A Happy Easter for Fielding!

Josh Fielding took to the track last weekend at Nogaro, south France, to continue his campaign in the French F4 Eurocup Championship. With bad weather expected to hit the area for most of the weekend, a tough round was predicted for all the drivers.

Heavy rain hampered Josh’s chances during practice on Saturday which meant he only had limited time to get familiar with the track on his first visit. The weather improved slightly on Sunday during the qualifying session, presenting all the drivers with a challenging damp but drying track, and Fielding made an excellent start. However, although up to third place with 10 minutes to go, he was pushed down to eleventh as the track begun to dry out and those drivers who had previous experience of the Nogaro circuit prevailed in the closing seconds of the session.

Undeterred by starting low down on the grid, Fielding raced through the midfield during the first race with some fantastic manoeuvres which were applauded in the grandstands. He finished ninth place and crossed the line with a points finish. After the race, Fielding said: ‘I’m really happy with finishing in the points, and especially with a few of my overtaking manoeuvres on some of the other guys out there. After yesterday’s bad practice session, I didn’t think this points finish would be possible.’

During Josh’s second race, an accident in the midfield put the 21 year-old down to fourteenth position. However, his aggressive and skilful race craft allowed him to push through the pack during the race to get up to ninth place again to cross the line in another points winning position.

After finishing both races in the points Josh concluded, ‘Obviously, this weekend at Nogaro has been a very positive one for me, finishing in the top ten in both of my races. I’m really pleased with myself and the car - even after Saturday, I still really enjoyed driving the car this weekend, especially considering it’s a track I’ve never raced at before’.

Josh now has time to relax and keep training before his next race at Pau, on May 22nd.