Bilinski: Points a positive in up and down Silverstone weekend of “what ifs”

8 July 2025

Roman Bilinski says his and Rodin Motorsport’s weekend at Silverstone hadn’t gone entirely to plan, but that they’d done well to salvage points through the downpour on Sunday.

Bilinski started the Feature Race from 16th on the grid, and wound up fourth by the chequered flag as he made the right call for Wet tyres ahead of lights out.

Speaking afterwards in the paddock, the British-Polish driver explained how things had unfolded from the car.

“It was a crazy race. There was a little bit of rain forecast, probably not the amount that we ended up getting, but we had a good strategy with starting on the Wet tyre.

“I got as much temperature in as I could and just filled all the spaces that were available on the first lap, made up some positions and managed it well from there. I picked people off one by one, and it ended up a as a good result.”

Going into more detail about the pre-race decision that ultimately paid off with a top five result, Bilinski says that he was sure of himself on the lap to the grid.

Conditions were initially suitable for dries in parts of the track, but worsening by the time the formation lap began. It meant the Rodin driver called things correctly and was a big beneficiary of the opening lap shuffle.

“I was very convinced by the decision that it would be Wets. Last year was a bit chaotic with Wets versus slicks, and with how the conditions were still very overcast, I didn’t see it drying up and it was a good decision in the end.

Bilinski was happy with P4 on Sunday after a difficult Qualifying left him and the team on the back foot

“It’s really tricky because the first few laps, you’re still building up the grip, so it’s quite nice when you can find that little bit more. Suddenly, the rain is coming down heavier, each corner there’s a bit less grip and you don’t know what is too much or too little.

“So, it’s difficult. I’m sure all us drivers have done lots of wet weather races, so we learn a lot about what we need to do.”

Reviewing the weekend more broadly, the 21-year-old says that while was pleased to salvage points, the Silverstone round could have gone better had Qualifying been stronger.

A slight issue in sector two on Friday meant a start outside the top 12 in both races, but the team’s race pace was a big boost going into the remainder of the 2025 campaign.

“I think overall it was a good result. It’s a bit of a shame that in Qualifying we had a couple of issues, which meant we couldn’t maximise what could have been. But this stuff happens in motorsport.

“I’m a bit disappointed. Purple sector one and sector three was pretty much purple too, but sector two I was a second down. So, it’s a weekend of what ifs. There’s fantastic potential there, but these things happen and to recover to where we did and get those points is the most important thing.

“Hopefully we can keep up these points scoring results. That’s the main thing at the end of the day. I’ll be doing the best job I can, and we’ll see where we end up.”