{"id":7352,"date":"2024-07-22T11:23:47","date_gmt":"2024-07-22T15:23:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sundaymanagement.com\/?p=7352"},"modified":"2024-07-23T11:26:24","modified_gmt":"2024-07-23T15:26:24","slug":"queen-has-momentum-on-his-side-in-return-to-hometown-silverstone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sundaymanagement.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/22\/queen-has-momentum-on-his-side-in-return-to-hometown-silverstone\/","title":{"rendered":"Queen has momentum on his side in return to hometown Silverstone"},"content":{"rendered":"

19-year-old Floridian had best two finishes of season at Zandvoort<\/em><\/p>\n

SILVERSTONE, England (22 July 2024) \u2013 Colin Queen takes momentum from North Holland to his home track, when he returns to Silverstone for three races in the GB3 Partnered by the BRDC.<\/p>\n

Queen, a 19-year-old Floridian, placed fourth, seventh and ninth in the recent Summer Trophy Weekend at Circuit Zandvoort \u2013 including his best two finishes in 11 races so far this season. He is living in Silverstone during his rookie campaign in GB3.<\/p>\n

The big weekend moved the ONE Sotheby\u2019s International Realty-backed driver of the No. 62 fielded by Fortec Motorsports to 13th in the championship standings as he looks to continue building on lessons learned in his rookie season.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve raced at Silverstone earlier this season, so we think we\u2019ll have everything dialed in very quickly,\u201d Queen said. \u201cWe have all the data necessary, and we should be up speed. Our expectations are high, and I\u2019m confident that the weekend will go well.<\/p>\n

\u201cBack in April, the weather here was absolutely horrendous the whole weekend,\u201d he added. \u201cBut the last weekend was very nice. You can never tell what the weather will be like in England, so this weekend can be either\/or. We\u2019ll be ready for rain, but I think we\u2019ll be ready whatever the conditions are.\u201d<\/p>\n

Queen qualified 11th\u00a0back in April, and finished 14th\u00a0and 11th\u00a0in the opening two races. He was set for a front-row start in race three which features an inverted gird for the top 12, but the race was cancelled due to hazardous conditions.<\/p>\n

\u201cQualifying is always very important wherever you go, but at Silverstone there\u2019s definitely more room for passing,\u201d Queen said. \u201cIt\u2019s more about keeping your tires in the right window through the whole race, than waiting to take advantage of mistakes made up front.\u201d<\/p>\n

Queen is concentrating on qualifying in the top seven this weekend.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re not looking at the reverse grid,\u201d he said. \u201cWe\u2019d rather be P2 or P3 for race one and race two. We\u2019ve progressed a lot this season, and both me and the team are completely different from where we were at Silverstone last April.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe should be very good this weekend.\u201d<\/p>\n

Being close to home will allow Queen to concentrate on technical training on the simulator, as well as working out in the gym every day of the week and focusing on the mental side of things.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want to be as sharp as possible going into the race weekend.\u201d<\/p>\n

Following Silverstone, only two weekends remain on the GB3 schedule at a pair of British circuits \u2013 Donington Park on Sept. 7-8 and Brands Hatch Sept. 28-29.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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