it's been like three

00:26:39years in a row

00:26:40I've been in the top

00:26:41three now

00:26:41and so nearly done it.

00:26:43When you're up

00:26:43against the competitors

00:26:44like we are,

00:26:45they're some of the

00:26:45best race drivers

00:26:46in the world

00:26:47let alone in the UK.

00:26:48To conquer it,

00:26:49yes,

00:26:50it took a lot of hunger

00:26:51and a lot of drive

00:26:52and it hasn't disappeared

00:26:53it's just

00:26:53the objectives

00:26:54changed slightly

00:26:55we still want to win it

00:26:56but it's just,

00:26:57you know,

00:26:57we're going about it

00:26:58in a slightly different way

00:26:59and I would just like

00:27:01a slightly quicker car

00:27:02that's all.

00:27:03And as Jake Hill's car

00:27:07is wheeled out

00:27:08onto the apron

00:27:09here of Brands Hatch

00:27:10a quick chance

00:27:11to talk with

00:27:12Dick Bennetts

00:27:12of West Surrey Racing

00:27:14and try and sum up

00:27:15the work that's gone on

00:27:16over the course

00:27:17of the last two weeks

00:27:18and the clear breakthrough

00:27:20you seem to have made.

00:27:21Yeah,

00:27:21it's great.

00:27:23I must be honest

00:27:24there's a lot of hard work

00:27:25going on

00:27:25and a lot of head scratching

00:27:27going on

00:27:27and the guys

00:27:29have done a great job

00:27:30to turn around

00:27:31Jake,

00:27:33you know,

00:27:33back on the front row pole

00:27:34and Charles,

00:27:36you know,

00:27:36his only second ever

00:27:37touring car race

00:27:38to be second on the grid

00:27:39and Daryl,

00:27:40you know,

00:27:4119 years old

00:27:42and I feel a bit

00:27:43sorry for Aidan

00:27:44the possibility was there

00:27:45but a very small mistake

00:27:47from him

00:27:47cost him dearly

00:27:48but the car's

00:27:49competitive now

00:27:50so we've just got to see

00:27:52how it goes

00:27:52through the heat

00:27:53in a race.

00:27:53What a change

00:27:54from two weeks ago.

00:27:55Was there one moment

00:27:56when the team thought

00:27:57we've got it,

00:27:58we've cracked it?

00:28:00I can't tell you

00:28:01my words I had

00:28:02driving home

00:28:02from Donington

00:28:03because

00:28:03two and a half hour

00:28:05drive by myself

00:28:06but no,

00:28:08yeah,

00:28:08there's been

00:28:09there's several things

00:28:11been changed

00:28:12since Donington

00:28:13and

00:28:13the mood last night

00:28:15was a lot happier

00:28:16than what it was

00:28:16on Saturday night

00:28:17at Donington

00:28:18so we're on the right

00:28:19track now.

00:28:21Yeah,

00:28:22back to some basics

00:28:23for some things

00:28:23but no,

00:28:24the cars are good.

00:28:26Great teamwork,

00:28:27great team effort.

00:28:29Your man's ready to go

00:28:29we'd better not

00:28:30take up your time

00:28:31any longer.

00:28:32All the best,

00:28:33Dick.

00:28:33Final thoughts

00:28:34from our three here.

00:28:36Is it this man's

00:28:37to lose?

00:28:39Yes,

00:28:39race one definitely

00:28:40we can see

00:28:41he's on the soft tyre

00:28:42that's the best tyre

00:28:43for the car

00:28:44he's on the front row.

00:28:45I would like to say

00:28:46I think that Jake

00:28:47handled himself

00:28:47like a real champion

00:28:48at Donington

00:28:49you know,

00:28:49to come in as

00:28:50reigning champion

00:28:51find you haven't got

00:28:52the best car underneath you

00:28:53take away a couple

00:28:54of fourth places

00:28:55handle yourself

00:28:56with dignity

00:28:57he was superb there

00:28:58now he's reaping the wards.

00:28:59Okay,

00:29:00we're all set to go

00:29:00we'll take a quick break

00:29:01and then the cars

00:29:02will be out on the grid

00:29:03with Louise

00:29:04we'll get all the

00:29:05pre-race opinion.

00:29:05An amazing day

00:29:16at Brands Hatch

00:29:16not just the weather

00:29:17but the racing

00:29:18that lies ahead as well.

00:29:19The defending champion

00:29:20Jake Hill

00:29:21is on pole position

00:29:22ahead of round four

00:29:23of the Quick Fit

00:29:24British Touring Car Championship

00:29:25and Louise

00:29:26is down on the grid.

00:29:27Thank you Steve

00:29:29welcome to our

00:29:30first grid walk

00:29:31of the day

00:29:31here at Brands Hatch

00:29:32and it's the first ever time

00:29:34on the front row

00:29:35at his home track

00:29:37for Jake Hill

00:29:38in fact his sister

00:29:39is celebrating the fact

00:29:40as well

00:29:40Ellie

00:29:40who if you just

00:29:42flip the camera around

00:29:43is holding the board

00:29:44Ellie is normally

00:29:45Aidan Leach's board girl

00:29:46but she decided

00:29:47she was going to jump ship

00:29:48and celebrate the moment

00:29:49of her brother

00:29:50being on pole position.

00:29:52It is a special moment

00:29:53isn't it

00:29:53at your home circuit?

00:29:55It's really nice Lou

00:29:56yeah

00:29:56I mean

00:29:56first of all

00:29:57what a fantastic day

00:29:58we've got

00:29:58you know

00:29:59and so many fans

00:30:00have come out today

00:30:01you know

00:30:01it's great to see them all

00:30:02but yeah

00:30:03pole position

00:30:04it's a nice feeling

00:30:05to have

00:30:05especially after

00:30:06the car feeling

00:30:07not quite so good

00:30:08at Donington

00:30:09it's big strides forward.

00:30:11Must be a big relief

00:30:12for you

00:30:12because the frustration

00:30:13was written

00:30:14all over your face

00:30:14pretty much across

00:30:15the weekend

00:30:16at Donington

00:30:18where have you

00:30:19found the time

00:30:20in the car?

00:30:21Honestly

00:30:22the engineers

00:30:22have just been working

00:30:23flat out

00:30:24to try and get

00:30:24a better balance

00:30:25weight balance

00:30:26in the car

00:30:27which they've achieved

00:30:28you know

00:30:28I mean

00:30:29by all means

00:30:29it's not perfect

00:30:30you know

00:30:30we've not

00:30:31managed to secure

00:30:33all of our issues

00:30:34that we've had

00:30:35going to Donington

00:30:36but

00:30:36it is an awful lot better

00:30:39you know

00:30:40the car is now

00:30:41feeling like

00:30:41it's got some bite

00:30:42to it

00:30:42and some grip to it

00:30:43so happy place

00:30:44I noticed

00:30:46actually I could tell

00:30:47it's your first time

00:30:48on pole here

00:30:48because it took you

00:30:49three goes

00:30:49to actually get

00:30:50onto the grid slot

00:30:51didn't it?

