India’s young racing sensation Nayan Chatterjee joins Meco Motorsports
by Shrutee K/DNS
Mumbai, May 11, 2016: India’s racing sensation and Asia Max
Championship no 2 – 18-year-old Nayan
Chatterjee - has now joined Meco Motorsports as a racer and will be under
the tutelage of India’s greatest motor racing mentor – Akbar Ebrahim. Nayan Chatterjee’s tryst with
Meco comes just after a stupendous success in KRS-KKS Asia Rotax Max challenge
2016 held in Malaysia over April 30-May 1, where he came second. Fresh with his success, Nayan Chatterjee now
comes to the home ground of every racer in the country – Meco Motorsports. As it is known, at different points in their
careers, Karun Chandhok and Narain Karthikeyan – the two Formula
One racers India has produced, have learnt from Ebrahim.
Extremely competitive, Nayan Chatterjee has been creating
ripples in the racing world in the very first year he started driving. He was
selected among the top 100 by Force India in their nationwide hunt and was a
lucky few who won a ride with Nico Hulkenberg. The youngster has also won the
prestigious Scholarship from BMW for three years in a row – 2014, 15 and 16
(worth Rs 32 lakhs) to drive BMW powered FB02.
Calling Nayan one of India’s
talented prospects in motor racing, Akbar
Ebrahim, founder Meco Motorsports, said, “In the last one year
Nayan has developed as a driver in Karting and in the junior levels of Racing.
In the recent past, he has put in a lot of hard work on his fitness and
commitment and the results in his ongoing Asia Max Karting Championship is a
testimony of the hard work put in. His strengths are his honest approach to
where he needs to improve and the willingness to learn as just like in any
other sport, moto racing too is always a learning curve irrespective of the
level you may be at and not everyone possesses these qualities. In addition, he
is committed and is willing to go the extra mile which is what eventually matters
when the going gets tough,” he explained.
Ebrahim has a solid
plan for Nayan in 2016 and 2017. “The plan for Nayan in 2017 is to race in the
Asian FIA Formula 4 Championship and in one of the European FIA Formula 4
Championships. It is with that goal in mind that we have planned for him in 2016
to do the Asian Rotax Max Karting Championship, The Indian JK Tyre National
Rotax Karting Championship and the JK Tyre National Racing Championship in the
JK-FB02 Class which is very similar to the FIA Formula 4 Car. The 2 Karting Championships are to keep
him really sharp and also improve his racing skills under pressure and at the
same time help him understand more on Chassis dynamics, Engine tuning and Tyre
temperatures and pressures. This is to help him be on top of the time charts in
the JK-FB02 Formula Car in the JK Tyre National Racing Championship. If he can
finish in the Top 3 of the JK Tyre National Racing Championship in the JK-FB02
Car, that will qualify him to be ready and competitive for the 2017 season in
the 2 planned Championships as mentioned above,” added Ebrahim.
Former
India test captain Mohammad Azharuddin
also wished Nayan Chatterjee well for his future. “Nayan is a great prospect
for India. His fitness level is amazing and now he is with Meco, which has
carved out his future. He is a role model for Indian youngsters to enter
motorsports in India,” stated Azhar. In the
coming months, Meco will be signing Nayan on to a dedicated Motor Sports
Fitness Academy and monitor his progress regularly. The focus will be
developing mental approach, his skill, speed and racing acumen on track during
the training programs, testing sessions and race weekends. “Racing is a science and it is important for the driver to
understand the science in order to be able to execute what is required at the
time that it is required,” summed up Ebrahim.
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