LAMBERT’S ENERGY BOOST

ROBERT Lambert revealed a bout of food poisoning had hampered his British Grand Prix preparations – before he completed a Great Britain one-two behind winner Dan Bewley.

Lambert, who spent several seasons with King’s Lynn in the UK, reached his eighth Grand Prix Final at the Principality Stadium and finished runner-up for a third time as he awaits an elusive first victory.

But the consolation was that his consistency has moved him up to second in the overall standings, 21 points behind defending champion Bartosz Zmarzlik who most unusually failed to reach the semi-finals.

Lambert said: “I was a bit worried after Friday. I couldn’t really hold on for the two practice runs.

“I had food poisoning on Wednesday, so I was a bit under-par and slowly trying to build my energy up over the past couple of days.

“After my second run on Friday, I was trying to think of some ways to pick up my energy levels. I had a big piece of steak last night and I think that did it, along with a good night’s sleep.”