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Alex Ninovic has been named as Rodin Carlin’s first signing for the 2024 British Formula 4 season.
The 16-year-old Australian is already well known to the team, having raced for them in the Spanish F4 championship this year. He came 10th in the standings, picking up one podium from his rookie campaign in single-seater racing.
In 2022 he was national champion in his home country on KA3 Senior karts, and the year before that was the KA4 Junior champion.
“I’m super excited and can’t wait to continue flying the Rodin Cars flag into the 2024 British F4 championship,” said Ninovic.
“I feel like we had a strong first season in Europe racing in Spanish F4 so I’m looking forward to the British rounds and taking all this knowledge forward. I want to say thank you to Rodin Cars for their continued support of me and giving me the opportunity to race again this season and build on everything we’ve learnt so far.”
Stephanie Carlin, who was team principal of Carlin’s other F4 operation in F1 Academy this year, commented: “I’m so pleased that Alex will be remaining with the team and making the move to British F4. Alex had a positive debut season in Europe and made great progress to claim his first podium in Valencia. I have no doubt that he will take all this experience with him to British F4 and enjoy a really strong season with the team.”
Next month Carlin, whose husband Trevor recently stepped down as a director of the team’s holding company and has not confirmed what trackside roles he will fulfill next season, will leave her family’s team to become McLaren’s Formula 1 business operations director and also oversee its involvement – via the branding of several cars – in F1 Academy.