Testing in flow state

As part of my preparation for race debut at Silverstone, I spent a full test day working on understanding the car and building consistency.

The laps that stay with you aren’t always the fastest ones.

Towards the end of the day, I found myself on track with space around me. No traffic, no pressure — just laps.

The tyres were well past their best, the wind was moving the car around, and it wasn’t a session where I was expecting anything special on the timing sheets.

But as I started to push after the out laps, something changed.

The track started to open up.

Everything slowed down slightly.

I stopped thinking about inputs and just started placing the car.

You still see everything — braking points, references — but your focus narrows at the same time. It becomes about small things:

Where you release the brake.

How early you pick up the throttle.

How little steering you need — almost changing direction without thinking.

Lap after lap, it just repeats.

I ended up doing a long run where most laps were within a few tenths of each other. Not because I was chasing consistency, but because the car felt natural to drive — almost effortless.

That run included my fastest time of the day, along with several laps within a tenth.

On the edge, sliding, rotating — but controlled. Measured. All about momentum.

That’s something I haven’t really experienced before in this car.

It’s not something you chase.

But it’s something you remember.

Now I know it’s there, the goal is to use it when it matters.

A valuable step in the process heading into race weekend.

Photos by Jakob Ebrey.