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KUALA LUMPUR − Nazim Azman will be the first Malaysian driver to race in Formula Three (F3) for the 2022 season after being signed up by the Hitech Grand Prix (Hitech GP) team.
The announcement was made yesterday through the International Automobile Federation (FIA) F3 championship website.
The 20-year-old driver is set to complete the line-up of the Silverstone-based squad after joining Kaylen Frederick and Isack Hadjar.
Nazim, according to his statement, said that he feels excited to be stepping up to the FIA F3 series with Hitech GP
“The team is an established race and championship winner in the F3 category and will provide me with the perfect platform from which to focus on racing against some of the best young talent in the world.
“I’m looking forward to racing in Bahrain again, visiting some of the most iconic circuits in Europe − some of which I am already familiar with and others that will be new to me. I can’t deny that this is a big step up for me but having raced and won in both the British and EuroFormula Open series, I believe that I am ready for the challenge,” he said.
Nazim performed admirably in his 2021 season in the Euroformula Open Championship − winning once and taking seven podiums to finish fourth overall.
He raced on all three days of the 2021 post-season testing in Valencia, Spain − spending the first two days with Jenzer Motorsport and the final day with Charouz Racing System − as he got his first taste of F3 machinery.
The Kuala Lumpur-born racer made his single-seater debut in the 2016-2017 season of Formula 4 (F4) Southeast Asia Championship and has since gained further experience with races in Spanish F4, SMP F4, Formula Masters Asian Series and Italian F4.
He spent two seasons with British Racing Drivers’ Club (BRDC) British F3, where he finished third with Carlin in 2020, before his switch to Euroformula.
In the meantime, team manager Jay Davenport said they are delighted to have Nazim on board for the 2022 season.
“He has a competitive track record in the other series and we aim to give him a package to do the same this season. We have been working hard over the winter and we are keen to get back to business on track in Bahrain,” he said. – Bernama, March 2, 2022
