Scott Speed was a bit of an unknown in F3 last year at ADR but came very highly rated and was certainly fast at times. Alan Docking himself was part of the selection team together with Danny Sullivan, who went through an intensive evaluation process to determine who was going to get the
Red Bull backing to get the next American to
F1.
He was written off by ADR by mid-season as being not up to it, but fortunately for Scott, Red Bull kept their faith in him and he is now doing great things in the European Formula Renault Eurocup.
This year, my team-mate Fairuz is in his third year of F3. He was on the front row and finished on the podium last year and was one of the favourites after pre-season testing. Again I've out qualified him nearly every session this year. Your team-mate is the only person you can really rate yourself against and I think I've stacked well every time.
Q:
When can we potentially see you back in an F3 car?
WD:
I'm not sure, but certainly not for the next three race meetings (six rounds). I'd like to return for the Marlboro Masters at the start of August in Holland. That decision will be based on not only raising the necessary funds but also being able to secure a seat with a team that are currently winning and running at the front consistently.
This is the only way I will be able to truly measure myself and if I can have some strong results and hopefully win some races, then my international aspirations will be back on track.
Q:
So what does the long-term future hold for Will Davison?
WD:
My eyes are still firmly focused on F1 but obviously things will have to turn around for this to remain a realistic possibility. However, I have no desire to be here just for the sake of competing in Europe.
