“Enzo Thanwanichkul” Top 13-year-old Thai driver writes history for ‘Thai boys’, who won the 2022 World Junior Kart Championship and made headlines as the first ‘true Thai’ driver to receive a contract to join the level team world. “RedBull Jr.”, who has trained many world-class Formula One drivers. He reveals he is very proud of building a world-class reputation as ‘Thai people’, aiming for another 4 years to move up to Formula 2. And dreams of becoming the next Thai Formula One driver
After creating masterpieces up to winning the Junior Kart World Championship in the 2022 season, the name of Enzo Thanwanichkul, a young 13-year-old Thai driver, is much mentioned in the world of motorsport. with aggressive form the instinct to win AND the discipline in competitions The 13-year-old Thai driver also received a contract to join “Red Bull Junior”, a program that propelled many drivers into Formula 1, including world champion Max Verstappen. Alexander Albon Angsusingh, who currently races for Williams Racing, but also famous drivers such as German four-times world champion Sebastian Vettel, Daniel Ricci, Australian Ardo, Frenchman Pierre Gasly and Ferrari’s Spaniard Carlos Sainz have left their mark to Red Bull.L Racing and Alpha Tauri (ex Scuderia Toro Rosso)
The contract the young Thai star received after the fight Dr. Helmut Marko senior advisor of Red Bull Racing Marked as “a number of years”, it means that “Enzo” has a long-term commitment to this team. or it may seem up to Formula One
More recently, Enzo returned to Thailand with his family. (Father-mother) to visit his hometown, which Grand Prix International Public Company Limited, Motorsport Department of Khun Anothai Eamlumnow, Chief Production Officer held a meeting and invited the Thai media to attend a special interview at the event “Enzo Meets The Press” on Thursday 5th January, together with Piti Bhirombhakdi, Executive Vice President of Boon Rawd Brewery Co., Ltd. welcome and congratulations
Enzo, who recently won the Junior Kart World Championship in 2022, said: “We spent a lot of time on the track. I am very proud to have won the World Championship under the Thai flag. and is a pilot of Thai origin he IS pride. because there is rarely a Thai who competes at world level and abroad I am very happy to show foreigners that “Thais” are good at driving. When we go to the World Cup, we will show everyone around the world what the potential of our country is.”
Enzo revealed about his fight in the World Karting Championships: “This year, 1 in 7 people can win the finals. which is very competitive. There are many people fighting us, it’s very difficult, that’s why. That’s why I had to devote my whole life to go-karting. We have to spend all day preparing for victory.
At the same time, the 13-year-old Thai driver spoke about his goals after winning the World Karting Championship in 2022, saying, “The main goals ours is to win And I want to win in Formula 1 because it is the biggest stage in the world. The best drivers in the world are in Formula 1 when we start winning in Thailand. looking to Europe Waiting for the world stage Then I looked up. Formula Four, Formula Three, Formula Two and of course everyone wants to move up to Formula One, but it has to be slow. move up in order of motorsports”
Compared to boys of his age, Enzo is a very responsible young athlete. Both in training and in studying that must be done simultaneously.
“Some people think it might be too heavy… but for Enzo, I think the heavier it is, the more I like it. Because some people will think that when it’s too heavy… Can it do it? Will it pass or not? So I took this to show her. No matter how old we are, how stressed we are, we have to do it. to reach the goal”
Talking about his racing “model”, Enzo said: “I like Max Verstappen because he is very aggressive. But I also like Pee Alex (Alex Albon Angsusing), because Pee Alex That is, Thais who go to Formula 1 like Prince Bira, Alex is like my role model. I want to be as good as Alex or make him better.
Also, Enzo, who has made an outstanding contribution to the world karting arena. And shone in the eyes of the world champion Formula One team as ‘Red Bull Racing’ until he was signed to join the ‘Red Bull Junior’ project on a long term contract The Red Bull Racing Senior Advisor, Dr. Helmut Marko, was impressed by Enzo after meeting him for the first time. Especially in terms of competitive attitude. and the determination to succeed in the professional driving path before signing the contract
Because “Enzo Thanwanichkul” is the first Thai boy with 100% Thai blood to sign a contract with “Red Bull Junior”, a world-class racing team. with a contract signed in Graz Austria on November 24, 2022
Under the contract, Red Bull Jr. will step in to support and supervise the training. driver development program Finding the right racing team AND supervising all Enzo’s competitions in the upcoming season To prepare before moving on to become a professional driver of the Formula Four (F4) generation and other models in the hierarchy such as Formula Three (F3), Formula Two (F2) and the ultimate dream of Formula One (F1) in the future.
Enzo said about the move to “Red Bull Junior” that “Today I’m wearing a Red Bull jersey, I’m very proud. Because when it comes to Formula 1 teams, Red Bull is the best and fastest team in motorsport. We have to keep fighting, we have to think ahead and show the potential for all to see.
The path the 13-year-old has blazed for his future in motorsport is the same as that of any world champion driver, with Enzo saying: ‘Hopefully four years on from Enzo he wants to race in Formula 2 at the age of 17 , Red Bull talks to us about many things. I think if I’m good enough I can reach Formula 1 with Red Bull and we’ll see. I dream that one day when I go back to Thailand, there will be fans who will welcome me at the airport gate And that day I will be able to drive in Formula One.” Enzo concluded.
For Enzo Thanwanichkul, he first started driving karts at the age of 3 before entering the motorsport industry for the first time in 2016 at the age of 6 with the Toyota Junia youth karting competition. ) in 2017 he managed to win the scheduled annual championship. Super Car Thailand, Super BNB model and runner up of the year in Cadet A model, then in 2018 started racing in Asia and Europe. before continuing to gather experience until winning the World Championship at the World Junior Championships in 2022
In the 2023 season, Enzo will compete in the European and World karting championships. He will move up to the senior model and plans to test Formula Four race cars. To scale formula racing the following year.
Written at 19:52 Date 5 January 23
