Thibaut Courtois enter the motor world with the acquisition of a team of Formula 4 that will be called TC Racing. The Real Madrid goalkeeper already has the license and is currently working in the team organization, hiring the engineers and mechanics who will tune up the single-seaters. There are no confirmed pilots yet, although it already has an important list of candidates. The objective is to participate, even, in some of the remaining races of this season, possibly in the United Arab Emirates and in Spain, although everything will depend on the speed with which they are able to assemble the team. is also in study process the championship in which they will participate from the next season, being open to any country. Right now, there are championships in France, Great Britain, Germany, China, Italy, Japan, Spain, Southeast Asia, the United Arab Emirates, India and Brazil.
For this Proyect, Courtois is counting on the advice of the pilot Roberto Merhiwho in 2015 was part of the Formula 1 grid as a driver of Marussia and who has extensive experience in the motor world. Because in addition to being one of the drivers with the lowest dropout rates in F1, in recent years he has participated in the FIA World Endurance Championship, Formula 2 and Formula E.
Courtois enters the world of motoring excited for being part of a category whose main objective is the training and development of young pilots. Formula 4 is a championship created by the FIA in 2014. for young drivers to take the first step from karting towards the world of single-seaters. “F4 is a globally recognized yet affordable step up between karting and the FIA Formula 3 European Championship and allows drivers to compare themselves with the best young talent, not just in their own country, but in championships around the world. This formula is a resounding success, since the current championships have impressive grids and there are new regions in the process of creating their own F4,” they say from the FIA.
How are the cars?
There are several manufacturers of F4 cars, although each championship uses a single model. In Spain, Tatuus is in charge of making the single-seaters, although Dome, Ligier and Mygale also participate in this circus by supplying the cars to the rest of the world. The engine suppliers are Abarth, Ford, Geely, Honda, Renault and TOM’s, with Abarth supplying the engines to our country. The tires are a Haankook thing. It is the championships that are in charge of establishing the optimal combinations of chassis and propellant.
What circuits are part of the Spanish championship?
The championship holds five tests in Spain and two tests abroad: Motorland, Navarra, Jerez, Cheste, Barcelona, Spa Francorchamps (Belgium) and Estoril (Portugal).
Each race weekend is divided into seven sessions. There are two free practice sessions of 40 minutes each, two qualifying sessions of 15 minutes that determine the starting grid for each of the races, and three races, two of them lasting 30 minutes plus one lap, and a short one. of 25 minutes plus one lap.
“This guarantees a track time of at least 180 minutes each weekend, fulfilling the main objective of the championship, to train young drivers in the best possible way with a view to their promotion to higher categories,” says the website. F4 official in Spain.
