With changeable weather across the three races and various other challenges, both teenagers continued to show their single-seater development aboard their Tatuus MSV GB4-025s
For both drivers the summer trip to the Home of British Motor Racing was an opportunity to benchmark their rookie-season progress against the April event at the same track.
Chelmsford racer Holly, 17, qualified 23rd and gained positions from her starting spot in each of the three races, including an especially challenging Sunday morning race that featured a rain shower while cars sat on the grid on dry-weather ‘slick’ tyres.
Heading for the pits – along with all but two of the 25 cars – for a change to wet tyres as the lights went out, Holly dealt well with the rainy conditions and finished 21st – one spot higher than the previous day.
Twentieth spot in Sunday’s dry finale was her best result of the weekend and leaves Holly still well in the hunt to finish as the series’ top female racer; an achievement that would unlock a £50,000 prize to be put towards an F1 Academy drive in 2026.
Team-mate Caitlyn began her weekend on the back foot and suffering from illness, which led to her not taking part in one of Friday’s official test sessions.
She suffered badly in the wet race as another driver parked in the pit apron, blocking her route to the front of the garage and causing a significant time loss as she awaited a tyre change.
The London-based American, who is from Fairfax, Virginia, was the biggest gainer of the entire field compared to the May Silverstone round, a full 2.4 seconds closer to both the pole position time and the dry race fastest laps.
From 25th on the grid her best finishes were a pair of 22nd-place results, but Caitlyn also achieved bonus points in Race Three for having made up several positions.
Just two rounds remain in the 2025 season. The next takes place at Brands Hatch on August 22-23.
Paul McNeilly, Team Principal, said: “Silverstone was challenging, especially with Caitlyn having to miss one of the test sessions due to illness, but both drivers coped well with the different weather and the other bits that were thrown at them. Losing time with the tyre changes at the start of Race Two was frustrating but you have to learn how to deal with these things as young drivers to prepare you for tough situations later in your career. One of the most encouraging things was that Caitlyn was more than two seconds quicker here in real pace terms than when we raced here in April, so that’s something that should be a significant boost to her confidence across the final two events.”
