NO FIRM PLANS FOR ABBOTT OR 2 SEAS AFTER WIN

Hunter Abbott and 2 Seas Motorsport have yet to decide whether they will contest further British GT events this year following their surprise win at last weekend’s Silverstone three-hour round.

Abbott and Martin Kodric placed the team’s new Mercedes-amg GT3 (below) on pole by nearly two seconds, and led the majority of the race before eventually taking victory.

“2 Seas have done a really good job, they are a cracking team,” said Abbott, who last raced in British GT in 2016. “I would love to do more races but I don’t know what’s going to happen.”

The 2 Seas squad competed last year in British GT with two Mclaren 720S GT3S. Although there were highlights – notably a win at Snetterton – unreliability meant a switch to the Mercedes. Team boss Nick Cristofaro says the squad will “pick and choose” events this year but that winning with a new machine has been crucial.

“It’s what we needed,” he said. “Longer-term, it’s good for us and good for the customers. That was the thing: prove we could do a good job with a new car, and we’ve ticked that box.”

The Newbridge Motorsport Aston Martin that took top honours in GT4 will return for the remaining rounds, with

Matt Topham sharing driving duties alongside Darren

Turner and Darren Burke. “Our ambition is to do as well as we can this year and see where the future takes us,” said team boss Richard Tovey. “We see British GT as a feeder to a longer journey we have planned.”