Asia Racing Team announced today that Suriya Bala Kerisnan Thevar will drive for the team duringthe 2010 Formula BMW Pacific Series season.
After two seasons in Karting, Suriya moved up to single seaters last year. He got his first taste ofFormula racing when he drove Asia Racing Team’s Formula Renault at Shanghai. In 2009 he managedto be the first Singaporean driver to race in single seaters in Singapore Grand Prix, and achieved a“Top-10” in the stunning Macau Grand Prix.
The youngster single seater driver from Singapore is excited to open a new chapter of his racingcareer – the first full season in single seaters.
Speaking about the season ahead, Suriya said, “I had limited days of testing due to budgetconstraints. I will just wait for the first race in Sepang to see where I'm going to standamong the other drivers. I'm really looking forward to the season and my home race inSingapore. Pre-season testing was great. I felt a lot of difference in my driving, from thefirst day till now. I'm half way there and I am going to work hard physically before theIntroductory Test.”Team Manager Philippe Descombes, added “We are very pleased to have Suriya back in the seatwith Asia Racing Team. Suriya showed last season he can be very competitive and hasgrown and matured on and off the race track over the last year due in part to the supportof his family and the many positive influences in his life. Our six days of testing went verywell, and we had a lot of track time. I am quite happy with Suriya’s development. We wantto provide him with every opportunity we can to develop as a driver.”
2010 Formula BMW Pacific, is all set for a stellar season in 2010, with an optimal combination of highprofileshowcase events and challenging four-race weekends, and an exciting line up of new teamsand drivers.
Racing across Asia for the eighth year in 2010, the season will open at the Formula 1 MalaysianGrand Prix in April. The series will also support the FIA Formula One World Championship inSingapore, with the potential for a third event at the inaugural Formula 1 Korean Grand Prix. Givingthe young drivers plenty of track time will be two Asian Festival of Speed meetings, scheduled forMalaysia’s Sepang International Circuit and the new F1 circuit in Korea, while the series hopes toreturn to the Macau Grand Prix for a third successive year for a spectacular season-closer inNovember.
