Job makes racing a reality in Formula Ford

Sim racer Sebastian Job made his Formula Ford debut at Silverstone last weekend after securing a fullyfunded drive for the season via a sim racing competition.

Job, whose only previous racing experience was as a child in indoor karting, won a drive with BM Racing through the JMR Scholarship, which uses the Project Cars platform.

Of more than 1200 competitors, he set the fastest time for a lap of Brands Hatch to secure the prize.

Job made rapid progress over the weekend, finishing race three in 13th position with a fastest lap only 0.4 seconds slower than race winner Niall Murray.

“I’m not looking to win anything,” said Job. “I just want to make progress and keep improving. If it doesn’t work out, it’s still a fun season, but if I can attract [some backing for next year] then that’s great.

“In sim racing, you can’t overheat the tyres or get loose at all, whereas in this is, you’re constantly loose.

“We’re swapping cars a lot [in sim racing]. So I guess the adaptability is quite useful, but I can’t compare this to any simulation I’ve ever driven, it’s really quite something to drive in real life.”