The Press and Journal (Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire)
Oliver, 15, signed up to drive in F4 after good year in karting
Beauly’s Oliver Stewart will compete in the 2022 F4 British Championship after joining the Hitech Grand Prix team.
The 15-year-old makes the step up following a successful karting career, with a number of wins and podium finishes on last year’s Motorsport UK British Kart Championship helping him to finish fourth overall in the Junior X30 section.
Stewart also took ontrack victory of the 2021 Kart Masters Junior X30 race, securing the British LGM title the same year.
He went on to win the vice-champion title at the IAME World Finals before rounding off a hugely successful 2021 by being selected as one of 12 drivers from around the world for the Richard Mille Young Driver Academy shootout in Spain.
Stewart will now make the transition to Britain’s FIA Formula 4 series, in Hitech’s first season in a new era for the championship under Motorsport UK’s organisation.
Stewart said: “I’m overwhelmed by the opportunity I have been given to drive for such a fantastic team as Hitech GP.
“It has been my dream to race in a car ever since I was a little boy.
“It’s a huge step and a massive learning curve but I will give it everything and make the most of this fantastic chance I’ve been given.
“Most importantly I’d like to thank Allan Dallas of Ross-shire Engineering for making this happen and the countless other people that have helped me to get to this point. I can’t wait to get going with Hitech GP.”