00:30:51I know

00:30:51I'm going to need

00:30:52Dom and Craig

00:30:53to try and line me up

00:30:54a bit better

00:30:54because that was

00:30:55like four goes

00:30:55at that

00:30:56it's no good

00:30:56it's a slightly

00:30:57tricky grid here

00:30:58though isn't it

00:30:59because it's off camber

00:31:00and you're kind of

00:31:01on the upward slope

00:31:02as well

00:31:02you've done many

00:31:04starts in your time

00:31:05but how much

00:31:06do you have to

00:31:06take that into

00:31:07consideration

00:31:07when it comes

00:31:08to getting off

00:31:09cleanly?

00:31:10Yeah I mean

00:31:10first of all

00:31:11you've just got to

00:31:11make sure you're

00:31:11not creeping

00:31:12you know

00:31:12and when you're

00:31:13on any sort

00:31:13of hill

00:31:14it can be tricky

00:31:15just to keep

00:31:16hold of the car

00:31:17but obviously

00:31:18you want to

00:31:19maximise your drive

00:31:20because yeah

00:31:20Charles is on

00:31:21a bit less

00:31:22of a slope

00:31:22and he's in

00:31:23a BMW still

00:31:24just like myself

00:31:25so there's every

00:31:26chance that he

00:31:27could get just

00:31:27as good a launch

00:31:28if not better

00:31:28than mine

00:31:29Have a great race

00:31:31fingers crossed

00:31:31we will be talking

00:31:32to you again

00:31:32at the end of it

00:31:33as Jake mentioned

00:31:34Charles his teammate

00:31:35Charles Rainford

00:31:36new to the team

00:31:38this season

00:31:38new to a British

00:31:39Touring Car Championship

00:31:40this season

00:31:41but I mean

00:31:42he's just excited

00:31:43to be here

00:31:44in the first place

00:31:45but to be on

00:31:46the front row

00:31:47of the grid

00:31:47really is

00:31:48something special

00:31:50he was saying

00:31:51yesterday that

00:31:52he was on cloud

00:31:52nine

00:31:53are you still up

00:31:53there or have

00:31:54you come down

00:31:54to a sort of

00:31:55cloud eight

00:31:55or seven yet

00:31:56yeah definitely

00:31:57I've just asked

00:31:57the boys to get

00:31:58me some tissue

00:31:58because I've got

00:31:59a nosebleed

00:31:59I'm so high

00:32:00up the grid

00:32:00no

00:32:01you know what

00:32:02yeah it's just

00:32:03incredible really

00:32:04you know I used

00:32:04to watch this

00:32:05with my dad

00:32:05so to be sat

00:32:06here with my

00:32:07teammate just

00:32:07there and

00:32:08Tom Ingram

00:32:09mirrors is pretty

00:32:10incredible

00:32:10I've even got a

00:32:11good luck charm

00:32:12my little friend

00:32:12what is the

00:32:13good luck charm

00:32:14he's like a

00:32:15little sticker

00:32:15Hydro Racer

00:32:16very kindly

00:32:17sent me a bottle

00:32:18for this weekend

00:32:19so I'll stick that

00:32:20sticker on

00:32:20it looks quite

00:32:21friendly

00:32:21I mean the pole

00:32:23is sorry the

00:32:24front row start

00:32:26is something special

00:32:26but this car was

00:32:28quick from the

00:32:28moment you rolled

00:32:29out yesterday

00:32:29wasn't it

00:32:30so how confident

00:32:31were you that a

00:32:32result like this

00:32:33was on the cards

00:32:34yeah I was hoping

00:32:35for a better

00:32:36kind of weekend

00:32:37really other than

00:32:37Donington Park

00:32:38so we've been

00:32:40obviously working

00:32:40a lot on the car

00:32:41and I've been

00:32:41working on my

00:32:42driving my driving

00:32:43style wasn't quite

00:32:44right but it seems

00:32:44to be a lot better

00:32:45now so just

00:32:46take each race as it

00:32:47comes I know I'm

00:32:48going to learn a lot

00:32:48in this race

00:32:49so I'm sure the guys

00:32:50behind me will try

00:32:51to be teaching me

00:32:51a thing or two

00:32:52how concerned are

00:32:54you about kind of

00:32:54keeping yourself in

00:32:55check I mean you've

00:32:56obviously you've done

00:32:56lots of racing but

00:32:57this is a potentially

00:32:58big moment isn't it

00:32:59are you aware of that

00:33:00or just trying to

00:33:01treat it like any

00:33:01other race

00:33:02yeah this is the

00:33:04biggest moment so

00:33:05far you know

00:33:05it's the biggest

00:33:07moment in my racing

00:33:08career that I've done

00:33:09to be on the front

00:33:09row in a British

00:33:10during car race

00:33:10so you know what

00:33:11I'm just going to

00:33:12enjoy it I'm so

00:33:13lucky to be here

00:33:14and yeah just

00:33:15going to enjoy

00:33:15every minute of

00:33:15it good stuff

00:33:17good stuff that's

00:33:17what we like to

00:33:18hear out to enjoy

00:33:19himself out to get

00:33:20a good result as

00:33:20well I have no

00:33:21doubt at all and

00:33:23our I think we've

00:33:24got time for a word

00:33:25with another man

00:33:26who's definitely out

00:33:26for a good result

00:33:27and he got one

00:33:29yesterday third

00:33:30place on the grid

00:33:32and it was a good

00:33:34day for you yesterday

00:33:35but it's all about

00:33:35having a good day

00:33:36today really isn't

00:33:37it yeah absolutely

00:33:38yeah yesterday went

00:33:39really well for us

00:33:40we're at the right

00:33:41end of the grid

00:33:42we're in the mix

00:33:43so today is where

00:33:44we get the points

00:33:45so hopefully we'll

00:33:46have three good

00:33:47races in the points

00:33:48and finish it off

00:33:50finish the weekend

00:33:50off well

00:33:51is that what it's

00:33:52all about for you

00:33:52just getting solid

00:33:54results because

00:33:55you're relatively new

00:33:56to this car and in

00:33:56fact relatively new

00:33:57to being back in a

00:33:58in a front wheel

00:33:59drive car as well

00:34:00yeah it's all about

00:34:01bagging the points

00:34:02you know Donington

00:34:03Donington didn't

00:34:04quite go as well as

00:34:05we hoped we had a

00:34:06bit of a poor

00:34:06qualifying and a poor

00:34:07race one so now

00:34:08I'm trying to claw

00:34:09back points which in

00:34:10this championship is

00:34:11very difficult to do

00:34:11so we'll we'll see

00:34:13what we can do

00:34:14elbows out and

00:34:15we're looking ahead

00:34:16elbows out that's

00:34:17exactly how we like

00:34:18it right we will let

00:34:19the drivers get their

00:34:19heads out we are

00:34:20going to head for a

00:34:21break we come back

00:34:22race one will be

00:34:23getting underway

00:34:24an outstanding day's

00:34:33racing is set to get

00:34:34underway here in the

00:34:35sunshine of Brands

00:34:36Hatch with round four

00:34:37of the quick fit

00:34:38British touring car

00:34:39championship and in

00:34:40the commentary box are

00:34:41Tim Harvey and David

00:34:42Addison and in very

00:34:45warm temperatures on a

00:34:46gloriously sunny day at

00:34:47Brands Hatch we are ready

00:34:49to go racing and as

00:34:49ever Tim there's a lot to

00:34:50unpack here resurfacing the

00:34:52allocation of the boost

00:34:54and the temperature and

00:34:55tyres as well yeah and

00:34:56how will the BMWs go

00:34:57well not surprisingly

00:34:59David the front half of

00:35:00the field have virtually

00:35:01all gone for the soft

00:35:03tyre the faster tyre but

00:35:04they will have to manage

