{"id":1819,"date":"2022-09-22T08:59:45","date_gmt":"2022-09-22T07:59:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fiaformula4.com\/?p=1819"},"modified":"2022-09-22T08:59:45","modified_gmt":"2022-09-22T07:59:45","slug":"chris-dittmann-racing-and-jaden-pariat-partner-for-final-two-events","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fiaformula4.com\/chris-dittmann-racing-and-jaden-pariat-partner-for-final-two-events\/","title":{"rendered":"Chris Dittmann Racing and Jaden Pariat partner for final two events"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Chris Dittmann Racing has locked in its lineup for the remainder of the 2022 ROKiT F4 British Championship certified by FIA campaign, confirming Indian teenager Jaden Pariat alongside Jack Sherwood.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.fiaformula4.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Jaden-CDR-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1820 lazyload\" width=\"1131\" height=\"755\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1131px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1131\/755;\" \/><figcaption>Photo: Chris Dittmann Racing<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The 15-year-old from Shillong, in Meghalaya, graduates into Britain\u2019s FIA Formula 4 series after a karting career that included the Meco FMSCI X30 National championship, in which he became the first Indian rookie to score a podium on debut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He finished as runner-up in the series the following year, whilst also separately contesting the MRF Challenge FLGB 1300 and JK Tyre Championship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Having tested extensively in MRF 1600 AND F2000 cars earlier in 2022, plus some initial mileage in the Tatuus T-421, Pariat has now chosen Tewkesbury-based Chris Dittmann Racing for his ROKiT British F4 debut, starting this weekend at Silverstone (23-25 September).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI got into motorsport two years ago, and I was mainly influenced by my dad, Atikur, who is a national champion in rallying,\u201d explains Pariat. \u201cWe&#8217;ve been having fun with cars together since I was a kid, and my original goal was to become a rally driver because of him, but since my dad has already experienced that, I thought I should try something new.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI started with karting and since then have become vice champion in the Meco FMSCI X30 National Karting Championship, and then moved onto a series called FLGB 1300, which is similar to Formula Ford here, where I became vice champion too after winning on my debut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis year I did some testing in MRF 1600 and F2000, before deciding to try something new overseas. To progress, you need to learn from people who are better than you, so that&#8217;s why I&#8217;m here. I&#8217;m learning a lot and I\u2019ve been pretty happy with where we are now. The testing has helped prepared me a little better for British F4. There is still lots to learn, but physically, I&#8217;m not facing any difficulties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI definitely have big goals, so hopefully we can achieve some good results. I have high expectations for myself, but ultimately this is a learning experience and something we can use to help us build a solid basis for the future.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>CDR have an established track record of driver development, making them the perfect fit for Pariat at a crucial stage in his career. Team Principal Chris Dittmann welcomed the team\u2019s latest prot\u00e9g\u00e9 to the fold, and has been impressed with his testing outings to-date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe&#8217;ve been speaking to Jaden for about a month, through a contact of ours in India,\u201d says Dittmann. \u201cHe&#8217;s very keen to get some mileage in the new F4 car, and with the opportunity there for the last two rounds of the season, it was a great time for him to come and learn in the right environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe&#8217;ve been fortunate to get a few test days with Jaden already in the last few weeks and we&#8217;ve been pretty impressed. The chemistry has been there from the outset, and we&#8217;ve been working together well, so now we&#8217;re just looking forward to the last few rounds to see what we can do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere&#8217;s been a lot of preparation on the simulator before each test date which has been key to fine tune things before going out on track. He&#8217;ll be coming into the championship on the back foot compared to most of the drivers, but he&#8217;s up for the challenge.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chris Dittmann Racing has locked in its lineup for the remainder of the 2022 ROKiT F4 British Championship certified by FIA campaign, confirming Indian teenager Jaden Pariat alongside Jack Sherwood.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1820,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1819","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fiaformula4.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1819","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fiaformula4.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fiaformula4.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fiaformula4.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fiaformula4.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1819"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/fiaformula4.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1819\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fiaformula4.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1820"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fiaformula4.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1819"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fiaformula4.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1819"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fiaformula4.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1819"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}