{"id":7368,"date":"2024-07-29T09:23:38","date_gmt":"2024-07-29T13:23:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sundaymanagement.com\/?p=7368"},"modified":"2024-07-30T09:24:45","modified_gmt":"2024-07-30T13:24:45","slug":"tough-silverstone-weekend-for-queen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sundaymanagement.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/29\/tough-silverstone-weekend-for-queen\/","title":{"rendered":"Tough Silverstone weekend for Queen"},"content":{"rendered":"

Floridian ninth in Saturday\u2019s opening race<\/em><\/p>\n

SILVERSTONE, England (29\u00a0July 2024) \u2013 Colin Queen scored his fourth-consecutive top-10 finish in the GB3 Championship Partnered by the BRDC in Saturday\u2019s opening race of the weekend at the Silverstone Circuit.<\/p>\n

It was a tough round for the ONE Sotheby\u2019s International Realty-backed driver, set up by a 15th-place in qualifying on the historic 3.6-mile circuit. While he rebounded to finish ninth on Saturday, he placed 23rd\u00a0and 13th\u00a0in the two Sunday races.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis weekend was one we will just have to learn from, and then wipe from my memory,\u201d Queen said. \u201cThere\u2019s no sugar coating for what happened. I just messed up qualifying, and that was the story. There were a few fun moments in the races \u2013 and I capitalized on them \u2013 but I need to be higher up [in qualifying].”<\/p>\n

Queen\u2019s No. 62 fielded by Fortec Motorsports was gridded 15th\u00a0for Saturday\u2019s 20-minute race, and gained three positions on the opening lap before a safety car on Lap 2 proved to be a momentum killer.<\/p>\n

The caution resulted in the event being a 20-minute timed race instead of the scheduled 10 laps. Queen moved up to 10th\u00a0with 4:23 remaining, and took ninth with two minutes on the clock. This continued a run that began in Zandvoort, where he finished seventh, fourth and ninth.<\/p>\n

A tough qualifying session set the tone for the challenging weekend for Queen, a 19-year-old Floridian who resides in Silverstone during the racing season.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were sixth or seventh when we bolted on our first set of tires in qualifying,\u201d Queen said. \u201cWe were pretty quick in all the practice session, so we were aiming to qualify in the top five. But when we put on the second set of tires, I didn\u2019t piece it together, and that\u2019s where the struggles of the weekend started happening. We didn\u2019t maximize our advantages, and that set us up for poor races.\u201d<\/p>\n

In Saturday\u2019s opening race, Queen was up three positions to 12th\u00a0before a safety car slowed the field on the second of a scheduled 10 laps. He made an outside pass to take 10th\u00a0following the restart with 6:45, and then took ninth with two minutes on the clock.<\/p>\n

\u201cI managed to salvage that race pretty well, but that\u2019s about all I could have done,\u201d he said. \u201cI got a good start; managed my tires well; and had pretty good pace. I made some pretty good passes and overtakes.\u201d<\/p>\n

Queen also advanced two positions in Sunday morning\u2019s race two, but fell back to 15th on the second lap. From there, he made a few bids for position, but light contact dropped him back early and a second incident sent him off to the back of the back and out of contention.<\/p>\n

\u201cI got tagged in Stowe and put to last, and at that point I wasn\u2019t making much progress,\u201d he said. \u201cIt was a bad race for us.\u201d<\/p>\n

Queen went three-wide to gain two positions to 13th\u00a0following a restart in Sunday afternoon\u2019s 15-lap final race that reversed the top-12 qualifiers. He pressured 12th\u00a0position in the closing laps, but could only manage 13th.<\/p>\n

\u201cI made up two positions and had great pace again, but once again, qualifying set us back,\u201d Queen explained. \u201cWe have the car, and I know I have the ability to compete with the front runners.\u201d<\/p>\n

Only two weekends remain on the GB3 schedule at a pair of British circuits \u2013 Donington Park on Sept. 7-8 and Brands Hatch on Sept. 28-29.<\/p>\n

\u201cDonington and Brands are both awesome circuits for me,\u201d Queen said. \u201cI hold the lap record in two cars around Donington, so that should be awesome. And I absolutely love Brands Hatch so am looking forward to the Finale!\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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