00:35:06that being careful on the

00:35:07boost coming out of the

00:35:08corners not to destroy

00:35:09the tyres that's on the

00:35:10front wheel drive cars so

00:35:12we'll see how this race

00:35:13pans out and Jake Hill

00:35:14with very nearly the full

00:35:15allocation of boost

00:35:16starting on pole and in a

00:35:18rear wheel drive car that

00:35:19normally makes good

00:35:20starts anyway he's in the

00:35:21pound seat yeah I mean

00:35:22you almost bet your

00:35:23house on Jake getting

00:35:24this race win I'll be

00:35:25very interested to see

00:35:26how Giles Rainsford

00:35:27adapts to his front row

00:35:30starting position he's

00:35:32got a very level head on

00:35:33his shoulders I don't

00:35:34think he'll be trying to

00:35:35challenge Jake but how

00:35:37will he deal with the

00:35:38likes of Adam Morgan and

00:35:40Tom Ingram behind him

00:35:41so we'll see in fact the

00:35:43place to finish if you're

00:35:45on the front here if you're

00:35:46not going to win the race

00:35:47the place to finish is

00:35:48fourth so you can start

00:35:49race two on the soft tyre

00:35:50with the three in front of

00:35:51you on hard so don't be

00:35:52surprised to see a little

00:35:54battle potentially at the

00:35:55end of this race for

00:35:56fourth place yeah the

00:35:57battle not to be fair it's

00:35:58going to be interesting to

00:35:59see how that pans out

00:36:00towards the very end

00:36:01because the regulations

00:36:01say if you're in the top

00:36:02three you've got to carry

00:36:04the hardest available tyre

00:36:06into the next race now

00:36:07one driver about to start

00:36:09his 300th British Touring

00:36:10Car Championship race is

00:36:11Josh Cook who's going to

00:36:12be from 17th on the grid

00:36:14Josh tough day yesterday

00:36:15wasn't it yeah it was

00:36:17it wasn't how we expected

00:36:20Saturday to go but you

00:36:23know we tried a few

00:36:23things deviated from what

00:36:25we know and we're

00:36:27comfortable with in the

00:36:27pursuit of something more

00:36:29so it's not paid off but

00:36:31reverting back to something

00:36:32a little bit more

00:36:34comfortable for today and

00:36:35hopefully we can make

00:36:35some progress one big

00:36:37talking point yesterday

00:36:38was this resurfacing work

00:36:39it's made in a fast

00:36:40circuit is it helping the

00:36:42Honda it's definitely

00:36:44changed what you're

00:36:45looking for in terms of

00:36:46balance you know the

00:36:46second half of the

00:36:47circuit particularly

00:36:48clearways used to be

00:36:49very unstable on the

00:36:51rear so it's taken away

00:36:52that element so you can

00:36:54sort of direct your car

00:36:55in a little bit more

00:36:56of a different direction

00:36:57but yeah I prefer it

00:36:58I think we've done a

00:36:58good job looking forward

00:37:00to seeing how the

00:37:02tarmac holds up for

00:37:03some late lunges up

00:37:04into clearways

00:37:05and the half tyre

00:37:06you're using as well

00:37:07is that to get it out

00:37:08of the way or do you

00:37:08genuinely think that's

00:37:09going to be the one to

00:37:10have in this race

00:37:10well we thought

00:37:12obviously a pretty

00:37:13disappointing qualifying

00:37:15position we'd get that

00:37:16out of the way with

00:37:17the hard time which

00:37:17we think is going to

00:37:18be slower so yeah

00:37:20just get it all out

00:37:20the way and focus on

00:37:21race two and three

00:37:22excellent Josh good

00:37:23luck

00:37:23cheers

00:37:24so yeah Josh

00:37:26Cook yesterday having

00:37:27a tough day at the

00:37:28office and let's have

00:37:29a look at the grid

00:37:30and you'll see where

00:37:30he is in relation to

00:37:31everybody else

00:37:32Jake Hill the man on

00:37:33pole position and

00:37:34his teammate Charles

00:37:35Rainford lining up with

00:37:37him at the front of

00:37:38the grid and those

00:37:39BMWs both on the

00:37:40soft tyre Adam

00:37:42Morgan is going to

00:37:43start third and Tom

00:37:44Ingram is fourth on

00:37:46the grid then you've

00:37:48got Dan Camish

00:37:48starting fifth Mikey

00:37:49Doble will go from

00:37:50sixth Sam Osborne

00:37:51seventh he's best ever

00:37:52qualifying great effort

00:37:53yesterday ahead of

00:37:55Dan Lloyd who had a

00:37:55tough Donington but

00:37:56bouncing back ahead of

00:37:57Darrell De Leon and

00:37:58Ronan Pearson winner here

00:38:00last year remember in the

00:38:01Hyundai Chris

00:38:01Miley 11th Stephen

00:38:02Jelly whose birthday it

00:38:03is tomorrow is 12th ahead

00:38:05of Ash Sutton with a new

00:38:06number in livery

00:38:07celebrating a hundred

00:38:07years of Napa and then

00:38:09Dan Robottom alongside

00:38:10ahead of Tom Chilton

00:38:11and Michael Kreese

00:38:12then you've got Josh

00:38:13Cook with Aaron Taylor

00:38:14Smith on row 9 row 10

00:38:15is Max Hall a winner

00:38:16here in minis and James

00:38:17Dawlin a winner here in

00:38:18Porsche's alongside then

00:38:19it's Nick Hamilton and

00:38:20Dexter Patterson Nick

00:38:21Halstead and Gordon

00:38:22Shedden 24th and Aidan

00:38:24Moffat after being in the

00:38:25gravel in Q1 is 25th some

00:38:27big names out of position

00:38:28yeah very much not

00:38:30surprisingly Josh Cook

00:38:31and Ash Sutton starting

00:38:33further back using that

00:38:34hard tyre but the

00:38:35front 10 all on the soft

00:38:38let's see how they control

00:38:40their racing instincts and

00:38:42look after those soft

00:38:43tyres we saw punctures at

00:38:45Donington and this is an

00:38:46even worse case scenario for

00:38:48tyre wear because of the

00:38:50heat the tight nature of the

00:38:52brand's Indy Circuit and

00:38:53here you're coming up to that

00:38:54new tarmac see how black it

00:38:56is that black new tarmac is

00:38:58running at some 9-10 degrees

00:39:00hotter than the rest of the

00:39:02the tarmac so it's we've got a

00:39:04triple whammy poor old Mickey

00:39:05Buckner from Goodyear must be

00:39:07holding his breath for this race

00:39:08Gordon Shedden there tough day

00:39:10yesterday for him 24th in the

00:39:12Speedworks run Toyota there is a

00:39:13little bit of tangential good news

00:39:15for Speedworks the director of

00:39:17motorsport at Speedworks Danny

00:39:18Buxton busy celebrating a world

00:39:20record from his son who did part

00:39:23run in 16 minutes and 55 seconds

00:39:25now if you think part run 5k just

00:39:27under 17 minutes not that quick let me

00:39:28tell you that Seb Buxton is only 10

00:39:30years of age it's a world record it

00:39:32is as impressive and depressing to

00:39:34the rest of us in equal measure but

00:39:36well done to Seb Buxton whether he

00:39:39ever turns into motor racing and is

00:39:40as quick as he is on two legs we'll

00:39:42wait and see but

00:39:43well Danny's obviously decided it's

00:39:45cheaper to get running than it is in

00:39:46carting sensible dad yes yes he's no

00:39:49mug is he well done Seb Buxton

00:39:51crikey very proud dad and let's see

00:39:53what other results Speedworks can

