Bengaluru based mostly Akhil Rabindra has been retained by the prestigious Aston Martin Racing (AMR) Driver Academy for the upcoming season following his robust efficiency in Europe final yr.
Rabindra, who final yr grew to become the one Asian to make it to the AMR Driver Academy, will probably be amongst 12 elite drivers from around the globe.
The drivers will bear a yr of coaching and evaluation with the AMR workforce in the UK, in response to a media launch.
On the finish of the calendar yr, the most effective performer will land a contract of a junior driver in 2021, with the manufacturing facility Aston Martin Racing workforce.
“I’m extraordinarily excited and delighted to be on the AMR Driver Academy once more this yr. Final yr was a really robust yr the place I went from power to power. This yr my focus is to construct additional on final yr’s success and get the junior contract on the finish of the yr,” Rabindra stated.