Max Chilton after his record at Goodwood: “I didn’t think it was going to happen! »

He himself doesn't realize it yet. Max Chilton became the fastest driver in history on the scenic Goodwood route. During the legendary English hill climb, he set a fantastic time of 39″081. The Briton puts his name at the top of the timesheet, all editions combined.

With the surprising and futuristic McMurtry Spéirling, the former pilot of Formula 1 beat the old record (held by Romain Dumas in the Volkswagen ID.R) by almost a second.

He's done it again! @maxchilton has just broken the Timed Shootout and his outright record in the McMurtry Spéirling. The VW ID.R has been beaten with a ridiculous time of 39.081 seconds. The Future of Motorsport Power presented by @dhlexpressuk #gw_DHL #FOS #Hillclimb #record pic.twitter.com/5Lr2ODJzrt

- Goodwood FOS (@fosgoodwood) June 26, 2022

After his run historic, Chilton admitted that he was the first surprised to have broken the record. “I didn’t think it was going to happen! I only slept an hour last night because I was so stressed! (…) If someone had said to me: “One day you are going to beat the time of everyone who has ever driven up this hill”, I would not have believed it. It's a real honor. »

The Duke of Richmond, organizer of the Goodwood Hillclimb on his estate, did not fail to congratulate the new record holder for the event. The 31-year-old pilot said he was proud of the work accomplished by the team on this crazy project. “I am very honored to set this time. The car has the British flag on the sides, because the whole project is British: the engineers, the manufacturer and me! The last time I was this happy was when I got married. »

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