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Time of India
5 days ago
- Automotive
- Time of India
Senna Lives On: Ajith Kumar brings home McLaren Senna in tribute to his racing idol
Actor , who is known to be a huge fan of Ayrton Senna, has now got himself a brand new McLaren Senna car. The actor, who has been training hard at the Paul Ricard Circuit in France for his next racing challenge, only a couple of days ago clocked his personal best lap timing of 2:08.571 while testing in the Porsche GT3 R. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Announcing the news that he had bought a McLaren Senna, the actor's racing team, Ajith Kumar Racing, on its X timeline, put out a picture of the actor with his car and wrote, "Senna brought to life with Kumar bringing the McLaren Senna home!" Ajith has already disclosed that Ayrton Senna is his idol in the racing world. The actor, in an interview, had said, "My favourite person, who, like you say, I idolise, is Ayrton Senna." It may also be recalled that a few days ago, a video clip that showed Ajith paying his respects to a statue of the legendary Formula One racer at the Senna Memorial in Sao Paulo, Brazil, had gone viral. In the video clip, Ajith was seen kissing the feet of the life-sized statue of Ayrton Senna. The actor, who has actively been pursuing his passion of motorsport racing, has done the country proud at least thrice on the race tracks in 2025. For the unaware, Ajith is not only racing but is also the owner of the team Ajith Kumar Racing. Ajith's other teammates who participate with him in races are Mathieu Detry, Duffieux and Cameron McLeod. Ajith's team has roped in Bas Koeten Racing as its technical and logistical partner. The actor's team began the year on a winning note, emerging third in the 991 category of the 24H Dubai 2025. The actor and his racing team then emerged third in the intensely contested 12H Mugello car racing event in Italy. He and his team followed it up with a third podium finish at the Creventic Endurance Race held at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium, in the Porsche 992 GT3 Cup category, where they secured the second place. --IANS mkr/
Time of India
22-04-2025
- Automotive
- Time of India
Ajith's Racing team thanks crew, partners after second place podium finish at Spa-Francorchamps!
Ajith Kumar Racing , the car racing team owned by actor Ajith Kumar which recently secured the second place at the Creventic Endurance Race held at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium, in the Porsche 992 GT3 Cup category, has now thanked everyone who made the win possible. Taking to its X timeline, Ajith Kumar Racing wrote, "A Big Thank You from Team AjithKumar Racing! From the track to the podium - we couldn't have done it without you! P2 at Spa, and a heartfelt thanks to everyone who made it possible - crevantic @24HSERIES @circuitspa @Michelin our rockstar crew, and partners @BasKoetenRacing @RedAntRacing MSmedia @MashableIndia." by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Play this game for 3 minutes, if you own a mouse Undo The win at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium, is the third consecutive podium finish the team has had in the Creventic Endurance Series. It may be recalled that the team had first done the country proud by coming third at an event at the Dubai Autodrome on January 11 this year. The team then secured the third place at the Mugello Circuit, Italy on March 22 this year. Now, for the third time, the team has secured a podium finish. Ajith Kumar Faces Scary Crash Ahead of Dubai 24 Hours Race Ajith Kumar's upcoming Creventic races will happen at the Misano World Circuit on May 24, Circuit Paul Ricard on July 5 and at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya on September 27. In addition to the Creventic Series, Ajith Kumar Racing will also be competing in the GT4 European Series , a premier platform for GT4-spec racing across iconic European circuits. GT4 European Series Race, which was held from April 11 to 13 at Paul Ricard, France, will happen from May 16-18 at Zandvoort, Netherlands, from Jun 26-29 at the Spa, Belgium, from July 18-20 at the Misano, Italy, from August 29-31 at Nurburgring, Germany and finally from October 10-12 in Barcelona, Spain.
