Potential champion: Rookie rider Hakim Danish (right) on the podium after taking third place in Race 1 behind Japan’s Taiyo Furusato (centre) and Gun Mie.
PETALING JAYA: Teenager Hakim Danish Ramli showed he has the potential to be the next top motorcycle racer for Malaysia after sweeping two podiums from his first two races in the Asia Talent Cup in Doha.
Hakim, who will only turn 14 in July displayed good race craft to take third place in both Race 1 and 2 within the space of 24 hours at the Losail International Circuit. Hakim is competing in his rookie season in the feeder series for the MotoGP world championship and is one of the three riders for ZK Racing, which is managed by former Moto3 podium rider Zulfahmi Khairuddin.
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