Calvin Ming continued his climb up the International Formula car racing ladder as he completed a podium-filled weekend in Mexico. Competing in the Formula 4 supporting races for the 19th round of the Formula 1 World Championship, Ming bettered his third place finish on Saturday, with a race win on Sunday in front of a huge crowd.
Golden Arrow head moment! Calvin stands at the top of the podium as Guyana National anthem is played at the Mexican stadium
Driving as a member of the “Ram Racing Team”, the Guyanese started from sixth on the grid and was the victim of an incident at the start, causing his car to spin off the track. However, he recovered and was relegated to the back of the field in 14th position for the restart of the race after the safety car exited the track.
In a very determined effort, he managed to claw his way up the field, making his final pass on the last corner of the last lap to finish in third place.
Race two on Sunday, had him starting in sixth position, before launching his way up to first, by the time the field of competitors had arrived at the first corner at the start of the race. An incident shortly after caused the safety car to go on track resulting in the competitors bunching-up, after Ming had established a comfortable lead of over 2.5 seconds.
On the restart of the race, Ming was hounded by the second place driver for a couple of laps, before he managed to build-up a safe lead, and went on to win the race after a good fight.
After the race Ming thanked the team for the car’s set-up, indicating that he was overjoyed by his performance at the weekend.
