Ayrton Simmons demonstrated an inspiring comeback when he climbed his way from 13th to sixth in round 11 of the F4 British Championship at Oulton Park.

The Epping racer will take heart from his position as he crossed the chequered flag just8.998s behind leader Oscar Piastri.

This result means the 16-year-old sits eighth in the championship standings on 67.5 points.

He said: “Last Sunday was probably my most difficult race weekend of my career so far!

“I was dogged by throttle software issues until after qualifying. I actually qualified in position eight with only 90 per cent throttle.

My team worked hard to solve the problem but still had engine power mapping issues and this cannot be adjusted by the team. “In race one I went from eighth to seventh at the start and then got tagged off on turn five. I had to stop for a new front wing but by then my race was over.

“Race two saw me start at P13 and I had the chance to shine and I got up to P six in four laps. “Unfortunately the race was stopped at the halfway point as Jamie Caroline (the championship leader) barrel rolled into the tyre barriers.

“I saw it all as he was directly in front of me. I feared the worst but luckily he walked away unscathed.

“It is now on to the next race at Croft hopefully with more engine power!”

Elsewhere, Waltham Abbey racer Ben Green endured a tough Saturday in round seven and eight of The Michelin Ginetta Gt 4 Supercup at Oulton Park.

Green started the race in position eight after he put in a solid qualifying time despite difficult track conditions.

Green, along with his teammate at Century Motorsport Declan Jones, both had good starts but with the former putting in a very fast first lap.

Unfortunately, the bad luck hit and an early wide corner for Green saw him pick up a slow puncture.

The tyre soon disintegrated entirely and this meant he had to retire from the race.

The damage left his team with a lot of work to get the 19-year-old ready for the second race.

However, on Sunday, Green had a particularly good start and managed to finish in position four.

The end of Sunday saw the driver finish fifth with 131 points for the 2017 Supercup.

Century Motorsport Team principle Nathan Freke said: “It was looking very promising at the start of the weekend and we were showing good signs of pace. It was very difficult conditions, but Declan and Ben did a good job.”