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Rio Haryanto Officially Becomes an F1 Driver

Rio Haryanto, a young racer from Indonesia, can smile proudly. The obstacles that had stood
in the way were finally gradually removed. His dream of becoming a driver in Formula One
(F1) has come true.

The British team, Manor Racing, has announced, Thursday (18/2), to make Rio as the second
driver. This opportunity makes Rio will compete with world famous drivers, such as Louis
Hamilton, Fernando Alonso, and Kimi Raikonnen, in the 2016 F1 race series.
How did the Solo-born racer start his career in the racing world? He started his career when
he appeared in Asian level races. He strengthened the Asia Racing Team in 2008.
In this series, Rio participated in three series, namely the Asian Formula Renault Challenge,
Formula Asia 2.0, and Formula BMW Pacific. The racer who was born on January 22, 1993,
won his first achievement on the Formula Asia 2.0 stage. There, he was ranked third after
winning two races.
Triggered by the achievements in the inaugural year, Rio is more enthusiastic. He continues
to show his skills behind the wheel of a four-wheel drive. In 2009, he entered the Australian
Drivers Championship and the Asian Formula Renault Challenge Formula BMW Pacific.
At that time, Rio prioritized the Formula BMW Pacific event. The reason, the event was very
good for his career leap. In this series, he strengthens the Questnet Team Qi-Meritus. The
results are fantastic. Rio won 11 of 15 races. The result made Rio the champion with 250
points in the final standings.
 
Source: Salamadian, Sahabatnesia
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Rio Haryanto Resmi Jadi Pembalap F1

Rio Haryanto, pembalap muda asal Indonesia, boleh tersenyum bangga. Halangan yang
sempat merintang akhirnya secara bertahap bisa disingkirkan. Impiannya menjadi pembalap
di Formula One (F1) terwujud.
Tim asal Inggris, Manor Racing, telah mengumumkan, Kamis (18/2), untuk menjadikan Rio
sebagai pembalap kedua. Kesempatan itu membuat Rio akan bersaing dengan pembalap
beken dunia, seperti Louis Hamilton, Fernando Alonso, dan Kimi Raikonnen, pada seri
balapan F1 2016.
Bagaimana pembalap kelahiran Solo itu merintis kariernya di dunia balapan? Karier itu ia
mulai ketika tampil pada balapan tingkat Asia. Ia memperkuat Asia Racing Team pada 2008.
Pada seri ini, Rio ikut untuk tiga seri, yaitu Asian Formula Renault Challenge, Formula Asia
2.0, dan Formula BMW Pacific. Pembalap kelahiran 22 Januari 1993 itu meraih prestasi
perdananya di pentas Formula Asia 2.0. Di situ, ia meraih peringkat tiga usai memenangkan
dua balapan.
Terpicu dengan pencapaian pada tahun perdana, Rio kian semangat. Ia terus memperlihatkan
kebolehannya di balik kemudi roda empat. Pada 2009, ia mengikuti Australian Drivers
Championship dan Asian Formula Renault Challenge Formula BMW Pacific.
Saat itu Rio memprioritaskan ajang Formula BMW Pasific. Alasannya, ajang itu sangat bagus
untuk loncatan kariernya. Pada seri ini, ia memperkuat Questnet Team Qi-Meritus. Hasilnya
fantastis. Rio memenangkan 11 dari 15 kali balapan. Hasil itu membuat Rio menjadi juara
dengan raihan 250 poin pada klasemen akhir.
 
Sumber: Salamadian, Sahabatnesia