Grade 9 student Charles Leong recently clocked the fastest time ever of 1:33:989 in the Asian Formula Renault Series, a Formula Renault championship held on March 17-19 in Zhuhai. He beat his teammate from the Black Arts Racing Team by over a second.

Charles began his racing career driving go-karts at the age of 8. He started racing competitively two years later and then made the impressive leap to Formula 4 cars in October of 2015 at the age of 13.
Formula 4 is a racing car category intended for junior drivers and was created by the Federation Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA)—the International sanctioning and administrative body for motorsport—as an entry-level category for young drivers to bridge the gap between karting and Formula 3. F4 cars can reach top speeds of 210km/hr.

Charles was discovered by the Asia Black Arts Team who saw him driving, and asked him to do a time-test. Charles delivered and is now the number one driver on the team. His natural ability and training is behind his rapid rise in the racing field.

“You cannot be afraid of the speed and brakes; if you are, you won’t go to the limit,” says Charles, adding “I am not afraid because I have a natural feel for the speed and braking. I seem to do well.”
As for next year, his plans are unknown, “If I want to keep racing, I will have to stop school and go to Europe with a new team to race at the next level, but we need sponsorship.”
Charles’ next China Formula 4 race is on June 25th in Beijing.

澳門國際學校寄宿生破速度紀錄膺亞洲四級方程式冠軍

澳門國際學校初中三年級學生梁瀚昭（Charles Leong）早前在珠海舉行的方程式賽車錦標賽「亞洲雷諾方程式系統賽」中，以一秒之差擊敗同屬於「Black Arts Racing Team玄鋒賽車」的隊友，並創下1:33:989 有史以來最快的成績。

梁瀚昭8歲開始賽車生涯，兩年後正式投入比賽，並於2015年10月以年僅13歲的姿態，在四級方程式賽事中讓人留下 深刻印象 。
四級方程式賽事是由國際汽車聯盟FIA（具國際認可之汽車及電單車協調及統籌賽車機構）設立的，專屬初級駕駛者的賽事。年輕車手視此為踏入小型賽車及三級方程式賽事的入門賽。四級方程式最高時速可達每小時210公里。

獲「Black Arts Racing Team玄鋒賽車」青睞並邀其進行時間測試後，梁瀚昭順利進入車隊，並成為首席車手。相信其天份及努力不懈的訓練是他迅速在賽車場上崛起的原因。

不能放膽加速及果斷剎車，永遠達不到極限。」梁瀚昭說：「車場上我自覺游刃有餘，從不畏懼。」
被問到明年有何計劃時，他謂若想繼續比賽，必須停學並隨新團隊前往歐洲參加下一階段的比賽，「但首先要找到贊助。」
梁瀚昭下一場四級方程式賽事將於6月25日在北京進行。