Once a youngster in Bengaluru rooting for his favourite stars on the television, 16-year-old Ary Bansal has taken a major leap towards becoming one of them. The Indian driver became the first from his country to win the GB4 championship, doing so after a topsy-turvy finale at Donington Park in 2025. DIVEBOMB caught up with the youngster ahead of his upcoming Italian F4 campaign.

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Written by Lorenzo Baer, Edited by Sean McKean Image Credit: ACI Italian Formula 4 Championship The “Factory of Talents” of F4, the Italian championship is the most prestigious F4 tournament in the world, being the oldest – (having been founded in 2014 –) and most coveted trophy of the discipline worldwide. The championship is known for bringing together the drivers with the best prospects in motorsport every year. This could be observed in the follow-up of the championships