Photo: Jakob Ebrey Photography
A dramatic accident for Rodin Motorsport’s Jack Sherwood while leading led to the stoppage of the third British Formula 4 race on Brand Hatch’s Grand Prix layout.
Sherwood had been comfortably ahead of the field when a suspected rear puncture caused his car to go off on the Grand Prix loop. The front of the car dug into the grass and Sherwood barrel-rolled over a barrier.
He was able to walk away from the incident, and the race was red-flagged with 12 minutes remaining, but would not be restarted.
Up until that point, it seemed that Sherwood was on course for his maiden victory. He had made a great start from sixth on the grid to be second by the end of the first lap, and was challenging JHR Developments’ Ella Lloyd for the lead. A move at Surtees put Sherwood ahead the following lap.
Lloyd was kept under pressure from Rodin’s Alex Ninovic, who had also enjoyed a strong start after starting eighth. Ninovic had first come up against Argenti Motorsport’s Rowan-Campbell Pilling, who had been demoted to third, but an off for Campbell-Pilling promoted Ninovic to the podium.
The battle for second meant Sherwood could escape up the road, and was three seconds clear of Lloyd and Ninovic when his accident occurred.
Ninovic passed Lloyd shortly before the incident, which first brought out the safety car before red flags were waved. No results have been issued for the race, but there is no opportunity to reschedule it on the the final day of the season.
A scary moment for Jack in this morning’s @BritishF4 race, as he suffers a failure on his car at Hawthorn’s and is sent into a roll.
Thankfully, he is out of the car, with the medical team, and appears to be unharmed. A shame, as he went from sixth to first in a lap and a half. pic.twitter.com/55PxFXy9Vw
— Jack Sherwood (@Jacksherwood78) October 6, 2024