YAS HEAT RACING PREPARES TO OPEN FORMULA 4 UAE CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON AT YAS MARINA CIRCUIT
- Abu Dhabi GP F4 UAE Trophy Round winner Keanu Al Azhari set to compete alongside new teammate Zack Scoular and Emirati starlet Rashid Al Dhaheri in opening round of F4 UAE season.
- The Third Round of this season’s Yas Racing Series will host the first F4 UAE race weekend of 2024 as well as the Formula Regional Middle East and Clio Cup Middle East
Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi, UAE, 12 January 2023: Yas Heat Racing is ready for the first competitive race of the 2024 season at its home base as the coveted Formula 4 UAE Championship kicks off this weekend at Yas Marina Circuit. The series opener will host homegrown talent Keanu Al Azhari, local motorsport star Rashid Al Dhaheri, alongside Zack Scoular, who is making his official F4 UAE Season Debut at Abu Dhabi.
The team returns to Yas Marina Circuit following its successful opening to the season at the 15th edition of the Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in November, with Al Azhari crowned the winner in the F4 UAE Trophy Round races to end year in style, right before the new season.
Ahead of the kick off to the team’s second season, Team Manager Matthew Norman was upbeat about the team’s prospects in 2024: “We had a great start to this season with the F4 UAE Trophy Round at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. We saw great results from our drivers with the double podium proving they are ready for the challenge coming this weekend.”
Al Azhari is no stranger to Yas Heat Racing, the 16-year-old starts his sophomore season with the team after securing an overall P7 finish in F4 UAE 2023. Last year’s rookie scored an impressive 4 podiums across the championship and the Trophy Round leading up, and his focus will be on more wins to build on the momentum of back-to-back race victories during the 2023 Formula 1 season finale weekend.
The team’s exciting lineup will race alongside the 4-time World Series Karting Champion – Rashid Al Dhaheri. The young driver, who achieved a podium finish at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix season opener, continues to demonstrate his unrelenting ambition with 6 Rookie Podiums in the Italian F4 Championship & Euro 4 while securing a podium at the prestigious Macau GP and victory at SEA F4 in Sepang.
Yas Heat Racing’s Australian rookie Zack Scoular makes his single-seater debut this weekend at the season opener. The teenager holds an array of accolades and comes to Yas Heat Racing looking to build on notable performances from his time at the MENA ROTAX Max karting championship.
The three drivers will compete in the five-round series along with the up-and-coming racers from all around the world fighting for the coveted championship title. The eighth edition of F4 UAE Championship will be supporting Round 3 of Yas Racing Series, that also includes the prestigious Formula Regional Middle East Championship and Clio Cup Middle East.
