SPORTING history will surely be made this weekend at Ascot Racecourse at the third consecutive Red Bull Air Race.

The championship, billed as the ultimate motorsport series in the sky, will mark the last home stop for a beloved world champion pilot, the UK racing debut of a new Briton on the rise and the crowning of a first-time Ascot winner from one of 14 international teams.

The race for the title is wide open this year after the retirement of Britain’s own two-time Ascot winner and three-time world champion Paul Bonhomme.

A confident German, a charging Austrian and 12 more elite pilots will be eager to enter the ranks of winners at the historic racecourse.

None are more so than another British stalwart, Nigel Lamb, who is hungry for victory before he hangs up his racing gloves for good at the end of this season.

"The pressure’s on for a home win, and I’m looking forward to giving it my all to be on the top step of the podium!" said Lamb.

The Union Jack will also be waving for Ben Murphy, a former team leader of the famed RAF Red Arrows.

As a fresh face in the Challenger Class, which is designed to build the skills of up-and-coming racing pilots, Murphy is looking to add to the six points he’s already acquired in Challenger Cup competition.

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