Prema joins the Iron Lynx team under new ownership

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Prema Powerteam will join forces with the befriended junior single-seater team Iron Lynx Motorsport Lab under a new owner, the Swiss company DC Racing Solutions.

The two teams both compete in the ADAC and the Italian Formula 4, while Prema also competes in the Formula 2 and Formula 3 championships as part of Formula 1 and in the winter series F3 and F4 of the United Arab Emirates.

The management of DC Racing Solutions includes the amateur racing drivers Deborah Mayer and Claudio Schiavoni, who, together with their trainer and former Minardi F1 test driver Andrea Piccini, helped design Iron Lynx and its women-oriented counterpart Iron Dames.

Prema has now been owned by Aston Martin F1 patron Lawrence Stroll since his son Lance drove for the squad during his junior single-seater career, and has previously worked behind the scenes with Iron Lynx in the F4 paddock when it was first Times entered the category.

“We have already identified common passions and synergies within PREMA and Iron Lynx,” said Prema team principal Rene Rosin. “We look forward to working closely together and seizing the opportunities that arise from the merging of two such successful organizations.”

His father Angelo, who founded the team in 1983, added: “Since the beginning of our journey with Prema, we have always dreamed of expanding the scope of our operations and being one of the world leaders in our sport. Today we are taking a very important step in this direction and are looking forward to new future opportunities.

While Prema scaled back its involvement in Iron Lynx’s F4 efforts prior to 2021, this change in ownership of the company now means they are actively “supporting” each other in their racing programs. A statement said there will be “no changes to the operations of either team” if the Rosin family continue to manage Prema, although further announcements will be made towards the end of this year.

Piccini said, “The opportunity to bring these two teams together is extremely positive for the industry and the sport,” and his brother Giacomo will now serve as race advisor to DC Racing Solutions and de facto head of the new operational setup that will power the two teams .

Another party tied into this alliance is the Ferrari Driver Academy, which places many of their drivers with Prema, but with the FIA’s Girls on Track Rising Stars program, Iron Lynx hired this year to direct victorious junior Maya Weug .