{"id":513,"date":"2020-10-30T12:59:36","date_gmt":"2020-10-30T12:59:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/motorsporttickets.com\/blog\/?p=513"},"modified":"2023-07-13T14:51:25","modified_gmt":"2023-07-13T13:51:25","slug":"louis-foster-blog-why-standing-on-the-top-step-at-spa-was-really-special","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/motorsporttickets.com\/blog\/louis-foster-blog-why-standing-on-the-top-step-at-spa-was-really-special\/","title":{"rendered":"Louis Foster blog: Why standing on the top step at Spa was really special"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Louis Foster’s blogs for Motorsport Tickets have been a real insight into what it’s like to be a young driver rising through the ranks. And this couldn’t be demonstrated better by his latest instalment. The driver made his debut in BRDC British F3 this summer, and has just taken the step up the the Euroformula Open. This appearance saw him racing at the classic Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium – and he only went and won a race! Here, Louis Foster reflects on that win, and what’s next as the season winds down.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A lot has happened since we last spoke<\/a>! It\u2019s been a crazy month and a half and I\u2019m currently in the middle of a quadruple-header of race weekends. At the start of the year, I wasn\u2019t sure there would be much racing at all this season. But here I am as a race winner not only in the UK but in Europe – something I didn\u2019t expect so soon!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I made my first visit to Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium<\/a> to take part in Euroformula Open<\/a> a couple of weeks ago. Heading into the weekend, I had no idea what to expect; I\u2019d never driven the car before and the only experience I had of Spa was from the sim! My team, Double R Racing, was fantastic in helping me prepare for it. I\u2019m so grateful to my sponsors and them for offering me the chance to go there and race.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Louis Foster defending his position at Spa
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It certainly wasn\u2019t the most conventional of weekends either. I only had six laps of practice before we got qualifying underway so I really wasn\u2019t sure how the weekend would go. But I still felt relatively confident as I enjoyed the few laps I did get racing around Spa was really surreal. It\u2019s known as one of the best race tracks in the world, and there I was blasting around it at 140mph.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I started fifth in the second race, had a mega first lap, and got myself into third. It was an eventful race, we had a safety car which bunched us all backup and for me, it was just about keeping in touch with the guys ahead in case anything happened.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That\u2019s exactly what happened. They collided and I found myself leading in just my second race. All I had to do was keep it pointing in the right direction and the win was mine. Coming out of the last chicane, crossing the line, and seeing the chequered flag felt amazing. I then got to stand on the top step of the podium, where so many of the drivers I look up to have
stood. Looking down and seeing my family and all of the team celebrating was something really special.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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