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Yash Aradhya suffers a massive puncture, but raring to go for Sunday’s race
Bengaluru, 3 October 2020: Promising teenager and multiple National champion Yash Aradhya made his international debut at the FFSA French F4 Championship today.
The massive puncture on his Pirelli tyre cut short his opening stint but that has not dampened the spirit of the 18-year-old Bengalurean as he is looking forward to the race on Sunday at Paul Ricardo circuit in Le Castellet, France. Before his first race ended after four laps, the Indian racer was in P8 and with two retirements ahead of him would have at least got a probable P6, which was not to be. But the race did show that he had the pace and the skills to take it forward from here. Pirelli is investigating how the puncture had happened. The 20-lap race on Sunday will be at 9.30 am local time and 1 pm IST.
“It’s really good to be out here with some great competition and today wasn’t really good but will get back at it in tomorrow’s race. Keeping today’s incident behind, I am looking forward to doing well in the coming season,” said Aradhya to INDIAinF1 after the race from France.
Yash Aradhya suffers an unfortunate puncture in his international debut as the Pirelli gave way on Saturday. He will race again on Sunday. A Aradhya image The French Federation of Motor Sport Auto Sport Academy known as `FFSA Academy’ is organising the event under the aegis of the International Federation, the FIA, world Motorsports governing body. Aradhya is taking part in the Open Category of the FIA Formula 4 French.
After a successful debut in the JK Tyre National Karting Championship in 2012, Yash has made a terrific progress going through the ranks and graduating to single-seater Formula racing in the National Championship in 2017. He also took part in the F4 South East Asia Championship and did get on to the podium twice, finally getting place 9th in the championship standing which had many senior stalwarts competing for the honours.
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Yash Aradhya to race in French F4
Bengaluru, 30 Sept 2020: Multiple National racing champion Yash Aradhya is all set to race in the French Formula 4 this week-end at Paul Ricardo circuit in Le Castellet, France.
He will be the only Indian in the FIA FFSA French Formula 4 for this season. Yash is also the first Indian motorsport talent to receive the prestigious `Pradhan Mantri Bal Shakthi Puraskar’ in January 2020.
The FIA Formula 4 French is organized by the French Federation of Motor Sport Auto Sport Academy known as `FFSA Academy’ under the aegis of the International Federation, the FIA, world Motorsports governing body.
The 18-year old Aradhya will be participating in the Open Category of the FIA Formula 4 French. Due to the ongoing pandemic, the championship calendar was rescheduled multiple times and finally kick started in August 2020. While Yash hasn’t been able to compete in the first three rounds of the Championship due to Visa related delays, he is all set to participate in the remaining four rounds, thereby, gaining a strong footing for the next year in Europe.
Looking forward to the weekend, Yash said, “Finally the wait is over, I am thankful to my sponsors who stood by me even at this time of adversity and made this a possibility. I am all excited to race in these tracks for the first time, I will focus and learn the tracks, adapt to the car as quickly as possible, I am confident that I will make them and my country proud.”
Sanjay Sharma, Head-Motorsport, JK Tyre said, “Though the entire world is crippled with the pandemic, it is important to see opportunity even in this adversity, that’s how champions are made. However, as the world is slowly regaining feet and so are the sporting events, I’m happy that our boys from India are geared up to make an impression in the global arena. Yash has time and again proved his mettle both in domestic and international racing and we wish him luck for this outing.”
