Ming geared for Sunday’s Barbados Festival of Speed

 F1 Champion Lewis Hamilton set to be in action

By Akeem Greene

Guyana’s Calving Ming Jnr will be shifting all gears as he turns his attention to the Barbados Festival of Speed at Bushy Park on Sunday. In speaking to Guyana Times Sport as he sets his sights to producing yet another sterling performance. The racer exclaimed that the possibility of rubbing shoulders with three time Formula 1 Champion Lewis Hamilton will be one of good learning experience.
Ming said, “About Lewis [Hamilton], I haven’t really thought about it, it’s just like any other race. All you can do is perform to your best and focus on what needs to be done with your team to make your car go fast”.
He added, “But if he does race I am definitely looking forward to it as he can offer a lot; great competition and I can probably learn off of

him.”
Organisers have revealed that the high profile Hamilton will grace the shores with his very own Formula One car and will take on the likes of from former British Superbike Champion Tommy Hill and island’s rallying legend Roger Skeete on the 2.01-kilometre Bushy Park circuit.
Though, it seems that Hamilton’s drives are mostly exhibition oriented, the prospect of the talented getting to challenge Ming getting to challenge Hamilton would certainly be intriguing.
When asked about his season for this year, he explained that is was productive and expects it continue along the same path as enters into more competitive racing.
“The season start has been pretty solid so far. We have had a few ups and downs but with the help from the team we were able to overcome them. Each week we learn more and progress further and further so we will be very competitive and hopefully be able to claim many more podiums later this year”, the teenager said.
The son of veteran racer Calvin Ming Snr, the younger Ming was able to churn out two first place finishes in his pre season to the formula one 1600 championship races. In the first official round in April, he finished third on the podium and two fifth place finishes which put him only 20 points off the leader at this point in the now in the championship. He also got a podium finish by finishing third in F4 championship.
The frequent travelling to compete in events by undoubtedly tiring for the young driver but he revealed that the love for racing is what keeps him going.
“Touring has been really tiring but racing is what I love to do, so I have no problem travelling if in the end I get to get behind a steering wheel and race; don’t get me wrong there isn’t anything wrong about travelling. I love meeting new people and getting to try new foods and see different cultures, it’s kind of fun but racing is what I love the most”, the driver revealed.
Ming, whose childhood heroes are Formula 1 speedsters Ayrton Sena and Sebastian Vettel, explained that he has been stuck at the track since his car had broken down on Wednesday however, everything is going according to plan now.
Ming, the former shifter kart champion locally as well as a North American competitor, will not be the only Guyanese on show this Sunday as two-time Caribbean Motor Racing Campion (CMRC) Kristian Jeffrey will be joining the Suzuki Challenge Series Swift Cup for the balance of the season.