Fresh off the back of his record breaking 2017 campaign in British F3, Hitech GP are excited to announce McLaren Autosport BRDC Young Driver finalist Enaam Ahmed as the newest driver to join their formidable young line-up.

Entering their 3rd year of the premier single-seater category, Hitech GP look to build upon their past successes with a strong partnership with one of Britain’s rising stars, in a bid for title honours. Enaam joins the race-winning team to contest the 2018 FIA Formula 3 Championship, in what is set to be another thrilling season.

The 17-year-old joins Hitech after a record breaking 2017 season in BRDC British F3 which saw him crowned the youngest ever Championship winner with the most points ever achieved (654) and by the largest winning margin - 164 points ahead of second place. His victory in the final race of the season took him to a huge 13 wins for the year, surpassing Ayrton Senna’s record number of race victories in a single season.

His success in British F3 followed on from an illustrious karting career which saw him claim both the CIK-FIA World and European KF Junior Karting titles at the age of 14, a year younger than Lewis Hamilton.

With the addition of Enaam to their driver line-up, Hitech GP is determined to challenge for victory in both driver and team championships.

Looking forward to 2018, Team Principal Oliver Oakes, spoke of how the team are eager to hit the ground running in their title campaign:

“We are thrilled to have Enaam onboard for 2018. He tested for us in Spa back in November and really impressed us with how quickly he got up to speed in the FIA F3 car. His season in British F3 has been very impressive”

Enaam added: "I’m super excited to join Hitech for my debut FIA F3 Season, I’ve known Oliver (Oakes) since I was 10 in Karting so we have a close working relationship already. I feel at home within the team and feel like we could have a strong package going into next year."

"I would also like to take this opportunity to thank my sponsors and investors without whom I simply wouldn’t be able to race next season. They have shown incredible faith in me and I look forward to working with them closely to win many more Championships over the coming years.”

Red Bull Junior Development driver Daniel Ticktum ( Motopark with VEB Dalarra VW) has won the FIA F3 World Cup in Macau when the two leading cars crashed on the last corner of an incident packed race.

In a sensational finish Ticktum’s teammate Sergio Sette Camara  and Ferdinand Habsburg

(Carlin Dallara VW) collided while fighting for the lead and Ticktum dodged the damage to win.

Ticktum finished 0.5sec ahead of Lando Norris (Carlin Dallara VW) and Macau rookie Ralf Aron (VAR Dallara Mercedes) in a massive slipstreaming duel.

Incredibly Habsburg ran his badly damaged car along the safety fence to claim fourth.

Ticktum earned the right to victory two laps earlier when he won a four-car wide battle in the braking area for the right hand Lisboa corner, moving from fifth to third.

Early leaders Callum Ilott ( SJM Theodore Racing by Prema) and Joel Eriksson (Motopark with VEB ) were eliminated on the third lap when they misjudged a green flag restart and went straight on at Lisboa corner.

Eriksson had seized the lead from pole sitter Ilott but a crash by Marino Sato (Motopark with VEB) brought out a full course yellow flag.

Both Eriksson and Ilott appeared caught out when the race went green and they went off at Lisboa letting Sette Camara though to the lead from Maximillian Gunther (SJM Theodore Racing by Prema), Habsburg and Norris.

Habsburg used the Lisboa braking area seven laps later to pass Gunther and begin a determined pursuit of Sette Camara.

With three laps remaining the two leaders had opened a 6.2second gap on the dual for third place when Ticktum launched his assault.

“I knew exactly where my maximum braking mark was into Lisboa and when the others braked earlier I pulled to the outside with confidence,” he said.

It was a sensational and audacious move and Ticktum slammed across three cars abreast and led up the hill out of Lisboa.

In the lead Habsburg was seriously threatening Sette Camara and on the last corner of the race, in sight of the finish, he pulled alongside and ahead.

Camara fought back and the two cars touched, going off into the wall.

Camara’s car was disabled, but Habsburg recovered, sliding his car down the track on three wheels to claim fourth position ahead of Gunther.

Ticktum has driven in only three F3 races and plans a full F3 season in 2018.

“This has been the biggest win of my career , “ he said.

Prema Power team have announced that the Russian racer Robert Shwartzman on board for the 2018 FIA Formula 3 European Championship.

The 18-year-old racer, born in Saint Petersburg, has recently joined the Ferrari Driver Academy and is looking forward to repeat and improve the positive results he secured this season in the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 series. 
 
Shwartzman started racing single seaters in 2014 before cruising to third place in the Italian Formula 4 Championship on the following season. He then spent two seasons in Formula Renault competition, with another valuable third place overall achieved in 2017. 
 
Shwartzman already had the chance to test a Prema-prepared car. The team is looking forward to meet him again to prepare for the 2018 season and have him back on-track soon.
 
“We are delighted to have Robert with us in 2018." Commented Prema team principale Rene Rosin.

"He impressed in testing and I think he has the right potential for a successful campaign. He is not only skilled, but also, despite his young age, remarkably experienced."

He will be an extremely valuable resource for the team in the challenging 2018 season and we are sure that, with the help of the Ferrari Driver Academy, he will have the chance to make further steps forward.”
 
Shwartzman Said “I’m looking forward to the 2018 season with Prema and the Ferrari Driver Academy. The step to the FIA Formula 3 European Championship will be key for my career and I’m sure that we will be a highly competitive all-around combination.:

"In addition, it will be a healthy environment to make further progress so I’m confident that we have all that it takes to perform and keep improving throughout the year.”

Callum Ilott ( SJM Theodore Racing by Prema Dallara Mercedes) executed a brave and beautiful passing move on pole sitter Joel Eriksson on the high speed Mandarin corner to win the FIA F3 World Cup qualifying race at Macau.

In a race uninterrupted by red flags Ilott sprinted away from Eriksson (Motopark with VEB Dallara VW) in the last third of the 10 lap race to win by a dominant 7.5 seconds.

Sergio Sette Camara, Eriksson’s team mate, surged through from ninth grid position to claim third place, challenging Eriksson for second in the last two laps.

FIA F3 European champion Lando Norris fell to ninth from his front row starting position beside pole sitter Eriksson, worked up to fifth but fell away to salvage seventh.

Norris bogged down badly at the start and was swamped by his rivals.

Eriksson converted pole into a commanding lead into the right hand Lisboa corner at the start from a fast charging Ilott and Max Gunther (SJM Theodore Racing by Prema Dallara VW), both from the second row.

By the end of the first lap Sette Camara had already moved from ninth to fifth and continued his charge up the field

Sette Camara had crashed twice in practice and today’s third place has done a lot to give him confidence for the World Cup.

Ilott’s move to pass Eriksson on lap seven of ten came as the Swede’s tyres began to severely degrade.

“ I saw Callum coming on the way into Mandarin corner but I wasn’t expecting him to try there,“ said Eriksson.

The two drivers jockied side by side on the way out of the blindingly fast Mandarin and entered Lisboa corner side by side.

Ilott successfully defended and then opened a gap of up to two seconds a lap by the chequered flag.

Eriksson, who had started the race on used tyres to preserve his allocation of new rubber for the FIA World Cup lost ground to team mate Sette Camara but resisted several passing lunges to claim second by 0.6secs.

Gunther withheld a strong charge from Ferdinand Habsurg (Carlin Dallara VW) to take fourth by less than 0.6sec with Pedro Piquet(VAR Dallara Mercedes) sixth ahead of Norris seventh.

Drivers will start the 15 lap FIA F3 World Cup from grid positions determined by their finishing places in the qualifying race.