{"id":1550,"date":"2022-07-13T12:22:19","date_gmt":"2022-07-13T11:22:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fiaformula4.com\/?p=1550"},"modified":"2022-07-13T12:22:19","modified_gmt":"2022-07-13T11:22:19","slug":"ollie-gray-relishing-knockhill-challenge-after-summer-break","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fiaformula4.com\/ollie-gray-relishing-knockhill-challenge-after-summer-break\/","title":{"rendered":"Ollie Gray relishing Knockhill challenge after summer break"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Carlin’s Oliver Gray is looking ahead with confidence to the second half of the 2022 ROKiT F4 British Championship certified by FIA, which resumes at Knockhill, Fife on 29-31 July.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Photo: Jakob Ebrey Photography<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The Williams Racing Academy driver emerged as championship leader Alex Dunne’s new chief rival at Croft last time out, recovering from a trip through the gravel at Clervaux in the ITV4-televised final race to pass two cars for the lead on the outside at Tower corner, and in doing so claimed his first victory of the 2022 season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That result moved Gray to within 51 points of Hitech GP driver Dunne, with 15 races – and a lot of points – still to play for, starting with the trip to Scotland in a fortnight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMy mindset is the same as it has been all year,” explains Gray. “I\u2019m taking the season round by round, scoring as many points as I can and performing to the best of my ability every time I go onto the track.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe have been very strong at Knockhill in testing so I\u2019m looking forward to getting back out there after the summer break!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Reflecting on the start to his second year in Britain’s FIA Formula 4 series, Gray feels both Carlin and he have found a sweet spot with the new-for-2022 Tatuus T-421, which has enabled him to fight at the front consistently in recent races. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m happy overall with the season so far, the way that the team and I have gelled together has been perfect. This has really helped us to get the car and me to where it needs to be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe highlight of the season has to be the win at croft, the mix of emotions throughout the race, losing the lead, then making a trip through the gravel. The move that gave me the win, it was a good feeling!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe new car has presented new challenges for everyone I think, the stiffness and how the weight distribution has changed has really altered driving styles, set ups and racing conditions. However the car is very enjoyable to drive.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It hasn’t all been hard work, however, with Gray also taking the opportunity during the five-week shutdown to get some down time before the title run-in from now until the autumn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI do have a holiday planned, relaxing and playing golf will be the main things done in the break,” he says. “It\u2019s always good to take a step away from racing and enjoy other things, however I will still be training hard and keeping myself fit for the rest of the season.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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