Salim Hanna capped off a dream weekend in the Wera Tools F4 British Championship certified by FIA at Silverstone this morning as he charged to a second successive victory at the FORMULA 1 QATAR AIRWAYS BRITISH GRAND PRIX 2025 Silverstone support race.
Closing out a historic weekend for the UK’s premier single-seater series at the Home of British Motor Racing, the Virtuosi Racing driver demonstrated why he is an undoubted star of the future as he made it two wins from two races in front of a capacity crowd.
Joining the Colombian driver on the iconic podium this time was Tommy Harfield (Chris Dittmann Racing) and Rowan Campbell-Pilling (JHR Developments) – who both battled valiantly to finish second and third respectively.
It was Fionn McLaughlin (Hitech TGR) that started race two from pole position; however, despite maintaining the race lead as the lights went out, it quickly became apparent that the Red Bull Junior driver was struggling for pace.
Race one winner Hanna jumped Harfield on the run down to the first corner, and once up to second, he soon began to fill the mirrors of McLaughlin. The 15-year-old did show his nose on a handful of occasions early on, but McLaughlin quickly responded by slamming the door shut.
The decisive move for the lead came on lap four as Hanna enjoyed a superior run through Copse to draw alongside McLaughlin and, with his car positioned for the inside line at Maggots, he swept past the Irishman to claim first place.
Once in clean air, Hanna began to stretch his advantage around the 3.66-mile circuit as he pulled clear to triumph by almost six seconds. He also tallied the fastest lap of the race for good measure as well.
Things would sadly go from bad to worse for McLaughlin, as just a few corners on from Hanna overtaking him, Harfield steamed down the inside of him at Club to take second. That in-turn presented Campbell-Pilling with the opportunity to snare third place down the Hamilton Straight.
Unfortunately for McLaughlin, his race would come to a premature end some laps later as he was forced into the pit lane due to his car suffering from a terminal mechanical issue.
His demise opened the door for his Hitech TGR team-mate Thomas Bearman to clinch fourth place after going wheel-to-wheel with Martin Molnár (Virtuosi Racing) – who bounced back from a three-place grid penalty after being deemed to be at fault for an incident in race one.
The battle for the remaining spots inside the top ten had those watching trackside and on Sky Sports F1 captivated, as positions continued to change on a lap-by-lap basis. Indian racer Ary Bansal (Fortec Motorsport) reigned supreme to come out on top in the end to secure sixth place.
Race one runner-up and Mercedes F1 Junior Ethan Jeff-Hall (Argenti Motorsport), series debutant Oleksandr Savinkov (Virtuosi Racing). Leo Robinson (Hitech TGR), and McLaren Development Driver Ella Lloyd (Rodin Motorsport) filled the remaining spots inside the top ten.
Further down the order, previous race winners August Raber (Argenti Motorsport) and Jimmy Piszcyk (Rodin Motorsport) also found themselves in the thick of the action and finishing hot on the heels of the aforementioned Lloyd.
Following post-race judicial, Rowan Campbell-Pilling dropped from third place to fourth, with Thomas Bearman inheriting the remaining podium position.
The Wera Tools F4 British Championship certified by FIA will continues its 2025 season – where points will once again be on offer – on July 26-27 when Zandvoort in the Netherlands stages Rounds 16, 17 & 18. All races will be live streamed on the British F4 YouTube channel.