00:39:55haul out of this race Ronan

00:39:56Pearson the best on the grid of the

00:39:58four of them made and Moffat on the

00:39:59hard tire you've just been with as he

00:40:00slotted into place at the back so it is

00:40:02round four of the quick fit British

00:40:04touring car championship it is a hot

00:40:06sunny day at Brands Hatch it is a

00:40:08resurfaced track in part the red lights

00:40:10are on and we are racing with a great

00:40:12start made by Jake Hill who is away like

00:40:14the proverbial stab rat to lead up

00:40:16towards Paddock for the first time with

00:40:17Charles Drakeford getting a good launch to go

00:40:19second and Tom Ingram comes up to have a go

00:40:21round the outside of Adam Morgan for third as they

00:40:23turn through Paddock and it is Ingram who goes

00:40:25right round the outside of brave pass Mikey

00:40:28Doble's on the outside of Dan Camish look as they come up towards

00:40:30Druids Mikey Doble gets ahead of the Ford tries to stand his ground on the outside line look coming downhill Sam Osborne is right with them Camish on the outside

00:40:39Doble gets a bit stuck behind Adam Morgan but the Vauxhall is just going to come out ahead of the Ford of Camish

00:40:45yeah good driving there by Ingram round the outside and Doble Camish is still fighting it out side by side as they go through 30s they're still side by side in coming into the shot now in two clearways and Camish has gained it by having the inside and teammate Osborne pulling him through

00:41:01well exactly replace one Ford on the inside with another Mikey Doble is still in this sort of a rolling start formation Sam Osborne comes up on the inside heading up towards Paddock Dan Lloyd drops back a little bit Ash Sutton is already up to ten three places he's gained on the first lap he's gained great guns

00:41:16but Ingram is absolutely flying despite the formation start by the two BMWs and hats off to Charles Rainford for getting a great getaway under pressure from the front Ingram is immediately onto his tail for second place

00:41:31now we haven't really touched on the allocation of boost but just quickly the relevant ones up front Jake Hill's got ten laps on which he can use the boost Tom Ingram has only got six and Dan Camish has eight so Tom Ingram who is already right on the tail of Rainford for second place

00:41:45it's going to wait till the end presumably to use that boost just in case there's a late race safety car what he's doing now is on natural Hyundai pace

00:41:52yeah well what he did show in qualifying is that he doesn't need a lot of boost to do the lap time which is great news for him it'll also keep those tyres in good shape

00:42:02big move on the inside there that's Dan Lloyd going eighth at the expense of Daryl De Leon look the restart racing Hyundai number one two three at the inside of the almost all white BMW Ash Sutton right there behind

00:42:1313th he started and Ash currently in tenth and bear in mind that he's only got five laps on which he can use the boost as the championship leader

00:42:20and if you're not recognising Ash Sutton's car it's because it's in a new livery for this weekend to celebrate a hundred years there it is a hundred years of Napa stunning livery he's also got the helmet and overalls to match

00:42:33new livery new number Mikey Douglas switches sides gets up the inside of Sam Osborne and he's going to get that pass done Daryl De Leon is all over the back of Dan Lloyd behind as they come up towards the timing line and we understand that Dan Lloyd is under investigation for possibly a full stop will keep you posted he's just gone over the line in eighth place but if you bang five seconds on here he's going to tumble down the order especially at this stage when they're all tightly packed there are the leading BMWs it is Jake Hill up front and the margin was six tenths

00:42:51as they came across the line and Dan Lloyd five second penalty for a false start

00:42:58that's a shame but look at the front Charles Rainford has soaked up that early pressure from Igram and is if anything catching up with Horton Hill in fact he has the fastest lap on the last lap Charles Rainford

00:43:09and you talk about Ash Satton he's also the leading driver on the hard tyre at the moment from Chris Smiley look back that is from Josh Cook's car and behind him is Aaron Taylor Smith so right now Josh Cook has put himself a little further up the order he's on the hard tyre as the leaders go by up towards Panic Hill band now so we're currently working lap number five and

00:43:39in his hill from Rainford as Dan Lloyd bites the curve on the inside of Panic but he's all over the back now of the forward look of Sam Osborne Dan Lloyd was just fractionally ahead when they came across the line but he put the penalty on as well he's going to tumble even further back never mind what Osborne has been able to do on the circuit seven tenths of a second is the margin now between the top two last time around hill quicker than Rainford in fairness you would anticipate it he's far more used to a WSR run and built BMW touring car than Charles Rainford in only his second

00:44:08VTCC event yeah but look I can't praise Charles Rainford enough he's hanging on matching for pace

00:44:16Hill and look he's absolutely flying he looks fantastic he looks absolutely at home in this car yes he's come from a rear-wheel drive Porsche but to step into this car and run at the front of this field is hugely impressive

00:44:29and he's done a new lap record not just the fastest lap but with the cars being lighter now with that hybrid and this resurfaced part

00:44:37of the track giving more traction a new lap record to Charles Rainford and that is quite something right he's staying with his teammate he's got a little bit more boost to use two more laps worth

00:44:45but they both got to be mindful of the charging Ingram the Hyundai's look so quick at Donington they look so quick here this weekend now okay

00:44:53the grid may not show that but you have to bear in mind partly the knockout system partly the amount of boost you're allowed through qualifying depending on what you did at Donington but now we're seeing Ingram absolutely charging Adam

00:45:05this is Tom Chiltern's view but he's a long way back

00:45:14yeah he is there's an element of tyre management already going on

00:45:18as we see looking up to the inside this is on board with Josh Cook and he's got trouble from Taylor Smith

00:45:28Taylor Smith he has indeed and then James Dawlins so the one motorsport Honda currently is in 16th place and that's not where Josh needs to be

00:45:37not only because it's a long way down but also because he's out of the point but this is lap 7 out of 24 and if the soft tyre starts to struggle

00:45:45then those cars on the hard tyre should be able to buy back places replay here of Ronan Pearson's Toyota diving up

00:45:51the inside of Michael Kreese nice move that was a great move and he made it stick didn't run wide look at the lights flashing as drivers are on the boost

00:46:00coming down the start finish line Ingram is regrouping a little bit at the moment but there is definitely an element of tyre management going on

