Yes, the headline to this feature may sound like a bold claim. And, yes, we are talking about a driver with only one full season of car racing under their belt. But there’s undoubtedly something special about Freddie Slater’s glittering career to date. It’s rare for a driver to combine remarkable talent behind the wheel – a plethora of top karting titles and his domination of the Ginetta Junior field this year demonstrate that – with the right backing and people around them to make it all the way to the very top of the sport. Slater ticks all of those boxes, and that’s what makes him such an exciting prospect.
It’s certainly no surprise that the 15-year-old has entered the world of motorsport. His father Adrian – managing director of luxury bath and beauty brand Baylis & Harding and a huge supporter of UK racing, who donated tens of thousands of bottles of hand sanitiser to Motorsport UK during the pandemic – is a long-time Porsche competitor, and Slater’s godfather is another leading figure in the Porsche world, Mark Sumpter. Slater Jr therefore grew up
