King produces a Fluid drive at Brands Hatch

Having previously tried out Formula Renault and Formula Palmer Audi single-seaters, King headed to Brands Hatch to get behind the wheel of a Formula Ford as he evaluates his options ahead of a move into cars next year.

“It was the first time I’d ever been out in a Formula Ford, and it was very different to anything else I’d driven before,” said King.

“It was the first time I’d been to Brands Hatch, too. I found it to be quite a good circuit, and I got to grips with it pretty quickly.”

After seeing King in action, Fluid team principal Lindsay Allen believes he has the necessary attributes to make the switch to cars a success.

“I think he did really well,” he said. “It wasn’t an easy day, with a lot of other cars on the track which meant a lot of traffic, but Jordan managed to keep out of the way and find himself some clear laps and just improved all the time.

“When drivers come out of karting, a lot of them get in the car and because it has such a lot of grip it takes them a couple of days to get used to it, but Jordan adapted very well and nothing seemed to faze him at all.”

With a number of leading single-seater teams having expressed interest in securing King’s services, a decision on his future is expected within the next month.