Pearson eyes racing return as cancer treatment continues
Former Ginetta Junior driver Joel Pearson is making good progress as he continues to receive treatment for cancer and has been able to get back to driving on a simulator.
Pearson should have made his British Formula 4 debut at Thruxton last weekend with the Argenti Motorsport squad before he was diagnosed with bone cancer over the winter and had to put his racing plans on hold.
“My tumour has shrunk down a lot and it’s going really well,” said Pearson. “I should finish my treatment in July and I’m feeling a lot better now.”
Pearson expressed his thanks to the staff at the izone facility at Silverstone for enabling him to spend time on the simulator there, adding: “As soon as I sat in the car, it felt completely normal.”
If his treatment continues to be successful, Pearson will evaluate later this year whether he will try to make a racing comeback at the end of this season or put all of his efforts into 2022.
He has been raising money for the Teenage Cancer Trust since his diagnosis, and a Justgiving page has been set up, with all the money collected going to the charity.
Argenti took a podium last weekend at Thruxton courtesy of Matias Zagazeta.