00:46:08certainly for the soft tyres not for someone like Ash Sutton who as you say needs the hard tyre runners

00:46:14his uh his last lap time was uh a 48-4 the leaders doing 48-0 it's about half a second quicker

00:46:21see Aidan Moffat getting up past Tom Chilton both on the hard tyre Aidan Moffat for the back of the grid up into 19th

00:46:27Gordon Shedden started 24th he's only up to 23rd Gordon is still struggling

00:46:32yeah well we heard various reports about uh Damper problems in qualifying or this and that and the other but

00:46:38the pace hasn't come in this first race has it no absolutely there are the leaders with Ingram then

00:46:43closing up onto the back of Ray for four tenths of a second and now Tom Ingram's last lap quicker than

00:46:49the two ahead of him uh now he's still got six laps of boost to use Jay Hill has got six laps of boost

00:46:56to use as well and Charles Rainford has got eight more to use Adam Morgan has got a full 12 still to go

00:47:02and he's in fourth place so he's saving it to the very end so it looks like Hill's used four laps of

00:47:08boost just to get a little bit of a gap uh knowing that he had more than the others anyway um but uh he

00:47:14hasn't established a huge gap and they've all got plenty of boost left to come yes 7 10 to the second

00:47:20is all it is now let's see as they come out of Clark Kerb to the eye he looks to have gained a little bit of

00:47:24ground on this lap but it could be because Ingram looks closer to Rainford Morgan in four falling away a

00:47:30little bit but still getting a good haul of points he seems much happier Adam Morgan in a front wheel

00:47:34drive car than he has in the BMWs of recent seasons 50s Camish Doble is sixth now Sutton still 10th

00:47:41his last lap a 48-3 and a 47-9 from Hill the margin between a hard and a soft lap time is coming down

00:47:49that's Aidan Moffat ahead of us you're on board with Chilton that's where Moffat spent qualifying in

00:47:53the gravel and he has a big moment again just cuts across in front of Chilton but they then lose places

00:47:58don't they to the Toyota then yeah that was a good save but not where you want to be out wide the track is

00:48:04quite dirty out wide um and he got got dragged into the gravel but interesting the top eight cars are

00:48:11virtually all doing exactly the same lap times within a tenth of a second which is why i believe there's

00:48:16an element of tyre management going on well the last lap of the race has just been the best by Charles

00:48:22Rainford as he comes across the line another new lap record and Charles Rainford now has got the gap

00:48:26down to just 0.4 of a second against Jake Hill so Charles Rainford certainly wants to be on the podium

00:48:32but he's already thinking maybe that that top step view is better than the view for the second step yeah but

00:48:37maybe he's using a bit too much tyre to do it we'll see it may be a little bit of uh gung-ho from uh the

00:48:44rookie but it's a hugely impressive performance so the last lap he did was a 47.6 Ash Sutton did a 48 and a

00:48:51half so nine tenths difference remember that Sutton is on the half-tar the best placed this is Gordon

00:48:57Shetton's on board view as he sees Max Hall getting up the inside of Tom Chilton at Druid's that while

00:49:02the prize has opened the door Shetton goes through Chilton having already been delayed remember by

00:49:06Moffat coming across the front of him yeah good move by Max Hall though nice dying on the inside nice and

00:49:12clean another rookie making a big impression in the BTCC so Jake Hill stretching the margin to 6.10s of

00:49:18course Charles Rainford has this in a sense double edge situation he wants to uh catch Hill in doing

00:49:25so of course he pulls away from Ingram which is therefore keeping him in second place the closer he

00:49:30gets to Hill if he then gets a bit stuck that enables Ingram to come back at him and he has to go defensive

00:49:34so a lap on the boost gets him away yeah stretches that margin again he's just got to manage that

00:49:40boost obviously uh uh the engineers can uh give some advice on how many laps have been used but not

00:49:46when they're on it so they can't use it unless they can see the other car actually on it the man i think

00:49:51will be very happy is actually Adam Hoffman sitting in fourth place because he's not under too much

00:49:56pressure he can let the others fight it out manage his tyres and if he finishes in fourth he'll be the

00:50:01first car on soft to race to absolutely so and likes front wheel drive uh Dan Rowbottom is there

00:50:07going over the line in the Napa Racing UK Ford just ahead of Josh Cook they're both on the hard tyre

00:50:14and they're also fighting for the final point it just adds to Gordon Shannon's woes 22nd he runs now

00:50:19he's been given a driving standards flag for track limit fences

00:50:23when it's on your weekend yeah i was just gonna say when it's not going well it uh it really snowballs

00:50:28doesn't it yeah now uh Adam Morgan has just done the absolute best of anybody in the first sector

00:50:33that's the first half of the lap so there he is in full place looking good he's certainly shaken off

00:50:38camish as the soft uh tire shot cars preserve the entire life Morgan using all the boost on that lap

00:50:45it didn't turn out to be a quicker lap than Charles Wainford's earlier best though but he's very much in touch

00:50:50and again to go back to what we were saying about managing the boost and the gaps Morgan trying to

00:50:54stay ahead of camish to therefore be the best of the uh driver from soft on the grid for race two remember

00:51:00the top three have to lose the hard tyre but it shows the boost is very effective to the tune of a couple of

00:51:05two or three tenths of a second he did his personal fastest lap did Morgan on that last lap using that

00:51:11move so managing the boost is very important it is indeed as you look there at Chris Smiley and

00:51:17Stephen Gelli this is for 12th and 13th places Chris Smiley's Hyundai topped fp2 but then he had a

00:51:23little touch of understeer the team was saying after the uh qualifying session so perhaps where he

00:51:28expected to be but he can say 11th on this very compact and very tight grid that was not a bad effort

00:51:33we've already got to lap 15 as the door is opened and Stephen Gelli acquainting himself again with

00:51:38front wheel drive machinery has a look up the inside in his Honda versus Hyundai as they come

00:51:42across the line behind the pair of them is Michael Kreese ahead of the pair of them it is Ronan Pearson at

00:51:47the best of the Toyota Gazoo Racing UK entries there are two more diving into Paddock where you've got

00:51:51James Dornan and Aaron Taylor-Smith squabbling over 17th uh 16th and 17th places with Aaron with uh Dan

00:51:59Robottom just behind them he's not really enjoyed those hard tyres at all is he no Robottom's dropped back yes on

00:52:05that lap because he was ahead of Cook remember so Cookie now in 15th and in the points Toyotas are side by

00:52:10side and ATS gets back ahead of Dorlin

00:52:16Robottom behind he may have had a moment somewhere which is why he's lost so much track position look at

00:52:20Morgan all of a sudden he is right onto the back of Ingram we've been talking about how well Adam Morgan has

00:52:26been going and he's certainly been using the boost of late because he's still got nine laps of it to use but

00:52:30he's right up now with the top three he is I'm just wondering what he's actually thinking in terms of where

00:52:36he wants to finish and how much boost he wants to use pretty much equidistant the front four aren't

00:52:42they but I think they're just trying to get to the last few laps before they uh show all of their

00:52:48pace on the tyres um smiling we were watching him just now um fighting off but he's actually on the

