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Alex Johnston

Lotus, Macau and Gabriele Mini: 10 Questions to a Racing Driver with Colin Queen

by Alex Johnston


My latest guest is an American racer who this year has been racing in GB4 and the driver in question is California born Colin Queen!


Driving the No.62 car for Fortec Motorsport the 18 year old has taken eight podiums and sits an impressive fourth the GB4 Championship standings with one round to go.

📸 Colin on track for Fortec.


Onto Colin's answers!


1. Hairpins or chicanes? Chicanes.


2. Long straights or slow corners? Slow corners


3. Understeer or oversteer? Oversteer.

📸 Leading the pack.


4. Fast circuits or technical circuits? Technical circuits.


5. Wet races or wet/dry races? Wet whenever there's a chance.


6. What's your favourite circuit you've raced? Brands Hatch GP Circuit, especially the back section for its complex and blind corners.

📸 Colin at Brands Hatch.


7. Favourite you've NOT raced? In between Macau Guia and Nürburgring Gesamtstrecke.

📸 F3 hasn't been to Macau since 2019 where F2 star Richard Verschoor beat Juri Vips and Logan Sargeant. But it's coming back this year...👀


8. Your favourite F1 livery ever? Lotus E20.

📸 The 2012 Lotus, driven by Kimi Raikkonen, Romain Grosjean and for one race, Jerome d'Ambrosio. It was later used by Aseel Al-Hamad for a celebration lap as Saudi Arabia abolished a law that banned women from driving in the country! Other uses included a David Guetta music video and demonstration runs.


9. Your favourite helmet design ever?Lewis Hamilton's 2018 helmet.

📸 Hamilton had a largely white helmet in 2018 which matched up to the 'Silver Arrow' livery on the Mercedes.


10. Who's the best driver you've raced against? Gabriele Mini in the 2018 WSK Karting Championship.

📸 Gabriele Mini, now an Alpine junior driver and FIA Formula 3 race winner.


The final round of GB4 races take place at Donington on the 21st and 22nd of October, be sure to have a watch!


Thanks to Colin for his time, hopefully I can chat with him again sometime!


📸 Image credits: Colin Queen, GB4 Championship, Sky Sports, Formula Motorsport Limited.

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