British F4: Lewis Wherrell takes second win of the weekend at Snetterton

Lewis Wherrell takes his second win of the weekend at Snetterton winning the final race of the day.

Lewis Wherrell started on pole ahead of Adam Al Azhari and Ethan Lennon. Theo Palmer would start fourth ahead of Scott Kin Lindblom and Dries Van Langendonck while Ethan Jeff-Hall and Joseph Smith complete the top eight on the grid.

Wherrell would get a solid start immediately pulling clear of Al Azhari who had to fight Lennon. He would defend his position and start to attack Wherrell into turn two but to no avail. Al Azhari would continue to try to make his way passed before the Safety Car would be deployed for multiple cars being off at turn one and turn two after a few multi-car incidents further back forcing him to have to settle behind. A red flag would eventually be called with a lot of work to be done by the marshals.

The race would get back underway with less than ten minutes to go as Wherrell would get a solid start managing to keep Al Azhari at bay on the run down to the first couple of corners. Further back, battles would emerge between Lindblom and Palmer, but the Red Bull junior managed to defend.

Van Langendonck would come under pressure from George Proudford-Nalder into Nelson, with the latter managing to get passed. He would then have the opportunity to move up another place passing Smith a lap later after contact between the two Virtuosi drivers leaving off the circuit and down the order.

The top two had pulled themselves out a small margin over the rest of the field but with Al Azhari setting the fastest lap of the race, Wherrell was under significant pressure. Wherrell ran wide out of Hamilton allowing Al Azhari to attempt a move, but he managed to keep hold of it that time around.

Pressure would remain throughout the rest of the race from Al Azhari, but Wherrell managed to keep composure after that small mistake late on in the race to come home to take victory for the second time this weekend. Al Azhari finishes in second place ahead of Lennon and Lindblom while Palmer completes the top five. Proudford-Nalder finished in sixth ahead of Van Langendonck and Ethan Jeff-Hall. Jarrett Clark and Tommy Harfield complete the top ten.

Van Langendonck continues to lead the standings at the end of the weekend but the gap to the second placed driver has closed down to 29 points as Wherrell moves into second place ahead of Kin Lindblom. Jeff-Hall drops to fourth ahead of Palmer who completes the top five in the overall standings.

Van Langendonck also continues to lead the Rookie Cup by 41 points to Wherrell while Jaber Alsabah sits a further 17 points back. Cameron Nelson and Mate Kobakhidze complete the top five in the cup.