Racing is what I love most.  To be given the opportunity to race full time in the most legendary of championships that is Indycar was just mega exciting.  Partnering with Juncos Hollinger Racing (JHR) and starting that journey with them in 2022 was a steep learning curve for me.  I had to learn new street circuits, new road circuits and then of course I needed to master the ovals pretty fast – all with a team that was brand new (hugely passionate and committed of course!).  It didn't all go well, but the highs definitely outweighed the lows.  Kissing the walls at the Indy 500 got that monkey off my back in my first year there, but we recovered well and kept pushing for those top 10 finishes.  Ending the year with a P2 in qualifying at Laguna was pretty special for sure.  I am very grateful for Riccardo and Brad’s belief and faith in me in that first year together, and won't ever forget what a privilege it was to be given the opportunity to arrive on the Indycar scene and start putting JHR on the map. 

This was a pretty successful year for me. I put my 2019 experience to good use as I finished Vice Champion in the 2020 FIA Formula 2 Championship. I won three races, finished on the podium a further six times and started on pole five times – more than any other driver.

2020 was also the season when I got the chance to add to my F1 experience. Being invited to represent the Haas F1 Team in the FP1 session at the Eifel Grand Prix was a huge honour. Sadly, bad weather forced that particular outing to be cancelled.

However, I did get another chance to jump back into an F1 car a short time later when I linked up with Scuderia Ferrari at Fiorano. That was great preparation for December’s Young Driver test that I was invited to take part in with the Alfa Romeo Racing ORLEN F1 team.

I was delighted to be invited to join the Ferrari Driver Academy (FDA) for the first time in 2018. I’ve always been a big fan of the Ferrari brand, so to join its young driver programme and move to live in Maranello was a very proud moment. 

On the track, I raced in the GP3 Series with ART Grand Prix – a powerhouse in the junior categories. I won two races during a run of form that produced seven consecutive podium finishes. 

Being able to challenge for the GP3 title right up to the penultimate round demonstrated how much I learned about tyre management, race strategy, and being able to show consistently strong pace.

After a successful career in karts, I was moved into single-seater racing by Dr Helmut Marko on behalf of the Red Bull Junior Team. I was only 16 years old and the first driver to be taken directly from karts to F3 with Red Bull. I had a lot to learn – quickly.

Despite having never raced in cars before 2015, I finished P12 in the FIA F3 European Championship. And out of the 35 drivers on the grid, I was the only one to be classified a finisher in all 33 races. I was proud of that because it meant I maximised my track time.

I completed the season with a maiden podium at my favourite circuit, the Nürburgring, and also claimed several rookie trophies.

I finished third of the six drivers within the Carlin Motorsport team, behind current F1 drivers Antonio Giovinazzi and George Russell.

In my final year of kart racing, I managed to sign off in some style. I won the four-round senior CIK-FIA European Karting Championship, and the German-based WSK Super Master Series.

I also finished P3 overall in the WSK Champions Cup, and recovered to P4 (from 32nd and last place on the grid) at the CIK-FIA World Championship – an event held across a single race weekend.

My dad took me for my first drive in a kart just before my 7th birthday and I was instantly hooked. I secured my racing licence as soon as I was 8.

By the age of 12 years, I had enjoyed some success on the domestic karting scene in the UK, winning the under 16s Formula Kart Stars British Championship. That provided the springboard to test my skills at international level and I duly returned a P3 finish in the 2012 German National Championship (KFJ category).