Force India to open F1 racing academy

BENGALURU, 18 April: Force India Formula One Team, India’s first and only F1 team, recently announced the launch of the Force India F1 Team Academy - an initiative aimed at identifying racing talent in India and providing vocational and academic training for young Indians aspiring to a serious professional career in motorsports. 

According to a press release, Chairman and Team Principal, Force India Formula One Team, Vijay Mallya, while commenting on the unveiling of the Academy said: “The setting up of the Force India F1 Team Academy is a historic milestone in the sports arena in India especially since it marks the first time ever that anyone has embarked on such an ambitious programme to create a pool of talent and groom aspirants who show exceptional promise by providing them the necessary corporate funding and support backed with a crystal-clear professional career path in motorsport so that one day, they can go on to represent India in the international arena and hopefully bring glory to the nation”. 

The Force India F1 Team Academy has been set up as a separate, not-for-profit entity based in India and will devote itself to three key areas organized in the following verticals; Identifying and nurturing racing talent in India, Providing vocational training for a career in motor sport or related industries, Providing specialised academic courses/programmes related to the field of motorsports, the release informs.

In the first year, the Academy’s predominant focus will be on unearthing and discovering racing talent while the initiatives in the other two focus areas will be rolled out in a phased manner over the next 12 months. The Force India F1 Team Academy is funded by Force India F1 and supported by its corporate partners.

The Academy will launch its first comprehensive initiative, the ‘Hunt for 1 from a Billion’ to identify and groom a future racing star from India on 25 April.

For more details about the Hunt, visit www.onefromabillion.com