Dan Ticktum targets F1 driver's Goodwood Festival of Speed record: “It’s going to be close”

Dan Ticktum arrived at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in the UK to showcase the best of Formula E in a unique fashion. The Cupra Kiro driver will be driving the Formula E GEN4 car at the world's biggest motorsport festival and has shared his strategy for the event.

He has also addressed speculation about potentially beating Formula 1 driver Nick Heidfeld’s record for the quickest time up the hill in a single-seater.

Dan Ticktum on his plans for Goodwood Festival of Speed

Dan Ticktum was recently asked about the possibility of beating F1 driver Nick Heidfeld’s quickest time at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. The Briton told RacingNews365: "I think it's going to be close, to be honest. Four-wheel drive is quite useful, though, especially up here.

I'd never actually driven here. I just drove up the hill for the first time in a Cupra.”Sounding confident, Ticktum added, “Yeah, it's quite tight. But no, first and foremost, I'm very lucky, and I feel very privileged and very grateful for this opportunity. To be in one of the fastest cars on my first time here is fantastic, and I will do everything in my power to try to break the record, that's for sure."

Ticktum will be representing Formula E throughout the motorsport event, which kicked off on Thursday and will continue until Sunday.

Sharing his strategy for the Goodwood Festival of Speed, he said, “I've never done much hill-climb stuff, but I do know that you never push 100% in a hill climb, so I will certainly build up to it and chip away. It's nice that I get a few proper runs before Sunday, but we'll assess the situation after the first couple of runs.

If I'm within a second, I can probably push it a bit more. Yeah, but we'll see."

Dan Ticktum misses out on points at Shanghai E-Prix

Dan Ticktum recently returned from the Shanghai E-Prix, where he narrowly missed out on scoring points. He finished 12th in the Round 12 race and 11th in the following Round 13 race last weekend.He is currently 16th in the Drivers’ Standings with 28 points, despite his consecutive pole positions and topping practice sessions on multiple race weekends.Also read: GEN1 to GEN4: Formula E and its teams to showcase electric racing's evolution at Goodwood Festival of Speed