2024 Review丨Climbing to the top, Pointer Racing interprets the way of progress

The 2024 Shell Helix FIA Formula 4 China Championship witnessed the continuous progress of many powerful teams. Pointer Racing has quickly grown into a strong team in the field of formula racing since joining the competition in the 2020 season.

In the past season, Shi Ke, Zhang Siqi and Mickey made their debut in Pointer Racing, and Wu Chenjie and Huang Weibo also moved forward with the team with their love for formula racing.

Integrate and advance step by step

Pointer Racing welcomed the challenge of the Shanghai opener with the lineup of Wu Chenjie and Mickey, and Wu Chenjie successfully completed two rounds of the race. After a mistake in the first round, Mickey finished the second round in tenth place, winning the first points of the event and the best rookie award. Mickey's performance also impressed the team: "(Mickey) had a very good speed in qualifying. Although the mistake on Saturday caused him to start from the end on Sunday, he chased all the way and finally finished 10th, which was a good result."

Moving to Chengdu, Shi Ke, Zhang Siqi and Wu Chenjie jointly challenged the Tianfu International Circuit, which entered the schedule for the first time. Zhang Siqi and Wu Chenjie won the first and second place in the challenge group in the third round, and Shi Ke and Zhang Siqi won the top two places in the group again in the fifth round.

It is worth mentioning that Zhang Siqi was a Formula Student driver, and this experience also laid a solid foundation for his performance in the F4 Formula race: "(Zhang Siqi) has a good understanding of the characteristics of the Formula car, and the experience of the Formula Student also helped him a lot during the race weekend. Although it was his first time to participate in such a high-level Formula race, he performed well in both qualifying and the race, and also gained very valuable experience."

At Ningbo International Circuit, Wu Chenjie and Shi Ke added two more group champions to the team. In Wu Chenjie's view, he had a great season in the first year of the new car. Wu Chenjie's love for Formula One also impressed Pointer Racing: "He often mentioned to us that he likes and loves racing. (Wu Chenjie) has good strength and speed. Although he did not achieve very dazzling results in this season, we are determined to challenge for good results again in 2025 and achieve common goals."

Returning to the Shanghai International Circuit, Shi Ke and Huang Weibo won a CFGP group championship and a Challenge Cup championship for the team respectively. Shi Ke faces many challenges and changes during the season: "As a former TCR endurance racer, Shi Ke is facing a new challenge when he sits in the cockpit of Formula One. Not only the change in driving style, but also the change in driving rhythm in the race can be said to be a huge change. From the perspective of race strategy, there is a big difference in driving methods between sprint races and endurance races. The driving time of sprint races is shorter, which requires drivers to have faster speed and fewer mistakes in absolute lap times, and also need to be more proactive in looking for opportunities in attacking choices."

Pointer Racing further analyzed: "Shi Ke found a driving style that adapts to the formula and the driving rhythm of the race in a very short time. This is inseparable from his study of details. The large amount of summary with the team after daily practice and competition helped him quickly adapt to the driving rhythm of the car and the rhythm of the race. From the several races he participated in this year, it is not difficult to see that his progress is very great, and he has also achieved the goals set by the team at the beginning."

Huang Wei Bo, who had a brilliant performance in the 2023 season, took on more responsibilities in the team in the 2024 season: "As a full-time driver of the team, Huang Wei Bo's tasks are not only on the field, but also off the field. He also has many tasks, not only analysis and feedback on driving, but also during his non-competition period. Helping teammates build up their mentality, and giving some suggestions to help everyone keep moving forward. "

Huang Wei Bo has made important contributions to the team in terms of car tuning and data testing: "The summary after each adjustment allows the team to find a better tuning direction, and also tests a lot of chassis data for us. His experience and feedback will be a valuable asset for the team's progress. "

Work together and strive for the top

The Shanghai station in September is also a pointer Racing's most memorable stop of the season: "The fourth stop in Shanghai left a deep impression on the team. The team made a lot of new attempts during the summer break. Not only did we find a setting that is more suitable for the driver, but we also became more clear about how to tap the performance of the tires, which also allowed us to achieve good results in Shanghai. Shi Ke won the CFGP category championship on behalf of the team, which has always been the driving force that inspired us to move forward."

Looking back at the 2024 season, Pointer Racing believes that the team has achieved its goals and attributes the team's performance to the team's concerted efforts: "In general, we have achieved the overall goal of our plan this year. It is not only reflected in the results, but the team's cooperation is also an indispensable part. All members have a clear division of labor to overcome obstacles and maximize the effect within a limited time. We hope to take this year as a new starting point and continue to move forward. "

Facing the challenges of the new season, Pointer Racing also maintains a firm belief and continues the team's enterprising spirit: "No one doesn't like the feeling of victory, and this is also our goal. The 2025 season is still a big challenge. We must dig out more on the existing basis, which also means that the requirements for the team will be higher. "What kind of performance will Pointer Racing achieve in the new season? Let us wait and see!

F4, Formula Four, is a formula event founded by the International Automobile Federation in 2014. Teenagers over the age of 15 can participate after receiving the formula training course. The F4 Formula event aims to fill the gap between karting and F3, and build a promotion path for young drivers from karting to F4, then to F3, F2, and finally to F1. The Shell Helix FIA Formula 4 China Championship, founded in 2015, is a formula series in China authorized by the International Automobile Federation. The championship is hosted by the China Automobile and Motorcycle Sports Federation, exclusively operated and promoted by Mingtai Racing Sports Co., Ltd., and exclusively sponsored by Shell Helix, aiming to cultivate more young people Drivers are heading to world-class events such as F1.