CEO ' s MESSAGE for the proposal and have now mapped out a pathway for the next steps . As we have been clear from the outset , although we have a fantastic venue and a world class organisational capability , it will ultimately come down to the support we can garner from local , regional and national government , and this is set against a competitive framework of other events , both sporting and cultural , that these bodies have presented to them . At this point all I can say is that we are making good progress and over the next few months I very much hope that we will be able to establish that the return on the investment for Scotland is compelling .
Last week we launched the Motorsport UK Girls Karting Academy , a new name for a programme that has been running for the past 18 months under the umbrella of the F1 Academy Discover Your Drive . The existing programme was a partnership between TeamSport , Motorsport UK and F1 Academy , however at the end of last year Susie Wolff and the Formula 1 management team took the decision to focus purely on international platforms for their career pathways and have therefore delegated to us and TeamSport to continue the work that they had started . This also coincides with a move that we have taken to extend our successful Motorsport UK Academy work into the karting pathway for both boys and girls . This now provides a clear pathway all the way from leisure karting , with TeamSport , to arrive and drive karting in the form of Club100 and Daniel Ricciardo Series and into the new Champions of the Future programme that we launched at ASI in January . The output from last year ’ s academy were two scholarships awarded to Freya Lally and Laila Fitzgerald the former having finished ninth in the finals of the British Indoor Kart Championships . We wish them both well for this season in Club100 .
And finally , this week marks the announcement of a new title sponsor for British Formula 4 in the shape of Wera Tools who have extended their partnership with Motorsport UK from the successful Wera Tools British Kart Championship . This now completes the pathway from the age of six in the Bambino class right through to the first rung of the FIA single seater pathway . I would like to thank Wera Tools UK CEO , Ian Walford and his team for the faith they have placed in Motorsport UK and look forward to working with them to further strengthen the stable of young British drivers emerging on the world scene .
Wishing everybody a safe and successful month of motorsport ahead .
Best regards , Hugh Chambers CEO , Motorsport UK
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British F4 welcomes Wera Tools as title sponsor for 2025
Revolution - March 2025
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