 In 1997, he moved up to the Junior ICA Winter Series, in which he won the title, and finished runner-up in the "McLaren Mercedes Champions of the Future" series.He won the Formula A Winter Series in 2000, then finished runner-up in British Formula A in 2001.He dovetailed the British campaign with the European Formula A championship during 2000 and 2001, in which he achieved two race wins.