OVERSEAS based driver Calvin Ming continued his climb up the racing ladder as he completed a podium-filled weekend in Mexico. Racing in the Formula 4 series in the supporting race for the Formula 1, 19th round, Ming bettered his third place finish Saturday with a race win over the rest of the field yesterday.
Driving under the banner of the Mexican Ram Racing team, the Guyanese who participated courtesy of an invitation extended by his team,is surely among the championship front-runners right now.
In Saturday’s first race, Ming started from sixth on the grid and fell to the back before the first corner,courtesy of some contact which spun him just before the grid area.However, he recovered enough to push through the pack in the 30 minute race to finish third on the grid;in front of approximately 130,000 spectators at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez circuit in Mexico City.
Race two had him starting from third before pushing his way up to first,utilising the skills gained through Karting and the recently concluded F1600 series.
After the race Ming thanked the team for the car set up and the invitation; indicating that he was overjoyed by his performance this weekend.