Will has just been awarded a place on the prestigious BRDC Rising Stars programme.

The programme has a proven track record of selecting only the best young drivers racing today and qualifies the recipients for Junior Membership of the BRDC, as well as providing them with support in the development of their careers as professional drivers.

This award adds to Will’s participation in the MSA Team UK programme meaning that he joins a small handful of up-and-coming young drivers to hold both awards.

Will commented, “I am honoured to join the BRDC Rising Star Programme and am proud to be associated with the Club given its history and its membership. It is very rewarding to be recognised by the sport’s hierarchy and to be in both the programmes of the BRDC and the MSA Team UK is very special”. 

SILVERSTONE NATIONAL WEEKEND

Will took part in three races at Silverstone last weekend as the first one was actually round five, which was rained off at Brands Hatch back in May.  It was a very straightforward race for Will. He started second, got blocked by the pole man at the start and chased him all the way to the flag to take second.

Qualifying for round five didn’t go at all to plan, with damp conditions making it a hard session to call. Lining up in 11th was a strange experience for Will and being hit at the start by a rookie driver was just the beginning of the trouble.  A fudged safety car procedure caused Will to lose a lot of time during his fight back up the grid and he came home in 11th place.   This is where Formula Renault’s drop score system comes into its own though so Will can strike this result from his championship campaign.

Will started in second place for the final race of the weekend, after doing a great job in qualifying.  He was running well in second in the race, chasing the leader, Fortec’s Tom Blomqvist.  One of Fortec’s other drivers then rejoined from an extended pit stop in front of the leaders and inevitably having let his team-mate through caused chaos with the following pack. Will was the worst affected by the incident and dropped to fourth. It was a frustrating turn of events but Will has his sights very firmly set on the championship for which he remains very much in contention.

THREE EVENTS TO GO AND EVERYTHING TO PLAY FOR

“The Silverstone weekend was frustrating for me,” said Will last night. “I came away with less points than I could have scored largely due to the careless driving of others. However, I’m only four points off the lead of the championship, taking into account dropped scores, so the title is still well within sight. It’s going to be close but the circuits for the last three rounds should suit me so my confidence is high.”

NEW WEBSITE

Will’s all-new website has just been launched at www.willstevens.co.uk.  It is the place to go for information on Will and includes a run down of his season so far in 2010 and all of the achievements Will has made in his career until this point.

Will Stevens – 24 August 2010

www.willstevens.co.uk

TRS Graduate: Will Stevens competed in the 2009 TRS International Series, finishing 3rd overall.