Powerboat racer Ben Jelf battled to eighth place in round four of the F1H2O World Championship in China. Jelf, from Maidstone, said the weather conditions in Shanghai last weekend were “by far the worst I’ve ever raced in”. “The water is unreadable and the wind made it very difficult to compete in,” he added. The series returned to Shanghai after a 20-year absence, with Jelf competing for the F1 Atlantic Team. A typhoon warning meant Saturday’s qualifying was reduced to one session from three and saw Jelf take seventh on the grid for the Grand Prix of China. With no break in the weather, Sunda…
