Enaam Ahmed: Proudly Waving the Flag of Pakistan in the World of Motorsport
Enaam Ahmed has achieved what no other Pakistani has achieved before in the world of motorsport. He is the first and only Pakistani to be a world champion in karting, beating the records of Formula One drivers Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen. Not only that, he is also the British Formula 3 champion, the first ever high-level formula championship winner in the history of Pakistan, and breaking the record of Ayrton Senna by winning 13 races in one season.
The 23-year-old Enaam Ahmed is going places around the world with his winning streaks on the dangerous tracks, driving cars at an average 200 miles per hour – making sure that his car carries both British and Pakistani flags. He is one of the brightest and most exciting young racing talents in motorsport. He has been winning championships and breaking records from the age of 14. Enaam Ahmed is also the most successful Pakistani heritage racing driver ever in the history of motorsport, and the most successful British Formula 3 driver in history.
Enaam Ahmed was born to Pakistani parents in London 23 years ago. It was at the age of eight that he started taking an interest in racing. His parents started funding their son’s passion by sending him to local go-karting tracks for children, but they had no idea that their son would become a European and world champion at the age of 14, winning it one year younger than Lewis Hamilton who was 15 when he became the world champion.
When Enaam announced his decision for car racing to his parents, they told him they would not be funding him anymore, and he would need to learn to stand on his own feet to explore his opportunities or return to normal life and finish a university degree and then do whatever he wants to. Enaam Ahmed left the comfort of his home immediately to live in Japan, Spain, Italy, New Zealand and the United States to focus on professional driving. He has not looked back ever since.
The most important factor for Enaam Ahmed has been to win these accomplishments as a Pakistani origin racer. He says with pride: “For me, it matters the most that I won these races at the world stage as a Pakistani and races at the world championship level and at the European Championship level as a Pakistani. Not just to do it but to win it, this makes me very proud and there is a long way to go.”
Enaam Ahmed has a driving simulator set up at his home in London when he’s with his parents. He’s in the United States where he spends most time as that’s where he drives cars as a professional. The training is usually twice a day. The most difficult thing to do is to go out at that young age and get sponsors as these are sponsors who fund races. He always has to perform and to win in order to stay in the game. If he doesn’t perform, there are no sponsors behind him to move forward. For example, right now he races in the United States in the series called Indy Nxt, which is leading him to IndyCar - the biggest series in the US.
Enaam Ahmed is the first ever and the only Pakistani to take part in these races. Alhamdullilah, he is lucky that he has big sponsors from America who are sponsoring him this year to race in America and they have enabled him to live his dream and get to the top in the two biggest racing series.
Enaam Ahmed has not only made Pakistan proud but has also become an inspiration for young people around the world who want to follow their dreams and achieve something big in their lives. We wish him all the best for his future endeavors
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