Dries Van Langendonck

McLaren junior Dries Van Langendonck ended his first weekend of car racing with victory in British Formula 4 race three at Donington Park.

McLaren junior Dries Van Langendonck has claimed pole position on his car racing debut in British Formula 4 at Donington Park.

McLaren junior Dries Van Langendonck will make his single-seater debut on his 15th birthday, joining the British F4 grid with Rodin.

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McLaren has announced it has signed karting superstar Dries Van Langendonck to its driver development programme.

There was a clean sweep of victories for Belgians as the CIK-FIA European Karting Championship made its first visit to Slovakia last weekend.

Karting is the training ground of most drivers before single-seaters, and it’s always useful to check what’s happening in the major series.