Pasma on Board for Formula Four British Championship

Finnish driver Patrik Pasma will race in Carlin’s F4 British Championship certified by FIA – powered by Ford line up for the 2017 season the team is pleased to announce today. Pasma has already tested with the team in 2016 and will race together with the reigning Champions in a full campaign for the upcoming season. Pasma has raced in multiple Series over the course of the 2016 season in preparation – most notably in the BRSCC Formula Ford 1600 Championship. Pasma becomes the first driver announced in Carlin’s 2017 British F4 line-up.

16 year old Pasma has enjoyed a busy season over the course of 2016 taking on a number of races in the BRSCC Formula Ford 1600 Championship. Pasma’s season saw him finish in a strong seventh position overall in the Post 89 National Class of the 2016 Avon Tyres Formula Ford 1600 National Championship and third overall in the Triple Crown event which comprised of races at legendary circuits Silverstone, Brands Hatch and Donington Park.

Pasma has already been getting to grips with the British F4 car in pre-season testing with the team and has impressed with his ability to learn the 1.6-litre Ford EcoBoost-powered racer so quickly. Carlin now look forward to the commencement of 2017 testing next month before the opening race of the season gets underway at Brands Hatch on the first weekend of April.

Pasma said of his upcoming season, “I’m pleased to be racing this season for Carlin in British F4. It is obviously a good step for me to take and is a competitive championship with great circuits and a strong field. I look forward to seeing what we can achieve as a team. We have been testing together which has been going well so we now look to continue that momentum throughout pre-season testing and ahead of the first round at Brands Hatch.”

Trevor Carlin, racing director, added, “We are pleased to welcome Patrik to Carlin for the upcoming season in the F4 British Championship. Patrik has already been testing with the team and has been working really well in both his approach to the season and also getting used to a new car. Patrik will no doubt make a great addition to Carlin and we look forward to the season getting underway with him on board in April.”