Douglas Motorsport’s Kiern Jewiss is the highest placed driver from the 2019 BRDC British F3 Championship to return for the 2020 season, and as such, enters the new year with high expectations.

The 17-year-old is therefore tipped by some to be a key contender this year, and the BRDC SuperStar faced the press at the annual Media Day. He acknowledged that his status means he faces more pressure compared to last year, but that this year is a more level playing field thanks to the introduction of the upgraded BRDC British F3 car.

“I’ve got a bit more experience from last year than most people,” he commented, “but obviously with the upgrades this year it’s going to take a bit of getting used to, and we need to try and find what is best for the cars. You can have too much downforce now, so we need to get our heads around the cars and try to get to that point as soon as possible and try and beat the other teams to it. We’ll have to see how it goes, today (Tuesday) has been pretty tough but I think we’re going to be looking good this year.”

Remaining with the Douglas Motorsport team means he has a consistent base to build from, especially after such a strong end to last season, and is looking forward to a strong testing campaign to get to grips with the upgraded car.

“I really enjoyed the second half of last year and it was a good year for us, being in the top-four of the championship was a nice way to go out.

“We’ve done about three days of testing so far, we haven’t done too much but it’s enough to get our eye in. We’ve still got a fair bit of work to do, but with a few more weeks under our belt we should get to it.”