F3 racer Williams plans full National FF1600 bid

BRDC British Formula 3 driver Carter Williams will focus on Formula Ford 1600 this year, beginning with the National Championship round at Donington Park last weekend.

Californian Williams started his European career in an FF1600 Ray with Don Hardman Racing in 2018, before graduating to British Formula 4, where he won three races in 2019. Alongside coaching in F4 and targeting F3 outings later in the year, he will now contest the full National FF1600 season with Oldfield Motorsport.

“Maybe we can do the Festival and the Hayes, but for now it’s just the National Championship, trying to make a run at it,” said Williams, who had a best result of sixth at Donington after contact pitched him into the Redgate gravel in the second race. “I was out of it for six months, and haven’t driven the Van Diemen [before].”

The National Championship grid slumped to 13 cars at Donington. Travel restrictions prevented Low Dempsey Racing’s Andre Lafond making his debut. Team Dolan’s Morgan Quinn was similarly affected, while team-mate

Ben Cochran was sidelined by a broken wrist.