JEW I SS GRADUATES TO BRITISH F 3 WITH DOUGLAS
Reigningbritishf4championandmabafinaliststepsup
Reigning British Formula 4 champion Kiern Jewiss will step up to the BRDC British F3 Championship with Douglas Motorsport this season.
The 16-year-old, who took six wins and the British F4 title last season with Double R, will rejoin Douglas having contested the 2017 Ginetta Junior Championship with the squad.
Double R won the 2016 and ’18 British F3 drivers’ title with Matheus Leist and Linus Lundqvist respectively, but after testing with both teams last year Jewiss has opted to return to Wayne Douglas’ outfit.
“It wasn’t an easy decision, there wasn’t anything really between them, they’re very similar teams and I think both cars are [run] very similar,” said Jewiss, who was a finalist in the 2018 Mclaren Autosport BRDC Award.
“The first few days were quite a big learning curve with the downforce, I would say understanding that is the single biggest thing.
“It’s just getting used to what the car likes, obviously it stops better because it has better brakes [than the F4 car] and it’s just fine-tuning everything to get the most out of it.
“With the F4 car there’s not as much to it, you can get your head around it, but with the British F3 [Tatuus-cosworth] car there’s a lot more to fine-tune.”
Despite eyeing up a potential move to Europe uncertainty regarding the FIA’S new Regional F3 concept prompted Jewiss to join British F3, becoming the first British F4 champion to join the series full-time.
“I think we had eyed the series up for quite a while especially with everything going on with other F3 series in Europe,” said Jewiss.
“It’s not easy to jump into a car where everything is new and when you’ve got to make each year [in your career] count.”