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The underdog fighting for F2 championship success

Frederik Vesti’s 2023 Formula 2 campaign has had some brilliant highs. Having scored five wins and eight podiums across the year, the 21-year-old Mercedes junior has taken more victories than any other driver, including title rival Theo Pourchaire.

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Will the F1 Mexico GP rookie crop match the class of 2001?

FP1 saw the maiden outings for three drivers who represent the futures of the three top teams.

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2023 F1 Mexico GP results: Max Verstappen fastest in practice

Three-time world champion Verstappen was fastest in Free Practice 1, by 0.095s from Alex Albon’s Williams, and also paced FP2 with a fastest time of 1m18.686s.

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F2 Zandvoort: Novalak takes first win, title contenders hit trouble

A incident-strewn feature race, which came after an abandoned sprint race on Saturday, saw four of the top six in the standings crash out, while the remaining two were handed 10-second penalties for collisions.

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F2 Zandvoort sprint race ended prematurely amid wet weather, no points awarded

The race ran for just four laps, almost all of which was behind the safety car after a lap-one collision prompted a red flag.

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F2 Zandvoort sprint race red-flagged amid rain, no points awarded

The race ran for just four laps, almost all of which was behind the safety car after a lap-one collision prompted a red flag.

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F1 teams facing rookie FP1 scheduling headache

The FIA rules specify that every race driver has to give up an FP1 session for a rookie who has started no more than two grands prix.

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F2 frontrunner Vesti to drive in F1 Mexican GP FP1 for Mercedes

As its first of two mandatory rookie runs in Friday first practice sessions, Mercedes has handed the 21-year-old Dane a run in the team's Mercedes W14 at the Mexico City race at the end of October.

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F2 Spa: Fittipaldi beats Verschoor in sprint race to score maiden win

The Rodin Carlin driver had scored eight podiums before finally taking his first victory in the series on Saturday in Belgium.

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F1 young driver programmes: Which drivers are signed to which teams?

There are 20 drivers on the current Formula 1 grid, and some of them have been at the top of the sport for a very long time.

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F2 Hungary: Hauger beats Iwasa to claim sprint win

The MP Motorsport driver lined up second before taking the lead at Turn 1 from polesitter Kush Maini (Campos).

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F2 Hungary: Hauger fends off Iwasa for sprint race victory

The MP Motorsport driver lined up second before taking the lead at Turn 1 from polesitter Kush Maini (Campos).

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F1 young driver programmes: Which drivers are signed to which teams?

F1 young driver programmes take drivers in lower tiers and trains them to be F1 drivers, but which drivers are in them and which teams do they belong to?

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F1 admits need to be ‘careful’ over heart rate TV graphics plan

As part of a trial that started at the Austrian Grand Prix, F1 has begun experimenting with displaying the heart rates of two drivers at each F2 event.

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F2 Silverstone: Martins takes dominant victory despite penalty

The ART rookie and reigning F3 champion started on pole and though he briefly lost the lead to Ayumu Iwasa (DAMS) on lap one, reclaimed the position quickly, though he was later penalised for gaining an advantage off-track.

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F2 Silverstone: Vesti wins as Doohan and Bearman clash in the rain

The Prema Racing driver crossed the line 13 seconds ahead of second-placed title rival Theo Pourchaire in a dominant performance.

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F2 Austria: Verschoor wins from 11th on the grid

The Dutch driver took Van Amersfoort Racing's first F2 win at the Red Bull Ring, having lined up 11th before getting lucky with a tyre gamble.

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F2 Austria: Crawford scores maiden victory in mixed conditions

The Hitech driver started on the slick tyres despite a damp track, slipping back off the line as those on wet tyres profited.

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F2 Austria: Crawford recovers from poor start to take sprint win

The Hitech driver started on slick tyres despite a damp track, slipping back off the line as those on wet tyres profited.

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F2 Barcelona: Bearman wins feature race in Prema weekend sweep

Bearman bounced back after a tricky weekend last time out in Monaco to take another victory, having secured a clean sweep at the previous round in Baku.

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F2 Spain: Bearman takes comfortable win from pole

The Prema Racing driver bounced back after a tricky weekend last time out in Monaco to take another victory, having secured a clean sweep the previous round in Baku.

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F2 Barcelona: Vesti survives wet-to-dry sprint to win

The Prema Racing driver extended his lead in the standings in Saturday’s sprint - having lined up third - after winning the feature race in Monaco last weekend.

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F2 Monaco: Vesti wins red-flagged feature race

The Prema Racing driver, in his second F2 season, took a lights-to-flag win to repeat his success in Saudi Arabia.

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F2 Baku: Bearman does the double from pole

The Prema driver held the lead off the line and despite briefly dropping behind Theo Pourchaire on lap three, recaptured the front spot on the following tour.

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F2 Baku: Bearman clinches maiden win from ninth after chaotic sprint

The Ferrari Academy driver lined up ninth for Saturday’s sprint, having bagged pole for the feature race in qualifying on Friday, carving his way through the field and avoiding chaos to find himself fourth.

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