Franco Colapinto (ARG) & Alexander Albon (THA) Williams Racing. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 20, Mexican Grand Prix, Friday 25th October 2024. Mexico City, Mexico.
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Alex Albon calls F2 success a “dark card” in predicting F1 talent

Franco Colapinto’s rapid rise to an F1 seat with Williams, replacing Logan Sargeant mid-season to partner Alex Albon, has thrown fresh fuel on a longstanding debate in motorsport: are junior series results in F2 a reliable gauge of F1 potential?  Colapinto, whose junior career lacked the dominant performances typically expected, has held his ground impressively…

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Crawford hopes to be the next F1 driver from the US – stays at DAMS in F2 for another year

Two days ago, DAMS Lucas Oil confirmed that Jak Crawford remains one of their drivers for next season. Since December 2023, he is part of the Aston Martin Driver Development Programme and hopes to be the next Formula 1 driver from the United States. The 19-year-old currently sits in fifth place in the Driver Standings…

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“Hard to understand which are the good drivers in F2” — Pérez says performances of Bearman and Colapinto shows Formula 2 “has work to do” on its series

Red Bull Racing’s Sergio Pérez has described the strong performances by Franco Colapinto and Oliver Bearman as “great to see” and has expressed much optimism over the potential of young drivers currently in Formula 2 (F2). Despite having only had three races so far with Williams Racing, Franco Colapinto currently sits 19th in the 2024…

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Lola Yamaha ABT completes Formula E debut line-up with rookie Zane Maloney and veteran Lucas di Grassi

Lola Yamaha ABT is preparing for a thrilling debut in the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship, confirming its driver line-up with rookie Zane Maloney partnering “Mr. Formula E” Lucas di Grassi. This dynamic pairing merges the vast experience of Di Grassi, the most seasoned driver in Formula E history, with the youthful promise of…

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F2 Sprint | Azerbaijan GP | Duerksen claims his maiden F2 win, becoming the 15th different winner in 2024

In his Formula 2 debut, Christian Mansell starts the sprint race from pole position after qualifying 10th in yesterday’s qualifying session.  Lined up alongside him is Dams’ Crawford, with Mini starting 3rd for his F2 debut with Prema, replacing Ollie Bearman this weekend while he steps up for F1 duties with his future team, Haas.  Five lights…

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F2 | Azerbaijan GP | Qualifying | Verschoor stuns with late charge to pole in Baku

In a closely contested Formula 2 qualifying session at the Baku City Circuit, Richard Verschoor of Trident took a surprise pole position. Verschoor secured his second Formula 2 pole of the season, narrowly beating PREMA’s Kimi Antonelli by just 0.017 seconds, while ART Grand Prix’s Victor Martins completed the top three. The session kicked off…

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F2 Feature | Italian GP | Bortoleto wins in Monza after starting 22nd

Maloney starts the feature race in Monza from pole position, with Hadjar, Aron, and Hauger lining up behind him respectively.   The lights go out and Maloney holds his lead off the line, Aron getting the jump on Hadjar, before challenging Maloney, ultimately contacting Martí, and Hauger, Aron spinning off, his race over.  Hauger sustains a…

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F2 Sprint | Italian GP | Bearman takes the win ahead of Martins in Monza

After Friday’s Formula 2 Qualifying session, Van Amersfoort Racing’s Enzo Fittipaldi starts this weekend’s Sprint Race from pole position. Cordeel, Marti, and Martins line up behind Fittipaldi respectively.  Fittipaldi takes the lead into turn 1 off of the start followed closely by Marti, who soon overtakes him, Fittipaldi fighting back, but unable to take the…

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F2 | Italian GP | Qualifying | Zane Maloney takes maiden pole

Zane Maloney of Rodin Motorsport claimed his first-ever pole position in Formula 2 during a dramatic and interrupted qualifying session at Monza. The Barbadian driver set a blistering time of 1:32.160, narrowly beating championship leader Isack Hadjar and Paul Aron to secure the top spot for the Feature Race. The weekend at Monza started with…

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Italian GP | F2 | Practice | Maloney holds on to top time after Stanek’s red flag brings session to an early end

The eleventh round of the FIA Formula 2 championship gets underway at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza with the weekend’s first and only practice session. With only four rounds left in the 2024 season, the championship fight is well underway, with almost all remaining drivers still mathematically in contention for the victory. This weekend will also…

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