George Russell extended his lead in the F2 championship with a sprint race win in Sochi, while Alexander Albon held on to take the title fight to Abu Dhabi.
Formula 2 articles archive
Formula 2 is considered the foremost single-seater feeder series to Formula 1.
F2 has existed in three different guises over the years. Until 1984 the championship was an open series for manufacturers of different chassis, engines and tyres. However that championship was phased out and replaced by Formula 3000.
F2 was later revived as a one-make series between 2009. However the series failed to attain the prominence of GP2, which had replaced F3000 and raced almost exclusively on the F1 support bill. The new F2 lasted just four seasons.
In 2016 Liberty Media took over the running of F1 and purchased GP2, then rebranded it as Formula 2 in 2017.
Albon grabs win as pit error wrecks Norris’s title hopes
Formula Two
Posted onAlexander Albon won an eventful Formula Two race in Sochi while a botched pit stop wrecked Lando Norris’s championship hopes.
Why Norris has the talent to justify the hype
2018 F1 season
Posted onIs Lando Norris the next Lewis Hamilton or another Lance Stroll? Here’s why McLaren’s newest F1 driver could be the next big thing.
Ferrucci speaks out on Maini clash ban: ‘If I wanted to hit him I’d’ve wrote off the cars’
IndyCar
Posted onFormer F2 driver Santino Ferrucci accepted responsibility for the collision which led to his four-race ban from the series and strenuously denied claims he racially abused his team mate.
Russell redeems himself with cool win in sprint race chaos
Formula Two
Posted onGeorge Russell claimed a redemptive sprint race win after his difficult feature race yesterday in in a chaotic race on a greasy Monza track.
Makino grabs debut win from 14th with strategy gamble
Formula Two
Posted onHigh tyre degradation and an extraordinary charge from 14th for Tadasuke Makino delivered a Russian Time one-two in the Formula Two feature race at Monza.
Latifi dominates sprint race as F2 title fight closes up
Formula Two
Posted onNicolas Latifi kept the Formula Two title leaders behind him to claim victory in the sprint race at Spa.
De Vries takes “tough” Spa F2 feature race win
Formula Two
Posted onNyck de Vries stayed cool during a late Safety Car period to win the Formula Two feature race at Spa.
Ferrucci confirms return to racing in IndyCar following F2 ban
IndyCar
Posted onSantino Ferrucci, the former Formula Two driver who was banned for four races following a series of incidents last month, will return to racing in IndyCar later this year.
Tactically brilliant Albon manages sprint race to win
Formula Two
Posted onHigh tyre degradation shook up the F2 sprint race, with Albon emerging the victor from fourth place.
Inspired De Vries snatches win from Norris on drying track
Formula Two
Posted onChanging conditions saw Carlin and Prema duel for dominance, with wet-dominant Norris furious to lose out to De Vries in the dry.
Renault hands F1 test debut to Markelov
2018 F1 season
Posted onFormula Two racer Artem Markelov will make his Formula 1 test debut at the Hungaroring next week, Renault has announced.
Banned F2 racer Ferrucci fired by Trident
Formula Two
Posted onThe Trident Formula Two team has terminated its contract with driver Santino Ferrucci, who is banned from competing in the next four races.
Banned F2 racer Ferrucci tried to run Trump slogan on his car
Formula Two
Posted onBanned Formula Two driver Santino Ferrucci was refused permission to run Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign slogan on his car last weekend.
Trident apologises to Maini after team mate Ferrucci receives four-race ban
Formula Two
Posted onThe Trident Formula Two team have apologised to their driver Arjun Maini after team mate Santino Ferrucci was banned for four races for deliberately hitting him.
Gunther takes first F2 win as Russell, Norris charge the field
Formula Two
Posted onNorris makes a small points recovery but can’t beat a charging Russell or Gunther’s flawless race from pole to take his first F2 victory.
Albon snatches win in race shaped by penalties
Formula 2
Posted onRussell looked set to take another win at his home round but a penalty-heavy, chaotic F2 feature race saw Albon take the top step instead.
FIA feared it would “run out of luck” with standing starts in F2
Formula Two
Posted onThe FIA feared it would “run out of luck” if it did not use rolling starts for last weekend’s F2 races following the repeated problems drivers have experienced with cars stalling.
Russell takes championship lead from Norris as Markelov wins
Formula Two
Posted onArtem Markelov took a straightforward victory in the Formula Two sprint race at the Red Bull Ring while George Russell took the championship lead off Lando Norris.
No standings starts for next four F2 races due to safety concerns
Formula Two
Posted onFormula Two will use rolling starts for the next four races following a spate of problems with its new car stalling.