Tom Blomqvist, son of Sweden’s 1984 world rally champion Stig, has joined McLaren’s driver development program, the Formula One team said on Wednesday.
British-born Blomqvist, an 18-year-old who races under a British licence, has had a promising career so far in the junior series.
British-born Blomqvist, an 18-year-old who races under a British licence, has had a promising career so far in the junior series. Reuters
Aged 16 he was the youngest driver to win the British Formula Renault championship, the same series that 2008 Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton won as a youngster, and last year competed in German F3.
“As a winner of the Formula Renault championship he’s following in the footsteps of Lewis…who passed this career milestone just three years before graduating to Formula One,” said team principal Martin Whitmarsh in a statement.
“We’re therefore watching Tom’s progress with great interest.”
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