Yas Marina Circuit has officially launched its 2025/26 Yas Heat Racing team lineup, featuring a strategically assembled roster of international Formula 4 prospects and a groundbreaking all-Emirati karting development program. The announcement ceremony, attended by circuit officials, partners, and media representatives, showcased both the team’s competitive livery and its expanded developmental structure.
The Formula 4 division will see representation from fifteen-year-old Emirati talent Zakaria ‘JZ’ Doleh, alongside Germany’s Adam Al Azhari (16), Lebanon’s Charbel Abi Gebrael (16), and Italy’s Edoardo Lacobucci (17). These drivers will compete across both the F4 Middle East Championship and Trophy UAE series. Al Azhari enters the season with particular momentum after securing three victories and six podium finishes in the 2025 F4 Championship, including dual wins in Saudi Arabia’s F4 events.
Simultaneously, Yas Heat Racing has established a comprehensive karting program exclusively featuring Emirati youth talent. The Bambino Karting category will include seven-year-olds Yousef Al Khayyat and Zayed Al Ansari, both top finishers in the recent Al Sabq event, alongside six-year-old Rayan Al Ameri who recently made his IAME series debut. The program expands with twelve-year-old Faris Haroun, a triple champion in MENA Championship categories, and fourteen-year-old Essa Al Hammadi competing in the IAME Junior division.
This initiative builds upon Yas Heat’s established track record of developing racing excellence. Program alumni include Rashid Al Dhaheri, currently part of the Mercedes Junior Driver Programme preparing for F3 competition, and Keanu Al Azhari who secured vice-champion status in the 2024 Spanish F4 Championship before joining Alpine Academy. Emirati sisters Amna and Hamda Al Qubaisi, both F1 Academy participants, further demonstrate the program’s successful developmental pathway.
Ali Al Beshr, General Manager of Yas Marina Circuit, emphasized the strategic importance of this initiative: “Our 2025/26 lineup reflects the depth and diversity of talent growing within the UAE’s motorsport community. Through structured programs like Al Sabq and our strengthened karting framework, we provide clear competitive pathways while advancing Emirati talent on international platforms.”