F1 Academy title challenger Alba Larsen will once again race for Chris Dittmann Racing, filling the seat vacated by Piotr Orzechowski for the Silverstone and Zandvoort rounds of the 2026 Wera Tools British F4 Championship certified by the FIA. The Danish racer is no stranger to the team, having contested 21 of the 30 races last season, with a best finish of second at Silverstone in the Rookie Cup. This season, she is once again competing in F1 Academy, where she was in contention for a race win in Shanghai. The Ferrari Academy driver will use the track time with[…..]
Chris Dittmann Racing left Snetterton last weekend empty-handed despite demonstrating race-winning pace during the third event of the Wera Tools British F4 Championship season. Following a successful trip to Brands Hatch last time out, where the team secured three top-five finishes and firmly moved into title contention with leading driver Tommy Harfield, hopes were high that the momentum would continue as the series headed to Norfolk for rounds seven, eight and nine. The event got off to a positive start with an official test day on Wednesday, giving the drivers plenty of track time and an opportunity to adapt to[…..]
Chris Dittmann Racing bounced back to form during last weekend’s second round of the Wera Tools F4 British Championship certified by FIA at Brands Hatch, with Tommy Harfield securing the team’s first podium of the year and catapulting himself into the title picture in the process. After a tough start to the season at Donington Park last month, the CDR team faced a very different sort of challenge on the tight 1.2-mile Brands Hatch Indy Circuit, where less than a second separated the entire 30-car field during pre-event testing. Here, more than ever, mistakes would be punished harshly, and that’s[…..]
Canadian-American racer Autumn Fisher will step onboard a Chris Dittmann Racing Tatuus T-421 chassis for her first laps in the Wera Tools F4 British Championship certified by the FIA this weekend. The 18-year-old recently moved into car racing, competing in the French F4 Championship after previously racing karts. She got her season underway at Nogaro earlier last month and has already built up valuable experience in Formula 4 machinery. Having been used to running a Mygale M21-F4 with a Renault engine, she will need to adjust to the chassis and engine package used in the British F4 series. However, her[…..]
Chris Dittmann Racing endured a frustrating start to the Wera Tools F4 British Championship Certified by FIA season at Donington Park, despite all four of the team’s drivers showing promise across the three races. Ultimately, a tough qualifying session on Saturday gave the team an uphill battle, however each time the CDR cars rose to the challenge to make some impressive progress across the races. During pre-event testing the quartet of Tommy Harfield, Henry Mercier, Piotr Orzechowski and Daniella Sutton all showed great potential, highlighted by Harfield setting the fourth fastest time of the opening session. However, the weekend itself[…..]
2025 Wera Tools British F4 Championship race winner Tommy Harfield will return to Chris Dittmann Racing for a second year and is targeting the title. Tommy joined CDR in 2024, testing with the team ahead of a full British F4 campaign last season. He started his debut year in the championship with a third placed finish in the first race, racking up a further four podium visits before taking his first victory at round eight at Donington Park. He followed this up with a second win at Silverstone, before making it a hat-trick at Brands Hatch for the season finale.[…..]
2025 Wera Tools British Formula 4 debutant Piotr Orzechowski will be targeting regular points finishes and podiums as he returns for a second season with Chris Dittmann Racing. The Polish racer showed good progress last season, after making his first championship appearance at the second weekend of the series at Silverstone. Racing on the full Grand Prix circuit, the youngest showed maturity beyond his years to focus on getting used to both the circuit and the car, racing incident free to maximise his learning. Hailing from Kostrzyn nad Odrą on the border of Poland and Germany, he also competed in[…..]
Chris Dittmann Racing is pleased to confirm their second driver signing for the 2026 Wera Tools British F4 season, with American racer Henry Mercier joining the race-winning team. Henry impressed on his debut season in the British F4 series, converting a pole position at Oulton Park into second place overall and a Rookie Cup win, proving to be the highlight of a consistent season where he finished in the points ten times. Born in Wyoming, USA, Henry moved with his family to Spain in 2021 where he discovered a love of karting. After demonstrating his abilities on the Spanish kart[…..]
Warrington-based racer Daniella Sutton will join the Chris Dittmann Racing team for a full campaign in the challenging British Formula 4 Championship in 2026. Daniella started karting at the age of six, but first competitively raced in 2021, where she was twice rookie winner in the Daniel Ricciardo UK Kart Championship. She then went on to be crowned Total Karting Zero UK North Champion in 2022. In early 2024, she won the inaugural BRSCC Fiesta Junior scholarship, where she has successfully raced for the past two seasons. She is currently champion-elect in the Anita Taylor Saloons Championship. The 17-year-old is[…..]
Chris Dittmann Racing secured its third victory in as many weekends in the Wera Tools F4 British Championship, certified by FIA, as Tommy Harfield produced a superb drive at Brands Hatch during the final meeting of the season (3–5 October). Tommy was joined by Piotr Orzechowski, taking part in just his third race weekend, as both drivers battled challenging conditions on Friday during a wet and windy practice. They were met with very different weather on Saturday morning for qualifying, held under sunny skies but with parts of the track damp. Two red flags interrupted proceedings, leaving a 10-minute dash[…..]