Richie Stanaway showed good pace in GP3 testing at Jerez, Spain, over the weekend. The Kiwi was sixth in only his second outing in a single-seater since 2012.
Two weeks ago Stanaway was sitting at home in England looking forward to the opening round of the World Endurance Championship at Silverstone this weekend as an Aston Martin works driver. The phone rang and he was quickly racing down a motorway to catch a plane heading to Estoril, Portugal, for the first test weekend of the GP3 season.
A last-minute deal was put together for Stanaway to test with Status Racing alongside Nick Yelloly and Alfonso Celis Jr. At Estoril, Stanaway clocked the fifth fastest time - impressive considering he hadn't slid into a single-seater cockpit since his crash at Spa-Francorchamps nearly two years ago.
"I'd have to say it felt really good. I'd forgotten how good they are to drive," said Stanaway.