“I think some people are too scared to go back.” There’s no denying that Max Esterson’s return to the Formula Ford Festival at Brands Hatch last weekend was something of a risk, with no guarantees that the young American would even feature at the front after 12 months without racing a Kent-powered machine.
On that occasion, it was en route to victory in the Walter Hayes Trophy at Silverstone via wins in his heat and semi-final as well as the final. Incredibly, the GB3 race winner repeated the feat at Brands last weekend, banishing the disappointment of finishing runner-up in 2021 and proving himself a worthy winner.
