Racing + Winning = My Obsession
Since the day I started racing at the age of 6 I got obsessed on how to get faster so I could win.
Nothing else mattered to me.
I wanted to win, again and again.
Winning has been everything for me (and still is).
I chased that World Championship In Juniors (OKJ) for 3 years, and when finally achieved it, it was a total liberation.
It was worth all the efforts.
Besides that, 2012 – 2013 – 2014 have been my golden years, winning most races in Juniors and being the #1 competitor of George Russel & Lando Norris.
We competed together every single week, pushing each other to the limit.
I get a smile looking back then. I’ve really enjoyed those days
Then it was time for me to move up to single seaters and have a shot at F1.
Most people in the paddock rated me F1 material. But unfortunately it didn’t go to plan.
My formula career only handed me some wins and a bunch of podiums, but sadly no championships, and that, combined with a lack of funding, erased my chances of making it to F1.
Through that frustrating period I’ve learned a ton and now excel everyday at transferring my knowledge & experience to the future generation of Formula 1 drivers.
I’ve been in this sport for more than 20 years now, which both makes me feel quite old, but at the same time very confident of all the mechanics behind karting success.
Not just technically, though.
Sure, I now know how to find optimal setups for our drivers, and for myself too ;).
But the real value I add, is, I believe, is in the coaching.
All those hard earned experiences…
All those trial and errors…
All those defeats turned into victories…
They gave me a huge amount of insights of what it takes to be a top-level driver in this sport.
I can now pinpoint exactly where and why drivers are losing time, both in terms of driving and in terms of setup.
And that allows them to improve their lap times right away, smash their PBs, and start winning races.
Our work at BabyRace Driver Academy has brought tremendous success.
29 WSK titles, 10 ACI CSAI titles and 12 WSK superstars raised in the last 5 years alone.
Lammers, Pesl, Martinese, Zulfikari, Walz, Gorski, Calleja, Ratajski, Di
Pietrantonio, Frasnelli, Robertson, and Tamm.
We took them from being good to great.
From just being fast, to winning WSK titles.
I will contine to push myself to find out every new possible way to make the kids go faster.
To find more lap time and win more races.
Also for myself, as I still plan to win some more races in the KZ category, my favorite one.
Even when I’m sleeping, my brain isn’t resting, it keeps thinking at possible ways to go faster.
I just can’t stop it.
Life wouldn’t be the same without racing.
It just goes through my veins.
All that adrnenaline, all that passion.
It’s in blood, in my DNA.
It’s a family affair, so I have an advantage about it.
My dad used to be a karting driver and kept racing till when I was 10, so we raced a lot together, until he had to stop, to focus full time on my and my brother’s career.
I look forward to winning more races and helping drivers becoming the fastest version of themselves.
Keep pushing. Keep sending it.
Alessio Lorandi