As I continue with my 'part 2' to 10' Questions to a Racing Driver, my latest guest is 18 year old South Korean star, Michael Shin!
Michael spent last year in RoKit British F4, racing for Virtuosi Racing for whom he took a win and 2 podiums in 2022.
📸 Michael leads for Virtuosi.
Also in 2022, Michael took part in the F4 Cup during the FIA Motorsport games, while at the beginning of this year, he moved into Formula Regional cars, racing in the Middle Eastern edition of the series(FRMEC), and managed a podium as he raced for PREMA Racing.
📸 Preparing for action.
He's yet to announce his summer season plans, but has answered my questions!
1. Who is your racing hero or heroes? Schumacher, Hamilton, Verstappen.
📸 Elite level heroes.
2. What's the first memory you have of racing? First memory I have is watching Disney's Cars.
📸 Ka-chow!
3. What's the best car you've driven so far? The best car I have driven in the Dallara F320.
4. What's your proudest moment so far? Proudest moment so far was when I applied the racecraft I learned and was able to overtake another car.
5. Your favourite overtake you've ever done? Favourite overtake is when I went around the outside at Turn 9 in Yas Marina.
📸 Yas Marina, under the lights.
6. Would your rather race on an street course or on an oval? I would rather race on a street course.
7. If you could pick any teammate, past or present, who would you choose? I would pick a teammate who I can learn the most from
I would spend the day playing golf or some other type of sports.
9. If you could drive any race car, past or present, what car would you choose? I would like to drive both the Ferrari 2004, and the Mercedes W11.
📸 Two cars you automatically associate with being very, very fast!
10. What's the strangest thing you happen to you while you've been in the car? The strangest thing that happen to me while I was in the car was 40+ mph side winds.
Thanks Michael for the chat and best of luck with whatever this year will bring! I hope I can chat with him again soon!
📸 Image credits: Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team, Michael Shin Racing, Scuderia Ferrari, Sky Sports, Formula Motorsport Limited, RoKit British F4.
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