With the Berkshire-domiciled Yorkshireman’s Ford Focus ST already southbound on the M1 en route back to Motorbase Performance’s Kent premises after his hefty FP1 shunt, the second session began with angry black clouds looming beyond the Melbourne loop.
Times had got down to around a second away from the early-morning session as competitors built up speed, but then the rain arrived, precluding any further improvements.
