It’s a large transfer for McLaughlin, who will soar straight onto the world stage after only one season of single-seater racing.
{The teenager} caught the attention of Pink Bull after impressing in a shoot out in Spain in August 2024 and that helped him take the step out of karting and into automotive racing.
After a strong Method Winter Sequence exhibiting, he then dominated British F4 to win the title by 52.5 factors and the way during which he gained the title has inspired Pink Bull, Hitech and McLaughlin’s staff that he’s able to skip a second season of home racing and leap into Method 3.
“I’m extremely pleased with all the things I’ve achieved this 12 months – it’s already been a whirlwind journey from karting to single-seaters, and now stepping as much as FIA Method 3 with Hitech is a dream come true,” McLaughlin mentioned.
“I need to thank everybody who has supported me alongside the way in which, particularly Hitech and the Pink Bull Junior Group for his or her belief and perception in my potential.”
McLaughlin is ready to develop into the second Irish driver to compete on a Method 1 weekend in 2026.
Alex Dunne, who additionally gained the British F4 title in 2022, impressed for McLaren in Method 1 free follow outings earlier this season and has been linked with a transfer to Pink Bull forward of the 2026 Method 2 season.
McLaughlin’s team-mates at Hitech Racing will likely be Japan’s Jin Nakamura and Michael Shin, from South Korea.
