F2 News

Lando Norris claimed pole position for the 2018 Formula 2 season-opener in Bahrain, pipping fellow Briton George Russell by just 0.062s. 

Force India F1 test driver Nicholas Latifi returns to DAMS for his third full Formula 2 campaign in 2018 which begins this weekend in Bahrain.

Lando Norris has set his sights on top-five finishes in the first two Formula 2 races of the 2018 season in Bahrain this weekend as the McLaren youngster kicks off his first full season in the category.

Ex-Formula V8 3.5 racer Roy Nissany will make his Formula 2 debut with Campos Racing in 2018.

Ralph Boschung will contest his sophomore Formula 2 campaign with Dutch team MP Motorsport in 2018.  The Swiss driver was a race winner in GP3 and finished 19th in the drivers’ championship in his rookie F2 season with Campos last year. 

Haas Formula 1 junior drivers Santino Ferrucci and Arjun Maini will both race for the Trident Formula 2 squad in 2018.

Renault has promoted British driver Jack Aitken to the role of third and reserve driver for the 2018 Formula 1 season. Aitken, who is the most senior member of the Renault Sport Academy, takes over the role previously filled by new Williams recruit Sergey Sirotkin.

Formula 2’s new-for-2018 cars - complete with Halo - have hit the track for the first time at a snowy opening shakedown session for teams at Magny-Cours. 

Mercedes DTM development driver Maximilian Gunther will step up to the FIA Formula 2 championship with Arden International for his rookie season in 2018.

Defending teams’ champion Russian Time will field a line-up consisting of Artem Markelov and Honda protege Tadasuke Makino for the 2018 Formula 2 season. 

Formula 2 has confirmed its 10-team grid for the 2018 season as the defending teams' champion Russian Time returns to the series despite initially planning to leave the series.

McLaren Formula 1 chief Zak Brown is eager not to disrupt junior driver Lando Norris' commitments through 2018 despite an impressive showing by the youngster in the Rolex 24 at Daytona last month.

Lando Norris believes he has taken "a bit of a risk" joining Carlin for his debut season in Formula 2 as the team returns to the series after one year away.

Luca Ghiotto will return to the FIA Formula 2 Championship in 2018 after signing a deal with Campos Racing, leaving the outgoing Russian Time team.

Mercedes-linked junior Maximilian Günther says his plans for 2018 remain "totally open" as he weighs up options in both Formula 2 and Super Formula.

McLaren youngster Lando Norris hopes to adjust quickly to the "bad" Halo cockpit protection device that will be introduced to both Formula 1 and Formula 2 for the 2018 season.

Lando Norris has been tipped as Britain's next great racing hope for some time.

Mercedes-backed youngster George Russell will step up to Formula 2 for the 2018 season with ART Grand Prix, partnering Jack Aitken.

Jack Aitken has been named as part of the Renault Sport Academy for a third consecutive year as he prepares to move up to the FIA Formula 2 championship with ART Grand Prix.

Nirei Fukuzumi will move up to the FIA Formula 2 championship for 2018 after Arden Motorsport and Honda reached an agreement.

  Ferrari junior Charles Leclerc says he is happy to be kept in the dark about a possible Formula 1 drive in 2018 so he can focus on wrapping up the Formula 2 drivers' title in the coming weeks.

Sean Gelael is ready for a "big push" as part of his bid to secure a full-time move up to Formula 1 in 2019 after making his first grand prix weekend appearance with Toro Rosso in Singapore.

The FIA has updated its Super Licence points reward system for 2018, placing a greater focus on Formula 2 as the final step towards reaching Formula 1.

McLaren executive director Zak Brown is confident that 17-year-old Lando Norris is ready to make the step up to Formula 1, but does not want to rush his development and rise up the racing ladder.