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Alex MacDowall, left, with his Garage 59 team-mates after their third-place Silver Cup finish in Belgium (photo: Garage 59/Drew Gibson) Cumbrian Alex MacDowall delivered his best performance of the season so far to take a podium finish. The Carlisle racer and his Garage 59 team-mates claimed third place in the Silver Cup during the TotalEnergies 24 Hours of Spa in Belgium. It saw MacDowall fight back after a challenging qualifying session as the 30-year-old and Garage 59 team-mates Valentin Hasse-Clot, Nicolai Kjaergaard and Tuomas Tujula produced an impressive showing in the twice-round-the-clock contest. “We definitely had the pace to win, the car was really strong throughout, but I’m happy to come away from the biggest race of the year with third place and our first podium of the season”, said MacDowall, the reigning Silver Cup champion.
Ilott signs as Alfa reserve, FP1 outing in Portugal
Date published:
April 27 2021
Ferrari Driver Academy member Callum Ilott has been confirmed as Alfa Romeo’s second reserve driver for the 2021 season.
The Briton is no stranger to Alfa Romeo having tested with them in 2019, later taking part in the 2020 Abu Dhabi Young Drivers’ Test with the Swiss outfit.
Alfa Romeo’s established reserve driver Robert Kubica is also competing in the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and European Le Mans Series this year, so in the event that he is unavailable for a Formula 1 round, Ilott will step up to the plate.