00:52:54second runner on the hard tyres Nick Hamilton in replay having a moment at Clark Curve bouncing back

00:53:00onto the road and there you see the returning Nick Halstead just going past him Nick Halstead racing here

00:53:06last week in the McLaren trophy Europe twice a class winner with Tom Holland had a good uh good day

00:53:11good weekend in McHanston so Tom Ingram under attack from Adam Morgan now is Tom Ingram thinking about this and is he pondering the fact that he has less boost than his teammate so were he to let Adam

00:53:22more can go he wouldn't have to worry about the hard tyre in the next race I'm sure that Tom and Spencer Aldridge

00:53:27his engineer have already had that discussion and this might be one that Tom is quite happy to let go

00:53:33yes we might see the slowest last lap from either because they haven't got camish very close to the

00:53:38behind so but they could be slowing down each of them trying not to finish third or it could be a ridiculous

00:53:43situation to watch but that's the way the uh regulations are set hopefully they'll just race to the end well wait and see uh

00:53:50takes you back to the early days of reverse grids doesn't it Jason Plato at Thruxton trying to go as

00:53:54slowly as possible so he would be on pole on the reverse grid uh again you see what's the drivers that

00:53:59just want to result or are thinking long term about the day and a long term about the championship so

00:54:03there are the good days running together the uh accelerate cars that come out of the Team Virtue stable

00:54:12and it is Hill still leading by seven tenths of a second from Charles Rayford and then it's Tom Ingram

00:54:16third Adam Morgan fourth big gap back uh three seconds behind them is Dan Camish uh we have had history

00:54:23of course in temperatures of four focuses having punctures around the brands hatching the circuit so maybe

00:54:28Dan Camish he's just being ultra cautious and banking the points he can and looking further down

00:54:32and Hayden Mocklund and Dexter Patterson this Scottish fight for 19th place well so far Jake has

00:54:39Jake Hill has controlled this race uh remember this was his first ever pole at brands hatch that he had

00:54:45here he had his first podium in BTCC here at brands hatch as well Nick Hamilton has pitted after his

00:54:52gravely moment uh driving standards flag now for Aaron Taylor-Smith for track limits Paddock Hill band

00:54:57out of which they have just come Graham Hill band into which they will turn at the bottom of this hill

00:55:01uh are the two key areas here for running wide there's a nice curb here that's going to invite to your

00:55:06open arm to run wide onto it but if you do then that might be a track limit offence Dan Lloyd still running

00:55:12eighth on the road but that five second penalty will be applied post-race it's going to drop him down

00:55:17the aura so others will gain as a legacy of that just looking at lap times uh last time round

00:55:23Rainford was quickest to the front to it uh basically a 48 dead and looking at Sutton he's doing 48-7 so

00:55:32there's still that uh sort of half three quarters of a second gap in pace yeah that lap of Sutton's four

00:55:38tenths slower than his earlier best so you're looking at the leaders where Jake Hill looks to have all

00:55:43this under control for two BMWs with five laps of boost available to them respectively so they're on

00:55:49equal footing there and then behind the two Hyundai Tom Ingram Adam Morgan they are also with five

00:55:55more laps of boost to use we are on that number 20 out of 24 it's been a clean green race so far this is

00:56:02the fourth round of the championship only once this year have we had the safety card deployed and you

00:56:06look here at the fight between Dan Lloyd Sam Osborne Darrell De Leon seventh eighth ninth on the track but of

00:56:11course Osborne and De Leon will gain courtesy of the five second penalty for Dan Lloyd's false start

00:56:16yeah and a fantastic qualifying from Sam Osborne he was actually only knocked out of uh the second uh

00:56:22stage of qualifying by teammate Kamish uh but he's really going well this year the relationship with uh Rory

00:56:28Butcher helping him and his engineer injured as well really working very well indeed that's right his best

00:56:35ever qualifying yesterday Sam Osborne was pretty buoyed by that and he's racing well also so you can see he's

00:56:40getting stuck in against Lloyd defending from De Leon as there are the leading BMWs now on that 21 so Jake

00:56:45Hill who was a winner the last time we came to Browns of course the day that he took the title uh 20 race wins

00:56:51the 21st Beckons for him potentially with Charles Rainford set for his best ever finish in a touring car

00:56:57Tom Ingram looking at third Adam Morgan fourth and this quartet as I said earlier on were three seconds up the road the

00:57:03gaps come down a bit 2.8 seconds over Dan Kamish but it's still a monster gap back on board with Moffett he's right on the tail of the

00:57:08of the unlimited motorsport cupra of another returnee that's Dexter Patterson yeah obviously

00:57:15uh Aidan Moffett really ruining his mistake in qualifying when he clipped the curb at paddock and

00:57:21put himself in the gravel causing a red flag causing him to be taken out qualifying started at the back

00:57:26he knew he had a quick car the other two BMWs or two of the others on the front row so he's making amends

00:57:32in this race always races better than he qualifies does Aidan today he needs to but Dexter Patterson

00:57:38uh in a quick car that cupra going nicely unlimited motorsport is a team that kind of goes under the

00:57:43radar and doesn't get the credit it deserves but in a short space of time it's become a really good

00:57:47strong good beating cc team good drivers this year and the cupras developed of course so uh

00:57:54cars they know how to operate Dexter Patterson going nicely that's all team mate a bit further back 23rd and

00:57:59Nick Hamilton I'm afraid uh must have done some damage because he tripped through the ground and put

00:58:03him in the pits and there he has stayed look at this for third Ingram has dropped back off the

00:58:06BMWs and Adam Morgan has dropped off the back of Ingram a little yeah I think uh I think they realize

00:58:12they're not going to beat the BMWs and uh uh and and just playing a little canny game perhaps of who

00:58:18finishes fourth and I think Morgan dropping back is a good sign that he wants to do that but I I have

00:58:24to give credit to Goodyear because these soft tyres have held up extremely well um as we're about to start

00:58:31the last lap there's been no comment on these hot conditions the tyre has not only been durable it's

00:58:37been fast faster than the hard tyre throughout this race and uh hats off to Goodyear Mickey Butler for

00:58:44the recommendations on maximum campers minimum starting pressures that they've given all the teams

00:58:49to make sure they survive this race so for the final time up towards Druids goes Jake Hill Charles

00:58:55Rainford doesn't give the impression of somebody that's going to have a last uh lap dive here against his

00:59:00teammate he's going to back the points in his best finish and Jake Hill uh as the team leader

00:59:04the reigning champion looks like win 21 is around the next corner but one effectively and for third

00:59:10well it is still Tom Ingram so fourth Adam Morgan remember the point about why you want to be fourth

00:59:15is you'll be on the better faster tyre for race two the top three drivers in any uh race one any venue have

00:59:21to carry the hardest available tyre into the next race so Jake Hill accelerates up towards the line

00:59:27Jake Hill wins at Browns hatch the reigning champion claims glory in race one of the day Charles

00:59:32Rainford second Tom Ingram third and a happy Adam Morgan is fourth look at the gap they pulled over

00:59:37Dan Kamish heading to the line in fifth there you've got the battle between Chris Smiley and Michael

00:59:41Grease that's going on at the moment for 12th place uh across the line for sixth was Mikey Doble

