Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Downing akachinjira kune chigaro chimwe chete muna 1952 achikwikwidza Connaught A-Type, uye akahwina Mukombe weMadgwick kuGoodwood uye nzvimbo yechipiri paGrand Prix des Frontières kuChimay Belgium, kwaakarasikirwa nekutungamira pakupera kwemujaho mamita akati wandei pamberi pemutsetse wekupedzisa. Akapedza ari wechipfumbamwe mumutambo wake wokutanga weWorld Championship pa
Silverstone, asi akanga amhanya wechina munhangemutange asati atenderera achidzivisa kumashure. Akakwikwidza mumakwikwi ekupedzisira gore iroro, asi akasiya basa nekuda kwedambudziko remafuta. Akachinjira kuAston Martin DB3S muna 1953, asi akasarudza kurega kubva kumakwikwi nokukurumidza pashure.