Max Fewtrell

Max Fewtrell
Nationality	British
Born	(1999-07-29) 29 July 1999 (age 24) Birmingham, United Kingdom
FIA Formula 3 Championship career
Debut season	2019
Car number	7
Former teams	ART Grand Prix, Hitech Grand Prix
Starts	28 (28 entries)
Wins	0
Podiums	2
Poles	0
Fastest laps	0
Best finish	10th in 2019
Previous series
2019 2017–18 2016 2015–16	F3 Asian Winter Series Formula Renault Eurocup F4 British Championship MRF Challenge
Championship titles
2018 2016	Formula Renault Eurocup F4 British Championship

Maximilian Bradley Fewtrell (born 29 July 1999) is a British former racing driver and current content creator. ^[1] He was the 2016 British F4 champion. He competed in the 2020 FIA Formula 3 Championship for Hitech Grand Prix alongside Kiwi Liam Lawson and Norwegian Dennis Hauger, having driven for ART Grand Prix in the 2019 season.

Career

Karting

Fewtrell was born in Birmingham. At a young age, he moved to Malaysia first, then Singapore for 9 years. He also has an older brother, Sam, and a younger brother, Theo. Max began karting in 2009 at the age of ten after watching the Singapore Grand Prix. Fewtrell karted in Singapore but competed mainly in Malaysia. ^[2] He went on to take major karting titles in 2013 and 2014.^{[ citation needed ]}

Lower Formula

In 2015, Fewtrell graduated to single-seaters, partaking in the MRF Challenge where he finished eleventh.

The following year, Fewtrell joined Carlin for a campaign in British F4. ^[3] He took three victories and claimed the championship in the final race at Brands Hatch. ^[4]

Formula Renault

Max Fewtrell, Formula Renault 2.0

In December 2016, Fewtrell was named as part of Tech 1 Racing's driver line-up for the 2017 seasons of Formula Renault 2.0. ^[5] He won a race at the Red Bull Ring on his way to the rookies' title, and came sixth in the drivers' championship. ^{[6] [7]}

The following year, Fewtrell switched to reigning team champions R-ace GP. ^[8] He achieved six poles and six wins, including a double victory across a two race weekend at Hockenheim, making him the first driver to do so since Nyck de Vries. Fewtrell claimed the championship title in the season finale after a season-long battle with fellow Renault junior Christian Lundgaard. ^{[9] [10]}

GP3 Series

After winning the 2018 Formula Renault Eurocup, Fewtrell partook in the post-season test with ART Grand Prix. ^[11]

FIA Formula 3 Championship

In January 2019 Fewtrell joined the championship with ART Grand Prix, alongside Christian Lundgaard and David Beckmann. ^[12]

Max Fewtrell at 2019 Macau Grand Prix

He finished on the podium twice, first in Austria and then again at the Hungaroring, both being second-place finishes. Fewtrell concluded his debut season in 10th place, after scoring 57 points.

Formula One

In February 2017, Fewtrell was named as part of the Renault Sport Academy's 2017 line-up. ^[13] Following a period of ill mental health, Fewtrell retired from professional racing. ^[14]

Other Ventures

Fewtrell has gained over a hundred thousand followers on the streaming-platform Twitch, where he predominantly plays Call of Duty alongside fellow British racing drivers Lando Norris and Dan Ticktum. He took part in Norris' Twitch Rivals Charity Tournament. ^[15]

He launched his own merchandise line called Fewtrell Fits in December 2020.^{[ citation needed ]}

After appearing in some earlier content, on 13 June 2021 Fewtrell was announced as a new ambassador for Norris' YouTube group and esports outfit, Team Quadrant. ^[16]

During the Goodwood Festival Of Speed in 2022, Fewtrell took part in 2 sessions of the hill climb with Veloce Racing's Extreme E car alongside three-time W Series champion Jamie Chadwick. ^[17]

Racing record

Career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	FLaps	Podiums	Points	Position
2015–16	MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship	MRF Racing	14	0	0	0	1	51	11th
2016	F4 British Championship	Carlin	30	3	3	3	15	358	1st
2017	Formula Renault Eurocup	Tech 1 Racing	23	1	0	0	1	164	6th
	Formula Renault NEC		5	0	0	1	2	48	12th
2018	Formula Renault Eurocup	R-ace GP	20	6	6	6	11	275.5	1st
	Formula Renault NEC		10	0	0	3	1	24	15th‡
2019	FIA Formula 3 Championship	ART Grand Prix	16	0	0	0	2	57	10th
	F3 Asian Winter Series	Dragon Hitech GP	3	0	0	0	0	20	11th
	Macau Grand Prix	Hitech Grand Prix	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	18th
2020	FIA Formula 3 Championship	Hitech Grand Prix	12	0	0	0	0	5	20th

^‡ Fewtrell was ineligible for points from the second round onwards.
^* Season still in progress.