00:59:45seventh on correcting time Darrell de Leon eight Sam Oldsport down to ninth Dan Lloyd Ash Sutton 10th

00:59:52Ronan Pearson 11th Chris Smiley 12th from Grease Jelly and Cook to round out the point scorers

00:59:58and Aidan Moffat after his disappointing qualifying he's going to come through still behind Dexter

01:00:03Patterson uh so out of the points you've got Taylor Smith ahead of Dorlin Robot of 18th Patterson 19th

01:00:09Moffat 20th and Winshedden 21st Tom Chilton had a disappointing race as well that car just didn't

01:00:15seem to have the fight in it that the uh really quick Hyundai's on the soft tyre did of uh Ingram and

01:00:21Morgan or indeed the restart cars uh behind Chilton there was Max Hall and Nick Halstead bringing up

01:00:26the rear Nick Hamilton was the one retirement from the race but Jake Hill made it look easy I'm sure he'll

01:00:33tell Louise that it wasn't in the temperatures and having to manage tyres and manage boost but that's a

01:00:37brilliant start not only to the day but now to kick start the title assault yes he's back isn't he and

01:00:44shows us that on hot days and on tracks that suit them they are absolutely going to be a threat

01:00:50and it's also congratulations to West Surrey Racing who take their 133rd team win makes them the highest

01:00:58all-time uh team winners uh so congratulations West Surrey Racing and uh congratulations to Charles

01:01:04Rainford on his first podium a superlative drive absolutely yes and and you're right 133rd victory

01:01:10for the team but also a one-two finish you know if you're gonna have a weird one and a one-two as

01:01:14well just to wrap everyone's uh nose into it the cars go through the technical check let's look at the

01:01:19results of round four Jake Hill wins at Brands Hatch Charles Rainford uh BMW stable mate second and

01:01:25Tom Ingram in third fourth Adam Morgan ahead of Dan Kamish sixth and the winning independent driver

01:01:30that's Mikey Doble with Daryl De Leon Sam Osborne Dan Lloyd and Ash Sutton rounding out the top 10

01:01:36Sutton the best of those on the harder tire 11th Ronan Pearson the point scorers completed by Chris

01:01:41Smiley Michael Kreese Stephen Jelly and Josh Cook Aaron Taylor-Smith 16th ahead of James Dorlin and Dan

01:01:46Rowbottom the top 20 rounded out by Dexter Patterson and Aidan Moffat in 21st was Gordon Shedden Tom Chilton

01:01:5322nd Max Hall was next ahead of Nick Halstead and we lost Nick Hamilton uh with the uh problems

01:02:00after he had that trip through the gravel and hopefully his unlimited motorsports Cupra is

01:02:05going to be good for race two so what does this do to the championship it puts Tom Ingram at the top

01:02:10now but only by two points from Ash Sutton Jake Hill's up to third and looking menacing ahead of Dan

01:02:15Kamish and Tom Chilton Dan Rowbottom is sixth with Adam Morgan next then Mikey Doble Chris

01:02:20Smiley and Aidan Moffat round out the top 10 so of course still two more races to come uh race two is

01:02:28going to be really interesting with the uh drivers switching on to the hard tire for the top three

01:02:33and also the uh different boost allocations going into the second race of the day but Jake Hill a great

01:02:38job done the winning margin in the end just six tenths of a second the key thing for Jake is that it's not

01:02:45just the win points it's the pole position point and the eighth bonus point for leading a lap as

01:02:51well so he's a very very happy man indeed uh not only is he back he's back with a big bag full of

01:02:56points the only spoiler was that Charles Rainford took away the fastest lap point but goes to see

01:03:01his dad goes to see Craig Pauley his engineer uh and uh it's a win for Jake yeah but it's a win for

01:03:07the team a huge amount of effort has been put in over the last couple of weeks since Donington well

01:03:13they didn't do perhaps as much winter testing to some other teams uh and maybe they were caught on

01:03:18the back foot a little bit at Donington but boy have they had a massive turnaround in fortunes over

01:03:22the last couple of weeks lots of applause in the background you can see uh for Jake Hill as

01:03:27race winner good year winner's cap goes on but Charles Rainford celebrating as though he'd won the race

01:03:31because as Tim has made the point the superlative drive uh Charles who we've seen in Carrera Cup GB in

01:03:36the last few years also a prolific historic racer he takes second place at great drive but it is fair

01:03:42to say Louise that Jake Hill is back Jake Hill is absolutely back um and really quite pleased with

01:03:48that win and justifiably so it's just a really nice race that one you know I mean Charles was uh

01:03:54Charles was perfect you know he was obviously had a bit of pressure from Tom I think in the middle but

01:03:57uh he held his own so yeah great one too for for obviously for BMW and huge thank you to laser tools

01:04:03racing maybe motorsport a special little bit of history because I don't know whether you're aware

01:04:07that that is win number 133 for West Surrey Racing which makes them the most successful team in the

01:04:12history of the British Touring Car Championship that's something special but it is a is a mark of

01:04:16the team isn't it it is and I'm super proud I can get that for the team you know I mean uh getting

01:04:20the championship last year was something special but uh keep busting those uh milestones like we are super

01:04:25special how was that race I mean it seemed were you quite confident that Charles was going to

01:04:31stay behind you or do you think he was going to have a have a go at you or I mean we had an initial

01:04:35plan and but you just you never know he's a new teammate you don't know if he's going to stick to

01:04:38it or not uh but giving me credit he you know drove perfectly we had a perfect formation in those

01:04:43first few laps to just get a little bit of a gap uh he pushed me quite hard at the end he had a little

01:04:48bit more extra deploy but um yeah plain sailing for both of us and a nice way to finish well done

01:04:52congratulations and and especially I mean Charles congratulations what a special moment your first

01:04:57ever BTCC podium in only round two totally I mean Jake said it was plain saying didn't feel like that

01:05:02with me with Tinga and directly behind me but um yeah no just amazing from all the boys and girls at

01:05:06WSR you know we're just absolutely phenomenal for all we are at Dyington Park now and we've got a racing

01:05:11car so uh we've set ourselves well for the rest of the day just yeah looking forward to it now you've got

01:05:15a racing car that's capable of setting a new lap record and uh which you did in that race as well so

01:05:20amazing well I can have that to the to the kudos thank you very much spot on um yeah okay I'll take

01:05:26that one thank you and what does it feel like I I've just been talking with Jake about the fact that

01:05:30this is this makes um West Surrey racing that the most successful team in the in the history of the

01:05:35championship so the podium is special anyway but to stand alongside uh him at this moment is something

01:05:41else as well isn't it yeah totally obviously not being with the team long you know I got to know all

01:05:44the boys and girls WSR throughout throughout kind of January February time so we've all come

01:05:49become together like one big family now so yeah to be second with Jake winning then the most

01:05:53successful team that's just yeah fantastic Jake said you stuck to the plan how tempted were you to

01:05:58not stick to the plan put my headlights on the last lap and just thought but obviously you know he's a

01:06:03champion I'm never going to put him off like that but um no I'm learning from the best and I'm just

01:06:07going to keep improving fair enough well done um and you would have overtaken given any opportunity

