HOGGARD IN THE EYE OF A HURACAN

A brand-new car he’d never so much as sat in. A track on which he had completed just seven laps. And racing in an endurance event, with night-time running, for the first time. They were all new to Aston Martin Autosport BRDC Young Driver of the Year Award winner Johnathan Hoggard as he took up his Sunoco Whelen Challenge prize drive at the Daytona 24 Hours late last month. As if that wasn’t enough, a freak injury meant he also had to pick up a whole new driving style as he went in the race – braking with his right foot.

The sportscar debutant twisted his left leg as he struggled to get out of his Precision Performance Lamborghini Huracan GT3 Evo while the team practised driver changes on Friday afternoon ahead of the start of the IMSA