Continuing his strong start the season, that saw Kiern take his maiden British F4 win at the last round of the season at Donington Park, Kiern showed his intent in Friday’s practice session as he recorded the second-fastest lap of the session to commence his weekend in accustomed fashion.

As Saturday got underway, it was qualifying that commenced the day’s action and Kiern was looking the only real threat to Arden’s dominance so far through practice. Recording a 1:13.588 lap time, Kiern finished the session in 4th place with his quickest time, for race one, and 4th again with his second fastest time that is used to set the grid for race three.

“The track was really hot which means you don’t get much time with the tyres performing at their best,” explained Jewiss. “This track is hard on tyres too.”

“I’m pleased with the result and happy to be on the second row. There’s plenty of opportunities to get a tow and fight your way up to the front on the field. We just need to make sure we can look after the tyres so we can be strong throughout the race.”

“As a driver you push as hard as you can in qualifying, but you have to remember that it’s an entire weekend of running so looking after the tyres is really important.”