01:06:11wouldn't you but um as you did at the at the start p3 great result what's he sticking to the plan

01:06:17I was hoping for dive bombs and all sorts um after after what happened with us all at Donington I

01:06:23think we're all sort of um quite steady I think is probably the easiest word to make sure we all

01:06:30finish that race because there's always been a little bit of chatter and again with it being as hot as it

01:06:34is you know we've had to be um aware I think more than anything else aware of the um of how the tire can

01:06:40have a bit too much temperature through it so I was very happy just to sort of settle it settle in for

01:06:46third um charged remarkably well really really well as did Jake um just didn't really give me an

01:06:53opportunity to to stick a nose in there was obviously the the TTB hybrid um deficit thing

01:07:00that we had to be slightly aware of as well but um nope very happy good to get points on the board so

01:07:05far um hard tire for the next race well I was going to ask you about that how much of an issue is that

01:07:11going to be I mean obviously two guys ahead of you it's the same thing but there's going to be a lot

01:07:15of people on the soft tire yeah I mean Ash was was sort of matching matching lap time throughout

01:07:19you know probably three or four tenths behind us over the race distance so you know Ash has sort

01:07:23of given us a bit of a delta to to see what's going on over that over that first race and the pace

01:07:27from Ash looked really strong so um that's encouraging there's obviously a slight different

01:07:31mentality you can have for the hard tire than you can with the soft the soft you have to sort of nurse

01:07:35it and get it to the end whereas the hard we can we can probably attack a little earlier so um

01:07:39yeah but it sounds about Ash has done a good job on it so it gives us a little bit of info going

01:07:42forwards now well done we will see you out there for the next one but before I throw to the break

01:07:46I can see the man here who runs the most successful team in uh in British touring car history so so

01:07:51dick congratulations um you have had so many moments in this championship but uh how does how does this

01:07:59one feel well actually I've just only found out last night apparently we've now won 133 races so

01:08:05shows my age now but no fantastic effort from everyone at wsr neil browns it's been a great

01:08:13effort a lot of work's gone on since donnington and um yeah we're and just talking to jake then

01:08:19the car was very good through the race so we're a bit nervous on race pace we knew what we did for

01:08:24qualifying but jake just said the car was great i love the fact that rather than stopping and sinking

01:08:31in and you know this this special moment making the most of it you're already you're on to the

01:08:35next race aren't you and let's like let's get another win under our belt i'm on to snitterton now

01:08:41yeah no no it's um a fantastic achievement the 133 wins but now it's about today what can we do all

01:08:48four cars finished so you know um daryl did a great job finishing p8 but yeah charles especially you

01:08:56know there's only second ever touring car meeting and um no he's a great lad so yeah so looking

01:09:02forward to the next one so are we so are we um that's going to be coming up later on today but

01:09:08right now though we're heading for a quick break

01:09:20british touring car championship round four great start by hill and rainford in the bmw's tom

01:09:25ingram grabbed third and ash sutton went from 13th to 10th on the hard tires on that opening lap

01:09:31rainford in second kept ingram at bay with a couple of lap records but jake hill was always in control

01:09:36leading home rainford ingram and morgan for west surrey racing's 133rd race win a new british touring car

01:09:45championship record so well done jake hill and and paul o'neill how would you sum up

01:09:52what characterizes west surrey racing and the scale of that achievement yeah i mean it's a huge

01:09:57achievement i've raced against west surrey for a long time when i was driving they were always amazing

01:10:03on chassis work um and ever since they've had the bmws they've been absolutely astounding but that takes

01:10:09some going that does to to rack up that amount of wins but dick bennett really summed it up for me

01:10:14he's thinking about the next race he's thinking about the next weekend we were laughing in the studio

01:10:18these guys are absolutely brilliant because all they want to do is win and in this championship

01:10:24if you have that mentality you're going to go far and they've got a great set of personnel there yeah

01:10:28jake hill back on winning form as we see on the podium behind us charles rainford up there as well

01:10:33what a drive what a weekend for him yeah so far so good um you know i really love charles rainford i

01:10:39i met him for the first time at donington i think he's the epitome of a an amazing driver that just

01:10:46is a fan of the championship and he just can't wait to do well and i'm so glad he's got this uh

01:10:51this podium but i was hoping he'd push jake for the win and i think he did try hard and i've got to

01:10:56say the drivers were pushing hard and the lap times were fast on the soft tire and like tim said in

01:11:00commentary the tires were exceptional good year mickey butler they've done a great job but rainford

01:11:06love him to bits he's like uh he's like a posher tom chilton can't be a posher tom chill there is

01:11:13no such thing uh but also behind them great form once again from tom ingram and also his teammate

01:11:19uh adam morgan grabbing fourth there as well and uh he's uh had a quick chat with louise as well

01:11:24p4 that's a good start you said you wanted solid results that's a solid result isn't it just solid

01:11:29points for the day is all we're after but uh no about the most nervous bit for me was getting off the

01:11:34line you know making the switch to front wheel drive and i've messed it up bad yesterday so we

01:11:39got off the line okay and then for me it was just just follow ingram home uh i used my boost when i

01:11:44could and by the time i caught him up i only had two laps more than he did so i said let's just stay

01:11:50where we are bring it home in the points and um you know starting finishing in p4 means i can also start

01:11:56on the softer race too never crossed my mind once during the race so uh yeah i think we're in a good

01:12:01place for race two now how much of an advantage do you think that's going to be against the three

01:12:05drivers up ahead of you and do you think everybody around you is going to be in the softs they are

01:12:08aren't they and i thought so i mean i've not had a chance to go through the times yet but looking

01:12:12at it there's quite a big delta between the hard and the soft i'm going to have less less boost

01:12:17available but the tire advantage i think should be enough to hopefully get me through to where i

01:12:22want to be it's a nice little smile on your face we'll see we'll see see you out there

01:12:26and of course the top three from race one hill uh rainford and ingram will all be on hard tires

01:12:33for the second race um what kind of disadvantage what kind of challenge is that i think ash sutton

01:12:39has shown exactly what can be achieved on the hard tires yeah exactly you know we expect dash to

01:12:44to be the best of the hard tire runners and we've seen that but i've got to say i think adam morgan

01:12:48with that cheeky little smile he knows you know when he goes on about the delta like we've spoken about

01:12:53before it's the the time gap between the two tires and it's quite a lot around here and adam has

01:12:59probably felt that the tire is amazing he'll have it fresh in his memory he'll go on to it straight

01:13:04away he knows that the three in front will be easier targets so yeah that tire is going to be

01:13:09fantastic and adam should have a strong strong result but uh be good to see um ash sutton come

01:13:15through as well i think on on that time yeah concerns about the soft tire sort of gone away a bit

01:13:19got to be careful yeah i've got to say i am super impressed with how hard they've pushed

01:13:26you could tell in the lap times how fast and how hard they've driven on the tire it's the last part

01:13:30of the lap that's the the worry and you know concern for them that left front getting battered as they

01:13:34turn in but um it's been fine so were the drivers just backing off and managing the tires only a little

01:13:40bit i think they've done really well with it yeah okay it's warm out there and it's getting warmer uh second

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