鈥淚t was a double-header at Whilton Mill Circuit, meaning rounds 6 and 7 were on the same weekend.

鈥淔riday was the official practice day for the preceding weekend of racing. Unfortunately, this resulted in a huge accident for Harry on a difficult, wet track. Harry injured his wrist and the team worked well into the evening to fix the kart.

Saturday 鈥� Round 6

鈥淪truggling with the arm injury and the wet/drying conditions brought another disappointing qualification result, although somewhat expected. Harry finished 46^th out of the 51 Junior drivers. In Heat 1, a brave drive from Harry saw him rise from a starting position of 31^st up to 18^th by the chequered flag. More of the same in Heat 2, where again, he drove through the back half of the field from 31^st to 18^th again. The final was a disappointment as Harry’s wrist injury started to affect his ability to put consistent fast laps together, finally finishing in 33^rd place.”

鈥淭his was our first visit to Kimbolton in Junior Max, which was compromised by the cancellation of the official test day, meaning Harry only had two eight-minute sessions to familiarise himself with the Cambridgeshire circuit against 50 other Junior Max drivers.

鈥淨ualification: After a season of problems in qualifying, finally, it all came together with Harry putting it in pole position!

鈥淗eat 1:聽Leading off of pole, it was a tough first heat and the inexperience showed as Harry fought hard to finish 9^th.

鈥淗eat 2: We had a better race in Heat 2. Rain affected the last few laps, resulting in a contact between multiple drivers as they battled to keep the slick tyre-shod karts on the wet track. Harry crossed the line in 5^th,聽only to receive a harsh penalty, placing him down into 21^st.

鈥淧re-Final:聽Decent Pre-Final, with Harry gaining 10 places (from 27^th up to 17^th), no penalties and finishing in 17^th.

鈥淔inal: It was an exciting final, battling for the top 10 positions and ending up in 13^th聽at the chequered flag.

鈥淎 weekend ruined by a harsh penalty in Heat 1, but we still sit 15^th in the British Championship and more importantly, are still leading the Rookie Championship.鈥�

鈥淭he struggles in qualifying continued as they had done all season 鈥撀爓e were only 0.3 seconds from pole position, but in the ultra-competitive championship, that translates into a 33^rd聽place in the 47-kart grid.

鈥淲e started heat 1 in 22^nd聽place, on a track that is very hard to overtake on, so could only make up four places to finish 18^th.

鈥淗eat 2 was no better. We were struggling with tyre pressures and could only make up two places and finish 20^th.

鈥淰ery average results in the heats, but it did give us enough points to qualify directly into the pre-final in 27^th聽place, avoiding having to qualify through the repechage.

鈥淭he pre-final went much better than the heats; the overnight set-up changes paid off. Starting 27^th, we passed 14 karts to finish a respectable 13^th

鈥淔or the final, we started in 13^th聽and were involved in a race-long battle to get into the top 10, only to be knocked off the track by a competitor. Then the problems compounded by a nose cone penalty resulting in a five-second penalty pushing, us all the down to 25^th.

鈥淎 frustrating weekend, but we still sit 15^th聽in the British Championship and more importantly, are still leading the Rookie championship.鈥�

鈥淭his was a new track for Harry: Larkhall in the west of Scotland, and it took a while to get used to the 1140-metre track.

鈥淨ualifying was tough: 0.4 seconds off pole put Harry back in 35^th overall, meaning he would start the heat races in 18^th place.

鈥淭he heats were very lively affairs; ultra-competitive as the Junior Rotax Class always is. Harry made his way forward in both heats, getting faster with every lap as he familiarised himself with the new circuit, finishing both heats in a respectable 14^th and more importantly moving Harry straight through to the pre-final.

鈥淪tarting 24^th in the pre-final, Harry drove well, setting fastest laps during the race, crossing the finishing line in 17^th only to suffer a nose cone penalty adding five seconds to his overall time, thus pushing him down to 27^th.

鈥淪tarting the final from 27^th was always going to be difficult but with the confidence of finally feeling he was used to the circuit, Harry set numerous purple sectors fighting his way up to 13^th and with three laps to go, another top 10 finish looked to be on the cards.

鈥淯nfortunately, it was not meant to be as contact with another driver ended up in a hard hit into the wall. It took nearly 30 seconds for Harry to pull the kart out from under the fence, determined to finish but sadly resulting in crossing the line in 33^rd.

鈥淗arry now sits 20^th overall in the championship but importantly still leads the Rookie championship.

鈥淥nto Round 3 at Warden Law on July 22^nd.鈥�

Harry reports how testing went very well, with the teenage star securing easy top-10 finishes throughout the session.

Qualifying was a disappointment for the team, with Harry being held up from the pre-grid before even getting onto the track, then receiving contact from other drivers during the session meaning he eventually qualified 50^th out of 60 drivers.

Hannam started 25^th on the grid for heat 1, driving well to gain 15 places and get up to 10^th place, only for a bumper penalty to push him back down to 16^th by the end.

Starting in 25^th again for heat 2, a fantastic drive helped Hannam gain 20 places in 12 laps, securing him 5^th places by the end of the race.

The pre-final was a very messy affair, with Hannam starting 18^th and moving up through the field, only to get pushed off the track on the fourth lap and re-joining in 32^nd place. With some great driving, Harry climbed his way back up to 23^rd, only to eventually be pushed down to 27^th after a penalty.

Harry therefore started the final in 27^th. A stunning first lap saw him take 10 places, gaining another seven during the rest of the races to get the top-10 result that had been the goal all weekend. From a poor qualifying to an excellent final, it was a weekend of ups and downs for the team.

Hannam now sits 17^th in the British championship overall and leads the Rookie championship, ahead of the second round in Larkhall, Scotland in June.

As well as some Emirates-based campaigns ahead of him for 2022, Hannam is also set to compete in the Rotax British Karting Championship, with the first race lined up for 6-8 May at Grantham鈥檚 PF International karting circuit.

For this UK-based series, Hannam will be racing for Midlands-based Jack Dex Racing, using the team鈥檚 MS Kart 鈥楤lue Phoenix鈥� chassis and 91传媒鈥� Green Compound karting pads.

Stay tuned for updates as Harry鈥檚 2022 competitive campaign gets underway.