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JHR Developments has signed Chloe Chong and Leo Robinson for the 2024 British Formula 4 season.
British-Canadian-Chinese racer Chong was one of the finalists in the Senior group of the FIA Women in Motorsport Commission’s Ferrari Driver Academy-affiliated Girls on Track Rising Stars programme in 2022, and also participated in F4 tests with R-ace GP and JHR.
She then joined Prema in F1 Academy, and came 14th in the 2023 standings with three sixth places as her best results.
Before that she had karted in Europe, making her debut in senior karting in 2021 but spending 2022 primarily on X30 Junior karts. She came 32nd in the British championship and 36th in the Little Green Man series.
“I’m delighted to be joining JHR Developments in British F4 this year. The super close competition of this field and track time available made it a natural decision to take in this next step of my career,” said Chong.
“My very first experience in a race car was with JHR so I couldn’t be happier to return and work with them this season. Thank you to [team boss] Steve Hunter and the team for the warm welcome, as well as my amazing family and supporters involved. I can’t wait to get started next month as I’m confident and ready to put in the work for an exciting year ahead.”
Robinson arrives in British F4 after starring in Danish F4 last year, and the Anglo-Algerian is still only 14 years old. Despite missing almost half of the season, Robinson came fourth in the 2023 Danish F4 standings with 10 podiums from 10 starts.
“I’m delighted to be able to move into British F4 at the earliest possible opportunity with JHR Developments,” he said.
“The team is highly motivated and has a great track record of developing young drivers in both F4 and GB3, including winning all three titles in 2021. I am proud to race under the Algerian flag and would like to thank the Federation Algerienne des Sports Mecaniques for their continued support.”
Before starring in single-seaters, Robinson won the Italian championship for OK Junior karts in 2022 and came sixth in the entry-level Ginetta Junior sportscar series in 2023.