Mercedes have named Frederik Vesti as one of their reserve drivers for the 2024 Formula 1 season.
Frederik Vesti articles archive
Doohan wins finale as battling Vesti can’t keep Pourchaire from the title
Formula 2
Posted onTheo Pourchaire won the Formula 2 championship in the final race of the season despite a spirited fight from Frederik Vesti, in a race won by Jack Doohan.
Vesti takes title fight with Pourchaire down to the wire with crucial sprint race win
Formula 2
Posted onThe Formula 2 championship will be decided on the final day of the season after Frederik Vesti battled to victory in the sprint race at the Yas Marina circuit.
Bearman wins as Vesti retirement leaves Pourchaire poised to clinch title
Formula 2
Posted onOliver Bearman won a stop-start Formula 2 feature race in Monza which finished under a Safety Car, while Theo Pourchaire put one hand on the championship crown.
Vesti out-runs Martins after two Safety Car periods for crucial sprint race win
Formula 2
Posted onFrederik Vesti won the Formula 2 sprint race in Monza to reduce his championship deficit to leader Theo Pourchaire.
Vesti to make F1 practice debut for Mercedes at Mexican GP
2023 Mexico City Grand Prix
Posted onRaceFans understands F2 title contender Frederik Vesti will make his F1 weekend debut by driving for Mercedes in practice at the Mexican Grand Prix.
Doohan passes Pourchaire to win as pre-race crash costs Vesti points lead
Formula 2
Posted onJack Doohan passed Theo Pourchaire to win the Formula 2 feature race at Spa, but the ART driver took the championship lead.
Vesti feels “very confident” of clinching Formula 2 title after seventh podium
Formula 2
Posted onMercedes junior driver Frederik Vesti feels “very confident” of winning the Formula 2 championship as he takes an 11-point lead into the final eight races.
Hauger wins F2 sprint race in Hungary while Pourchaire cuts Vesti’s points lead
Formula 2
Posted onDennis Hauger won an exhilarating Formula 2 sprint race in Hungary while Theo Pourchaire cut his championship deficit to leader Frederik Vesti.
Vesti extends Formula 2 championship lead with dominant win at wet Silverstone
Formula 2
Posted onFrederik Vesti mastered challenging conditions at Silverstone to secure his fourth victory of the season ahead of his closest championship rival.
Vesti wins ahead of charging Pourchaire in tricky wet-dry contest
Formula 2
Posted onFrederik Vesti mastered tricky dry conditions to win ahead of closest title rival Theo Pourchaire, who rose from ninth to second.
Vesti wins in Monaco after Doohan’s huge crash causes stoppage
Formula 2
Posted onMercedes junior driver Frederik Vesti took the lead of the Formula 2 championship with his second feature race win of the year in Monaco.
Vesti storms to win as Martins spins victory chance away
Formula 2
Posted onFrederik Vesti became the fourth different winner of the first four Formula 2 races, climbing to victory from sixth on the grid in Jeddah.
Mercedes junior Vesti to make F1 debut in young driver test
2022 Formula 1 season
Posted onMercedes have announced their junior Frederik Vesti will have his first run in a Formula 1 car in the post-season young drivers test.
Daruvala holds off Vesti for first win of F2 season in Monza feature race
Formula 2
Posted onJehan Daruvala held off Frederik Vesti for his first Formula 2 victory of 2022 in an attrition-heavy race that saw just 14 cars take the chequered flag.
Vesti claims first Formula 2 pole as track limits catch out rivals
Formula 2
Posted onMercedes junior driver Frederick Vesti took pole position for Formula 2’s Austrian round, his first in the second-tier series.
Vesti takes maiden Formula 2 win after Safety Car spree in Baku
Formula 2
Posted onMercedes junior driver Frederick Vesti has taken his first win in Formula 2, during a frantic, Safety Car-strewn Baku sprint race.
Lawson earns Monaco F2 pole but is under investigation
Formula 2
Posted onLiam Lawson set the fastest time during Formula 2’s split Monaco qualifying session but is under investigation for improving under yellow flags.
Mercedes’ Vesti takes first win after heavy crash for Leclerc and Novalak
Formula 3
Posted onFrederik Vesti beat Dennis Hauger to win the final F3 race at the Red Bull Ring, which was interrupted by a heavy crash for Arthur Leclerc and Clement Novalak.
Doohan takes first win as Vesti slips up in rain-hit race
Formula 3
Posted onJack Doohan has taken his first Formula 3 win from fourth on the grid after pole winner Frederik Vesti made costly errors in a rain-hit race at Paul Ricard.