British F4 increases engine testing for 2019 season
Any driver who wins three races in British Formula 4 this year will have their engine tested, as part of plans to increase the monitoring of competitors.
Once the three wins have been achieved – and they don’t have to be consecutive – the engine will be taken to the series’ tuning partner Neil Brown Engineering for tests ahead of the next event.
Championship promoter Sam Roach said: “They’re not expecting to find anything, it just gives that reassurance to everyone. Neil Brown Engineering are doing an exceptionally good job with equalising these engines and we want to expand on that.”
Neil Brown Engineering replaced Sodemo as the category’s engine support provider from the 2018 season. ● British Formula 4 driver Josh Skelton will remain with the JHR Developments squad for a second season in the series this year after finishing 10th in the standings in 2018.
“We went to Valencia to test and he was on fire – he did a very good job,” said JHR team boss Steve Hunter. “I would expect him to be running right up at the front for the duration of the season.”