Ford tops Goodwood Shootout
Romain Dumas was the fastest Shootout competitor in the 2024 edition of the iconic Goodwood Festival of Speed.
Dumas drove the Ford 4.2 Electric SuperVan that was seen at the Bathurst 12 Hour to Shootout glory.
The Frenchman lit up the iconic 1.9km course with a 43.98s time that was well clear of the rest.
A further 2s off was former Formula 1 driver Scott Speed with a 46.075s lap in a modified Subaru WRX labelled Project Midnight.
It was the first time Ford has topped the Hillclimb Shootout and Dumas’ third after Volkswagen triumphs in 2018-2019.
He revealed he almost threw it away towards the end.
“I don’t know if it was unbelievable but two corners from the end, I was quite close to the wall, so I was pushing quite hard I have to say,” said Dumas.
“It was a lot of fun like always and Goodwood is just amazing.
“It is quite impressive to go at this speed through a small field but again it was a lot of fun. I’m quite happy that we won it.”
The Goodwood Shootout was marred by three red flags.
Annette Mason clipped the hay bales leaving Flint Wall in a Ferrari 512BB LM, while Piero Longhi did the same at the opening corner causing significant damage to the Glickenhaus SCG004C.
Travis Pastrana had turned heads in the Subaru GL Wagon ‘Huckster’ but ploughed into the hay at Molecomb Corner.
They were just some of the highlights of the 27th running of the Goodwood Festival of Speed where a big theme was 100 years of MG.
There was an endless amount of car reveals fronted by the Adrian Newey RB17 and the new Ford Raptor T1+ that Carlos Sainz Senior will chase Dakar glory with next year.
Leading the way was Red Bull, which showed off seven cars and nine personalities marking the 20th anniversary of the team in F1.
Current F1 drivers Max Verstappen, Daniel Ricciardo, Yuki Tsunoda and Sergio Perez were joined by current team principal Christian Horner and designer Newey.
Former F1 drivers Mark Webber, David Coulthard and Christian Klein were back in the familiar Red Bull colours, while F1 Academy driver Hamda Al Qubaisi was also behind the wheel.
Other F1 highlights included Emerson Fittipaldi in his 1974 McLaren M23-5 and being joined by Bruno Senna, steering his uncle Ayrton’s MP4/4.
Current Williams drivers Alex Albon and Logan Sargeant stepped back 42 years having a crack in Keke Rosberg’s championship winning FW08.
In a more special Williams moment, Juan Pablo Montoya was reunited with his 2004 FW26.
Australia’s Jack Doohan made an appearance behind the wheel of Kimi Raikkonen’s 2012 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix winning Lotus.
Michael Schumacher’s title-winning Ferrari F2001, the 2021 Mercedes W12 also entertained fans, while Ollie Bearman drove Ferrari’s 2017 SF0H.
In a further treat for the Tifosi, an unrestricted version of the Ferrari 499P Modificata went up the hill.
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