Nikita Bedrin has joined PHM AIX Racing for the 2024 F3 Season.
Bedrin graduated to F3 last season with Jenzer where he finished 18th in his rookie season with 24 points, compromising of third-placed finishes in the Hungarian Sprint and Belgian Feature Race plus a tenth-placed finish in the Spanish Sprint.
The 18 year-old however has moved to PHM AIX Racing for his second season in the category, with pre-season testing set to take place at Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain from 11-13 February.
Speaking about his move to PHM AIX Racing, Bedrin said: “I am really happy to get this opportunity. Very last minute news and very unexpected, so a lot of hard work will have to be done. Big thanks to PHM and AIX for making it happen, I’m ready to give it my all!”
PHM AIX Racing’s Sporting Director, Roland Rehfeld is happy to welcome Bedrin back after he previously drove for the team in 2022 across Italian F4 and ADAC F4 plus FRMEC in 2023, with a championship best finish of fourth in 2022 ADAC F4.
Rehfeld also is confident that Bedrin can build upon his rookie season as he added: “No doubts about his raw speed and talent, Nikita matured on and off track and convinced us to give him another chance to prove himself, after a difficult first season in 2023.
“Although being compromised by some bad luck, he was able to show some respectable highlights last season with two Podiums under very difficult conditions in F3.”
Bedrin will partner Joshua Dufek and Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak with Rehfeld believing that PHM AIX Racing has “a very promising driver line-up and I am sure, that with all the effort and work the team has done through the winter break, we will compete consistently for Points and Podiums.”
PHM AIX Racing founder, Paul Muller iterated that Bedrin’s arrival marks “an important step towards our goals as team and as an academy.
“Having just shown us in the F4 UAE campaign, not only that he is an incredible team player but also of the best race drivers on the F3 grid. I am personally excited to see him succeed.”
Bedrin is currently driving for the team in F4 UAE where he sits third in the standings with three wins on the bord.
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