The MSA Academy was called overseas for the first time last month, when MSA coaches Greg Symes and James Wozencroft delivered Performance Master Classes to 19 young drivers in the Maltese capital, Valletta.

The workshops were delivered by the MSA in its capacity as an FIA Institute Gold Standard Regional Training Provider, on behalf of the Malta Motorsport Federation (MMF).

The MSA coaches ran seven classes: Maximising your potential as an athlete; Goal setting and planning; Creating your winning team and communications; Sponsorship; the racing parent; the safety of motor sport; and anti-doping.

“What started as a dream 14 months ago is today a reality being lived here; the first MF/FIA Institute Performance Master Class sessions for young drivers,” said MMF President Tonio Cini.

Symes added: “This has been the first opportunity to combine our competitor development pathway, the MSA Academy, with our work as an FIA Institute RTP. The drivers were extremely passionate about the sport and their own development and really engaged with the classes we delivered.”

The following weekend Wozencroft joined fellow MSA coach Duncan Tappy and Team UK graduate Adam Gould to deliver Performance Master Classes to karters at the Brands Hatch BTCC meeting. Team UK racer Alex Lynn and Racing Steps Foundation driver Oliver Rowland were also on hand to offer advice and show the karters around their formula Renault machines.