The 2025 FIA Formula 2 campaign got underway on Monday as F2 pre-season testing kicked off at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. For some, it was a return to the track after the winter break, while for others, it was a chance to familiarise themselves with their new teams, or with the series as a whole….
Gabriel Bortoleto came to his rookie Formula 2 season as the 2023 F3 champion, and high expectations followed, however, with consistency as the focus of his 2024 F2 campaign, he stormed to take back-to-back titles. With Invicta Virtuosi, he raced alongside Kush Maini and impressed the team throughout the season. His ability to stay calm…
After a less-than-impressive debut season which saw Isack Hadjar finish 14th in the 2023 drivers’ championship standings with 55 points, the Red Bull junior switched to Campos Racing for the 2024 F2 season. When speaking on his expectations for the season, Hadjar was optimistic. He stated he believed that his experience and the potential of…
Zane Maloney finished the 2023 FIA Formula 2 championship in eighth place with 96 points, an impressive performance for a rookie, but a comparatively disappointing one for the Barbadian driver whose résumé boasts a multitude of top-five finishes in the lower single-seater series. However, Maloney would be granted another chance to fight for the F2 championship….
Jak Crawford’s second F2 season saw a huge step up for the American driver. His consistency and talent pulled him from a 13th-place finish in 2023 to fifth place in his 2024 Formula 2 season. Alongside signing with the Aston Martin Development Driver programme ahead of the 2024 season, Crawford’s switch from Hitech Pulse-Eight to…
Victor Martins’ 2024 Formula 2 season suffered a similar fate to Oliver Bearman’s. As the Rookie of the Year in 2023, Martins had high expectations and hopes for the 2024 F2 season. ART won both the Drivers’ and the Constructors’ Championships in 2023 so it was assumed that they would find themselves near the front…
After a successful 2023 season in F3, and despite a less-than-ideal cameo in the 2023 Yas Marina F2 round, MP Motorsport promoted Franco Colapinto to their F2 line-up for the 2024 season. This proved to be a good decision for both driver and team as, despite competing in only 10 of the season’s 14 rounds,…
Joshua Dürksen made history in his rookie Formula 2 season with AIX racing. He adjusted quickly to F2 despite skipping F3 and led an incredibly successful campaign. Early accolades Despite taking part in a Formula 3 test, Dürksen never participated in the season taking the opportunity to move straight up to F2 from FRECA. This…
Oliver Bearman’s second Formula 2 season fell short of the expectations held for the driver. After an incredibly impressive F2 rookie season, all eyes were on him and many expected him to be fighting for the title. However, with new cars and PREMA struggling, the 2024 season did not go the young Brit’s way. A…
Campos Racing’s Josep Maria “Pepe” Martí enjoyed a strong start to his debut Formula 2 season. He earned two podium finishes in the opening round of the 2024 F2 season in Bahrain, finishing the sprint race P3 and the feature race P2, despite starting P11. The F2 rookie delivered strong performances in both races. Despite…
