Felipe Drugovich joins Van Amersfoort Racing

Van Amersfoort Racing welcomed Felipe Drugovich as the newest member of its Formula 4 squad. The 16-year-old starts his second season in ADAC Formula 4 this year, having made his single-seater debut with Austria's Neuhauser Racing in 2016.

Van Amersfoort Racing has proved to still belong to the best teams on the grid, closely missing out on the team championship in 2016 by just 1.5 points. As a result, several drivers have shown interest in joining the Dutch based outfit, with Drugovich being amongst them. Following several days of testing in recent weeks, he has shown constant progress and some impressive and convincing lap times, the decision was made to get Drugovich on board for 2017.

"I am extremely pleased with the turn of events in my career, especially this great new association. It has proved over the years that it never neglects any possibilities to make their young drivers successful", said Drugovich.

Van Amersfoort Team Principal and Founder Frits van Amersfoort, Felipe Drugovich and VAR Team Manager Jeroen de Jong ©Van Amersfoort Racing

Van Amersfoort Team Principal and Founder Frits van Amersfoort, Felipe Drugovich and VAR Team Manager Jeroen de Jong ©Van Amersfoort Racing

"He showed some great results last year and we hope we can help him improve his skills and results even more. The start of our co-operation is both pleasant and promising. Furthermore, his performances in the winter-based MRF Challenge are impressive so far, indicating that his progress is constant. That’s extremely encouraging on the eve of the 2017 Formula 4 season", added Team Principal and Founder Frits van Amersfoort.

Team Manager Jeroen de Jong explained, that they had "Felipe on our radar for most of last season, and even our 2016 drivers kept telling us to have an eye on him. Being from another part of the world, coming to Germany to further his progress in motorsport, is a testimony that he has the passion and dedication, in order to succeed. Those are values we highly regard."

In his début season, the former kart racer impressed by scoring two victories and 11 podiums counting for the Rookie championship, where he ended in fourth position. The Brazil-born driver finished 13th in the overall Championship standings.

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