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Oman- Al Faisal al Zubair to race for Fortec in BRDC Formula 4 series

2016-02-02 02:35:14

(MENAFN- Muscat Daily)

Talented Omani driver Al Faisal al Zubair will race for Fortec Motorsports when the new season of the BRDC Formula 4 Championship begins in Snetterton UK in March.

The 17 year old Omani had competed for Hillspeed in his maiden BRDC F4 campaign before switching to Fortec for the 2015 Autumn Trophy finishing fourth overall with one podium according to the BRDC website.

Al Faisal stepped up to BRDC Formula in 2015 and enjoyed a successful rookie season regularly breaking into the topten and improving steadily over the year claiming his maiden podium on the series' second visit to Snetterton. He finished 16th overall despite missing two of the eight rounds across the season.

Al Faisal al Zubair

Al Faisal was quoted on the website as saying "Last year was a learning experience for me with it being my first season in single-seaters. But we got stronger towards the end of the year and managed to claim one podium finish at Snetterton.

'The BRDC Formula 4 Championship is really good for a young driver and we know Fortec Motorsports is a leader in most of the series it races in. So hopefully as a strong team we can push for good results and possibly the title."

Russell Dixon team manager of Fortec Motorsports' BRDC Formula 4 operations said "We are delighted to welcome back Al Faisal into the team for the 2016 championship after he competed in the Autumn Trophy with us. Other commitments will limit his pre-season testing but I'm sure he will make rapid progress throughout the season."

The championship which gets underway at Snetterton on March 27-28 consists of 24 races across eight meetings at historic tracks such as Brands Hatch and Silverstone.

For the first time in series history there will be one round held outside of the UK as it visits the popular Spa-Francorchamps circuit in Belgium in July.

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