Overlooked F2 champion who “deserved better” returns to F1 in Mercedes role
It looked like the Formula 1 door had closed for 2023 F2 champion Theo Pourchaire as he took up a full-time race drive in Peugeot’s WEC Hypercar programme this season. But it has creaked open just a fraction since Pourchaire has been announced – somewhat surprisingly – as an addition to Mercedes’ F1 development ranks. […]
Victor Martins to juggle Alpine WEC seat with Williams F1 test role
Formula 2 race winner Victor Martins will join Alpine’s Hypercar programme in the World Endurance Championship, while assuming the role of test and reserve driver at the Williams Formula 1 team. Martins spent a large part of his junior career as part of Alpine’s driving academy, winning the Formula 3 title on his second attempt […]
Victor Martins leaves F2 to join Alpine’s WEC Hypercar programme
Formula 2 race winner Victor Martins will reunite with Alpine in 2026, joining its Hypercar programme in the World Endurance Championship. Martins spent a large part of his junior career as part of Alpine’s driving academy, winning the Formula 3 title on his second attempt in 2022. He spent the next two seasons racing in […]
Theo Pourchaire is starting second chapter in WEC but ‘deserved better’ after F2 title
Theo Pourchaire says his move to the World Endurance Championship marks the second phase of his motorsport career, but believes he “deserved better” following his 2023 Formula 2 title. Pourchaire will join Peugeot’s factory Hypercar team in the WEC next year, racing the 9X8 LMH for the full season after making an early debut in […]
Williams F1 junior Browning set for Super Formula test ahead of expected series switch
Williams Formula 1 junior Luke Browning will participate in next week’s post-season Super Formula test ahead of an anticipated switch to the Japanese series next year. Browning, who currently races in Formula 2, is one of several drivers to have been confirmed for the Suzuka test on 10-12 December by promoter JRP. Although the team […]
The best American drivers on the road to F1, from GP2 to F2
Polesitter Brad Benavides, AIX Racing Photo by: Formula Motorsport Ltd Year: 2023Highest championship ranking: 22nd in 2023Races: 18Poles: 0Wins: 0Podiums: 0Points: 0Best race result: 10th In 2023, Brad Benavides showed that graduating to F2 when you’re already struggling at the lower levels may not be a great idea. Benavides was 21 when he moved to […]
«Moneyball» Fornaroli would be «deal of the century» for an F1 team
Current Formula 2 championship leader Leonardo Fornaroli is something of a rarity in modern motorsport: he is currently in the lead of a top-level junior championship in his first year, but remains conspicuously unaffiliated to a Formula 1 academy. This is a quirk that Invicta team principal James Robinson believes is «absolutely mind-blowing», as he […]
The F2 title favourite who seeks consistency over wins
“At the start, I didn’t like motorsport.” As soon as our chat with Leonardo Fornaroli begins, he candidly opens up. The Piacenza native, born in December 2004 within 200km of both Monza and Imola, did grow up around racing. His father, Valentino Fornaroli, raced competitively from 2008 to 2015 – mostly in the Italian GT […]
The remarkable motorsport stories you may have missed in 2024
During a record-breaking season of 24 Formula 1 races, there was always likely to be the odd gem of a story that had a short shelf-life before being overtaken on the news agenda. Factor in another blockbuster year for the World Endurance Championship, several u-turns over World Rally Championship’s hybrid future and a MotoGP season […]