After impressing as a single-seater rookie last year, Callum Voisin remained in the GB3 Championship with Rodin Carlin in 2023 with the sole aim of winning the title. And, while the 17-year-old delivered on that expectation, he was pushed all the way by British Formula 4 graduates Alex Dunne and Joseph Loake.
Fast but error-prone in 2022, Voisin entered his sophomore campaign with a steelier approach, and it was his improved consistency that proved key, only failing to make the podium at one of the eight events.
“That was probably the main focus compared to last year, just staying consistent,” points out Voisin. “The highs were really high last year but then the lows were way too low. I think we’ve done that relatively well.”
But it was Loake who grabbed the early advantage. He stunned by winning from pole on his debut at Oulton Park ahead of JHR Developments stablemate Matthew Rees, another second-year driver eyeing a title bid.
After joining Arden VRD on the eve of the season, James Hedley took a commanding wet-weather win in race two ahead of Voisin, who began his assault with two podiums. Dunne meanwhile made a low-key start to his attempt to follow up his British F4 title from 2022 with another crown, the Hitech GP driver losing ground with an off in race two. The curtain-raiser had provided a hint of the fluctuating fortunes the lead contenders would experience over the rest of the season.
Voisin’s team-mate John Bennett was the next to star when he converted a double pole into his first two single-seater victories at a slippery Silverstone, but cruelly he was denied both triumphs by post-race penalties, the second of which resulted from contact that spun Dunne into retirement. Loake was the beneficiary – he inherited both wins to extend his points lead, while Voisin salvaged a best result of third.
Source: Autosport