Balloch powerboat racer Oban Duncan celebrates 'dream come true' Monaco podium

Balloch’s Oban Duncan lived a childhood dream by standing on the podium in Monaco.

But the 18-year-old E1 powerboat racer admits she was frustrated it wasn’t the top step, despite it being her first podium for Team Drogba in the pioneering electric racing series.

She told the Lennox: “It still feels a little bit unreal. But it’s really cool.

“Before we went we were so excited, I couldn’t believe that we’d be racing in Monaco. But whilst we were there it was all downplayed a little bit. We just treated it as any other race and got on with it, which was great.

“The podium was special. With Didier (Drogba) and (his wife) Garbielle and all the sponsors it was an amazing achievement, because it wasn’t easy. That made it feel so much better.

“Mum and dad (Karen and Ewen) watched it together and mum couldn’t watch the final, she was in pieces.

“I think they were a bit annoyed that we didn’t get P1, because they always want me to be better, which is great and something I felt as well. But we were all so pleased overall.”

Oban and teammate, Kuwaiti racer Yousef Al-Abdulrazzaq, starred in the Côte d’Azur, with Oban becoming just the second driver to win a semi-final race with two long laps - after being handed a penalty.

A second place overall finish moved the team, owned by former Chelsea star Didier Drogba, up to fourth in the standings - and Oban believes that the best is still to come as the series moves into the second-half of the season.

Oban continued: “We’re definitely getting better and learning a lot more every time we’re in the boat. There are just a couple of little tweaks that we have to make to get even better, which is great because we know where we need to improve.

“As a team we know where we can go forward.

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