Tamil film actor Ajith Kumar to race in F2 championship

Tamil film actor Ajith Kumar on Wednesday confirmed his participation in the 2010 FIA Formula 2 Championship.

Ajith Kumar would thus become the third Indian in F2 along with Armaan Ebrahim and Parthiva Sureshwaran.

Ajith made his international racing debut in 2003 in the Formula BMW Asia Championship. He finished 6th after qualifying 4th in the Korean Formula BMW event in 2004. He also had podium finishes in British F3 Scholarship Class, a media release said.

“I have the confidence of achieving some success in this year’s FIA Formula 2 European Championships. I have already done some testing in Malaysia and am looking forward to more practice runs in Snetterton and Silverstone before the event kicks off on April 16. I hope my participation along with the other two Indians, Ebrahim and Sureshwaran will create the right amount of interest in the sport in India,” Kumar said.

F2 Series director Jonathan Palmer said, “I am delighted to welcome Ajith to F2. To have a well known Indian film star who has demonstrated such ambition now racing in F2 is very exciting for the championship, and I really admire Ajith’s determination.”