The Briton, who currently competes in Formula E, has agreed a Macau return with Rodin Carlin for this weekend’s blue-ribband F3 Grand Prix around the famous Guia circuit.
Following his successes in 2017 and 2018, Ticktum has the opportunity to become the first driver in Macau history to take three wins in the F3 event.
But he says that the prospect of a record-breaking feat is actually only a secondary motivation for him agreeing to return to F3 – and it’s the thrill of racing in Macau that was actually a bigger spur.
Asked by Autosport about the motivations for a Macau comeback, Ticktum said: “Go and win three times obviously is what everyone is saying, but that's more of a secondary goal really. It's just the most exciting race that a driver can ever do in their life.
“I've spoken to a couple of the drivers who are here now, obviously, on that ladder to F1, and they asked me: 'What do you think?' I say to them: 'You don't realise how good this place is. So don't take it for granted.'
“Plus, Trevor [Carlin] asked me to do it. And I know that his F3 team has been struggling for a little bit. I've always obviously got on very well with the guys at Carlin, and I want to try to put the car where they believe it should be.”
Ticktum is coming off the back of a fairly encouraging season in FE with perennial backmarkers NIO 333, where he made a strong impression and has been retained as the outfit rebrands to ERT.
Source: Autosport