Complete F4 British Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	DC	Points
2016	Carlin	BHI 1 2	BHI 2 6	BHI 3 6	DON 1 3	DON 2 3	DON 3 1	THR 1 Ret	THR 2 Ret	THR 3 3	OUL 1 5	OUL 2 5	OUL 3 4	CRO 1 2	CRO 2 3	CRO 3 3	SNE 1 Ret	SNE 2 9	SNE 3 3	KNO 1 8	KNO 2 3	KNO 3 5	ROC 1 3	ROC 2 3	ROC 3 1	SIL 1 11	SIL 2 7	SIL 3 5	BHGP 1 3	BHGP 2 3	BHGP 3 1	1st	358

Complete Formula Renault Eurocup results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	Pos	Points
2017	Tech 1 Racing	MNZ 1 8	MNZ 2 8	SIL 1 4	SIL 2 4	PAU 1 7	PAU 2 5	MON 1 16	MON 2 13	HUN 1 13	HUN 2 6	HUN 3 9	NÜR 1 6	NÜR 2 7	RBR 1 1	RBR 2 4	LEC 1 5	LEC 2 6	SPA 1 5	SPA 2 4	SPA 3 9	CAT 1 Ret	CAT 2 4	CAT 3 7	6th	164
2018	R-ace GP	LEC 1 2	LEC 2 1	MNZ 1 22	MNZ 2 10	SIL 1 1	SIL 2 Ret	MON 1 7	MON 2 8	RBR 1 1	RBR 2 2	SPA 1 5	SPA 2 7	HUN 1 3	HUN 2 2	NÜR 1 2	NÜR 2 1	HOC 1 1	HOC 2 1	CAT 1 4	CAT 2 4				1st	275.5

Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)

Year	Entrant	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	DC	Points
2019	ART Grand Prix	CAT FEA 5	CAT SPR 8	LEC FEA Ret	LEC SPR 18	RBR FEA 2	RBR SPR 4	SIL FEA 19	SIL SPR 12	HUN FEA 2	HUN SPR 24	SPA FEA 9	SPA SPR Ret	MNZ FEA 14	MNZ SPR 21	SOC FEA 11	SOC SPR 11			10th	57
2020	Hitech Grand Prix	RBR FEA 12	RBR SPR 10	RBR FEA 14	RBR SPR 7	HUN FEA 11	HUN SPR 11	SIL FEA Ret	SIL SPR 20	SIL FEA 16	SIL SPR 12	CAT FEA 17	CAT SPR Ret	SPA FEA	SPA SPR	MNZ FEA	MNZ SPR	MUG FEA	MUG SPR	20th	5

Complete Macau Grand Prix results

Year	Team	Car	Qualifying	Quali Race	Main race
2019	Hitech Grand Prix	Dallara F3 2019	12th	22nd	18th

References

1. https://twitter.com/Max_Fewtrell
2. "Current Drivers - Infinity Sports Management". Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
3. "Fewtrell signs up for MSA Formula with Carlin". 25 January 2016. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
4. "FEWTRELL SECURES BRITISH F4 TITLE AT BRANDS FINALE". Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
5. "Tech 1 Racing announces its four drivers for 2017". 6 December 2016. Archived from the original on 11 December 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
6. Allen, Peter (22 July 2017). "Fewtrell wins, Fenestraz gets Eurocup lead as rivals clash". formulascout.com. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
7. Wood, Elliot (29 October 2017). "Eurocup Champion Fenestraz prevents Shwartzman triple win in Barcelona finale". formulascout.com. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
8. Jackson, Connor (15 January 2018). "MAX FEWTRELL TO REMAIN IN EUROCUP FORMULA RENAULT". The Checkered Flag. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
9. "Max points for Max Fewtrell at Hockenheim". 23 September 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
10. Hensby, Paul (21 October 2018). "MAX FEWTRELL CELEBRATING AFTER CLINCHING EUROCUP TITLE IN BARCELONA". The Checkered Flag. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
11. Paterson, Cameron (28 November 2018). "FIVE 2018 CHAMPIONS INVOLVED IN GP3 POST-SEASON TESTING". Read Motorsport. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
12. "Lundgaard and Fewtrell join ART Grand Prix". 23 January 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2019.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
13. "Aitken leads 2017 Renault Sport Academy line-up". 21 February 2017. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
14. "I couldn't see it any better". 12 January 2022. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
15. Lewin, Andrew (28 February 2021). "Norris headlines Minecraft Twitch Rivals charity tournament". F1i. Andrew Lewin, F1i. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
16. "Max Fewtrell announced at Team Quadrant". Instagram. Team Quadrant Instagram. Archived from the original on 24 December 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
17. "Max Fewtrell announced to drive during FOS Goodwood". Instagram. Veloce Racing. Retrieved 26 June 2022.

External links

• Official website
• Max Fewtrell career summary at DriverDB.com

Sporting positions
Preceded by Lando Norris (MSA Formula)	F4 British Championship champion 2016	Succeeded by Jamie Caroline
Preceded by Sacha Fenestraz	Formula Renault Eurocup champion 2018	Succeeded by Oscar Piastri