Draft:Kean Nakamura-Berta

Kean Nakamura-Berta (born 12 November 2007) is a Japanese-Slovakian racing driver who lives in the UK. He is a member of the Alpine Academy. Nakamura-Berta is set to compete in the 2024 Italian F4 Championship and the 2024 Euro 4 Championship.

Karting
Nakamura-Berta has had a very successful karting career. He took his first European title at the IAME International final at Le Mans in 2019 in the X30 Mini Category. For 2020, he joined the 60 Mini category. He came second in the WSK Euro Series, and second in the WSK Super Master Series. In 2021, he joined the OK-Junior category, and in October he won the Karting World Championship in the category. By the end of the season, Nakamura-Berta was competing in the OK category, and he won his first OK title at the South Garda Winter Cup. In 2022, Nakamura-Berta won the Karting European Championship, controversially beating his Kart Republic teammate Alex Powell. For 2023, Nakamura-Berta continued in OK Karting whilst making some KZ2 appearances. He came second in the OK category in Champions of the Future, and came sixth in KZ2 in the World and European karting Championships.

Formula 4
At the end of 2023, Nakamura-Berta made an appearance at the final two rounds of the Formula 4 South East Asia Championship, claiming two pole positions, three fastest laps and a best finish of second over the course of six races.

In January 2024, it was announced that Nakamura-Berta would be competing in both Italian F4 and Euro 4 for Prema Racing for the coming season.

Nakamura-Berta spent the winter in preparation for his F4 campaigns by competing in F4 UAE. He managed to finish in 2nd place in the drivers' standings after a fight for the championship with Freddie Slater and Keanu Al Azhari. On the way, he picked up seven podiums and two race victories. He also topped the rookie standings, beating Mercedes Junior Powell to the title.

Formula One
In 2022, Nakamura-Berta became an Alpine Affiliate, and in 2023 he became a fully-fledged member of the Alpine Academy.

Complete Formula 4 South East Asia Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete Formula 4 UAE Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete Italian F4 Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)