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Divy Nandan was backmost aft a trial thrust earlier the races commenced astatine The Indian Racing Festival. Representing Hyderabad Blackbirds, owned by histrion Naga Chaitanya, helium was astatine ease, arsenic his squad was engaged looking astatine method broadside of the car.
We were astatine the first-ever Goa variation of The Indian Racing Festival astatine the Manohar International Airport, which has transformed Goa into a motorsport hub for the high-octane Formula Street Race Weekend (February 14 and 15). The lawsuit marks a important infinitesimal successful the festival’s accelerated rise, with Round 4 of the title unfolding astatine Goa.
I took a peep wrong what is called the hotseat. Or the blistery pit, arsenic the car stood connected the way remainder country nether the day sun. It is simply a choky space; the controls are not bigger than an iPad screen.
Divy sounded excited, stressed that helium was not tense and aimed to bask each spot of the crippled irrespective of the last outcome. Divy added, “Winning is the goal; it is besides astir gaining experience, learning and improving. I person been driving connected these tracks and this is my archetypal relation with Hyderabad Blackbirds.”
The squad regrouped and discussed their strategy earlier the last contention | Photo Credit: Prabalika Borah
Hailing from Gurgaon, helium started racing successful a hired car astatine the property of 17. “I started beauteous late, but I was successful the close space,” said the protégé of India’s archetypal Formula 1 driver, Narain Karthikeyan. “I started my vocation astatine the NK Racing Academy,” helium added.
He won nationalist titles and past went connected to people points connected the UK’s fastest circuits wrong a fewer seasons. Notably, helium returned from an 18-month hiatus successful 2024 to decorativeness 4th successful the Indian F4 Championship. Off the track, helium has a BBA degree.
Some of Divy’s cardinal achievements are GB3 Championship Debut (2025) astatine Silverstone Circuit, Indian Touring Cars (ITC) Vice Champion (2025), and RF Formula 2000 Race Winner (2023). He besides completed six rounds of the British F4 Championship and scored points astatine Thruxton, UK’s fastest racing track.
When asked astir the driver’s cockpit, helium explained, “Our seats are moulded according to our assemblage shape. So they are most comfortable, truthful overmuch that I tin slumber wrong it.”
What astir the heat? “That’s thing we get utilized to and don’t caput astatine all,” helium signed off.
