Ahmed takes Rookie WIN after tough start to the weekend at Silverstone

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Enaam Ahmed took 3rd place and the rookie WIN, in the final race of the weekend in the Formula MSA championship at Silverstone on Sunday 27th September.

After a tough qualifying session which saw gearbox and brake issues for the young World and European Karting Champion, Enaam Ahmed would start from P12 for race 1 and 3.

Race 1 saw Ahmed suffering the same issues as qualifying and he nursed the Arden ran machine back home in P12. Race 2 didn’t get much better for the 15 year old and after contact with another competitor, Ahmed received a 5 second penalty which meant he finished in P17.

With Race 3 all to play for Ahmed had one of his trademark lightening starts, which saw him make his way up the field until the safety car was brought out on lap 1 to recover a number of stricken cars. The first lap carnage saw Ahmed in P6 as the safety car went in. A couple of fantastic over takes saw Ahmed soon up into P3 (where he would finish the race), and take the Rookie championship win.

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Ahmed commented, “That was the craziest race of my career! I just tried to keep my nose clean and stay out of trouble at the start. I had full confidence in the car as the Arden boys were up very late last night trying to fix my car, so I have to thank them for this.”

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“To take the rookie win and 3rd overall after the weekend ive had is an amazing feeling, and I just want to thank the team, my sponsors and my management team Edge for keeping my spirits up when things weren’t going to plan this weekend” said Ahmed.