Chennai F4 night street race HIGHLIGHTS | Australia's Hugh Barter and South Africa's Aqil Alibhai share honours
Barter, who last weekend had won a race starting last on the grid, was unstoppable while winning the first race that was marred by two Safety Car periods and then a red flag with little over three minutes and a lap left.
Formula 4 (F4) night street race winners Hugh Barter (C), Ruhaan Alva (L), and Abhay Mohan (R) strike a pose with their trophies. (Photo | Manivasagan)
CHENNAI: Australian Hugh Barter of Godspeed Kochi and South African Aqil Alibhai of Hyderabad Blackbirds shared the day’s honours in the FIA-Formula 4 Indian Championship in the country's first-ever night racing event, in Chennai on Sunday night.
Legal issues, track certification delay, change of corners, traffic diversion - the inaugural night street race in Chennai had hurdle after hurdle hurling at it. But they all fell by the wayside, a challenge so distant that it was not even visible on the rearview mirror when the action finally began on Sunday night.
By the time spectators made their way to the stands in the afternoon, the excitement around the event reached its peak with whooshing cars burning the rubber and setting the road-turned-track on fire in the qualifying rounds.
At the golden hours of the evening, the F4 cars buzzing around the track made it a visual treat for the large crowd that assembled here.
The atmosphere was further electrified when celebrity team owners like John Abraham, Naga Chaitanya, Arjun Kapoor, and Sourav Ganguly made their way to the pitstop to greet their teams and crew members. Also present was Minister of Youth Welfare and Sports Udhayanidhi Stalin, who faced political flak for being keen on organising the event.
CHECK OUT HIGHLIGHTS OF DAY 2 HERE:
Live Updates
- 1 Sept 2024 7:22 PM IST
FORMULA 4 RACING CHENNAI RESULTS:
FLGB 4: FORMULA LGBALAKRISHNAN 4
(1) Diljith TS, Car No 44 (Darkdon Racing)
(2) Neythan Mcperson, Car No 95 (Momentum Motorsports)
(3) Tijil Rao, Car No 12 (Darkdon Racing)
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Indian F4 Championship:
(1) Hugh Barter 68 (Australian, Godspeed Kochi)
(2) Ruhaan Alva 27 (Indian, Sharchi Rarh Bengal Tigers)
(3) Abhay Mohan 45 (Indian, Bangalore Speedsters)
- 1 Sept 2024 6:20 PM IST
Hugh Barter who started from pole position won the race 1 of the Formula 4 round 2 in a race which ended in red flag. Ruhaan Alva finished in second followed by Abhay Mohan
- 1 Sept 2024 6:09 PM IST
Yuvan Shankar Raja, the man behind the Chennai Formula 4 theme song, graces the event with his presence!
- 1 Sept 2024 5:47 PM IST
The show is getting better as stars start to descend!
John Abraham, Sourav Ganguly and Arjun Kapoor few others in the house.
- 1 Sept 2024 5:35 PM IST
Barter had a good start from the line to keep his lead of the race followed by Alva, Pariat, Nandan and A Mohan to complete the top 5
