Ajith shed weight

Apr 1, 2010: Ajith Kumar has shed about 12 kilos to take part actively in the FIA Formula 2 championship. This will be the actor's third season in international racing after his 2003 debut in the Formula BMW Asia championship in Korea and the 2004 British Formula 3 Scholarship Class, where he scored two podium finishes.

'I have the confidence of achieving some success in this year's FIA Formula 2 European Championships. I have already done some testing in Malaysia recently and am looking forward to more practice runs in Snetterton and Silverstone before the event kicks off on April 16,' he says.

Ajith adds: 'I hope my participation along with the other two Indians, Armaaan Ebrahim and Parthiva Sureshwaran will create the right amount of interest in the sport in India.'

F2 Series Director Jonathan Palmer said: 'I am delighted to welcome Ajith to F2. To have a well known Indian film star who has demonstrated such ambition now racing in F2 is very exciting for the championship, and I really admire Ajith's determination and enthusiasm.'