Formule 4 test Matyas Vitver - 10.11.2025
• Publikováno 10.11.2025 • zhlédnuto 1315x
The Day Before My 14th Birthday – My First Formula 4 Experience
10 November 2025 | Autodrom Most, Czech Republic
I thought I was going to spend the day practising in a Renault Twingo. Instead, I found myself sitting in a Formula 4 car on a wet circuit, wondering what on earth I had just promised my father.
It Started with an Innocent Remark
At the time, I was preparing for the next stage of my racing career.
I had been training in Prague and at Autodrom Most, working towards my circuit racing qualifications and getting used to driving cars after years of karting.
One day, my father casually mentioned something.
“Maty, when you're talking to Jan Rieger from Rieger Motorsport, pay particular attention to the starting procedure. You never know when you might need it.”
I didn't think much of it.
Of course, Formula 4 was my dream. Even the thought of sitting in a real single-seater was exciting.
But I had no idea what my father was planning.
“You Think You Could Drive a Formula 4 Car?”
On the morning of the test, my father started teasing me.
“Listen, mate, you're pretty good in the wet. But I don't think you'd manage a Formula 4 car. You'd be terrified!”
Naturally, I couldn't leave that unanswered.
“That's what you think. I'd be absolutely fine!”
He looked at me and smiled.
“All right, mate. During the lunch break, there's a Formula 4 car waiting for you in garage number three.”
Suddenly, I wasn't quite so confident.
For the rest of the morning, I could barely concentrate on anything else.
I had never driven a Formula 4 car before. And now I was apparently going to do it for the first time on a wet racetrack.
I remember thinking that perhaps I had been a little too brave with my answer.
But there was no turning back.
My First Laps in Formula 4
During the lunch break, I finally climbed into the cockpit.
Everything felt different from karting.
The seating position, the steering wheel, the controls, the view of the track – even the feeling of being strapped tightly into a single-seater was completely new.
And outside, the circuit was still wet.
I had a huge amount of respect for the car.
My first priority was simple: listen carefully, follow the instructions, stay on the circuit and bring the car back safely.
With guidance from the experienced people at Rieger Motorsport, I began discovering what it actually feels like to drive a Formula 4 single-seater.
I wasn't thinking about lap records or trying to impress anyone.
I just wanted to make the most of an opportunity I had dreamed about for years.
And do you know what surprised me most?
I absolutely loved it.
The nervousness gradually disappeared, and I started enjoying every moment behind the wheel.
I completed my first run without going off the circuit and received encouraging feedback from the people supporting the test.
It was an unforgettable feeling.
A Birthday Present I Will Never Forget
The test took place on 10 November 2025, just one day before my 14th birthday.
At that moment, I thought driving a Formula 4 car was already the best present I could possibly receive.
I didn't yet know that my parents had another surprise waiting for me.
The following day, at the SVC GROUP RACING workshop, I would discover my own Tatuus F4 T-421 Gen 2.
But that is another part of the story.
What I remember most about that first day at Most is not the speed or the technical details.
It is the moment when something I had only imagined suddenly became real.
My father challenged me to try something new, I accepted, and the people around me gave me the opportunity to take that first step.
Sometimes, an important change begins with a carefully prepared plan.
And sometimes, it begins with a father smiling and saying:
“All right, mate. Let's see if you can do it.”
Thank You for Making It Possible
A special thank you goes to my parents for their support, to Jan Rieger and the Rieger Motorsport team for their guidance, and to Křenek Motorsport and everyone who helped make my first Formula 4 experience possible.
I will always remember that day.
It was my first time behind the wheel of a Formula 4 car – and the beginning of a completely new adventure.
Read also: Matyas Vitver – Racing Driver Biography
Matyas Vitver #72
SVC GROUP RACING
Autodrom Most | 10 November 2025
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