Formula 4 with Jenzer Motorsport
Jasin Ferati's future is fixed. The 16-year-old from Winterthur switched from karting to single-seater racing and will contest the Italian Formula 4 Championship with Jenzer Motorsport in 2020.
After five intensive training days with 1718 test kilometers in the -F4-Tatuus-Abarth from Jenzer Motorsport in Misano, Imola and Barcelona nothing stands in the way of Jasin Ferati's next step in his career. The DEKM champion dared to jump into single-seater racing at the age of 16 and in 2020, as a rookie, he will contest the internationally advertised Italian Formula 4 championship with the best field and the opening race of the Spanish championship with the Swiss team.
“For ten years I have dreamed of sitting in a single-seater racing car. For this reason, too, Formula 4 is something very special for me,” admits Ferati. “I am extremely happy to be able to gain a foothold in real motorsport and thank Andreas Jenzer for the trust. I didn't find the change difficult. I was well received and immediately felt at home in the Lysser team.” Jenzer has been extremely competitive in Formula 4 in recent years and has celebrated several victories with Argentinian Giorgio Carrara at the wheel. «After successful test drives, we are convinced that with Jasin we can support a new Swiss talent on his way into professional motorsport. We're looking forward to the start of the season soon," reveals team manager Andreas Jenzer.
Ferati's goal is to learn everything there is to learn in single-seater racing as quickly as possible. "The last three of the ten years in karting have been very intense and exciting," says the man from Winterthur. “The fact that I was able to complete it with overall victory in the hard-fought German Electric Kart Championship was very special and made me extremely happy. Now I approach the challenging next task at a much higher level with respect and confidence.
In the Italian Formula 4 championship, standard chassis from the Italian manufacturer Tatuus and 1.4-liter Abarth turbo engines with a good 160 hp are used. The reigning champion is the Norwegian Dennis Hauger. His predecessors were Enzo Fittpaldi, Marcus Armstrong and Lance Stroll, all of whom have made the leap to higher categories. Driving is on well-known Formula 1 circuits such as Monza, Imola, Spielberg and Budapest with the proven format of three races per weekend. Ferati has big plans for this: "I want to keep improving, finish in the points soon and end the championship in the top 10."
Provisional race dates 2020: April 24th to 26th Le Castellet (F); May 15-17 Monza (I); May 29-31 Imola (I); 12th to 14th June Vallelunga (I); June 26-28 Misano (I); July 10-12 Budapest (H); September 11-13 Red Bull Ring Spielberg (A); October 2nd to 4th Mugello (I).