Charouz reveals all-new line-up for 2021 F2 season

Charouz reveals all-new line-up for 2021 F2 season

The Czech team has actually validated an all brand-new line-up for this year with Beckmann finishing from FIA F3, while Samaia signs up with adhering to an F2 season at Campos Racing.

The set change Pedro Piquet and also Louis Deletraz, that drove for the group in 2014.

Beckmann makes the action up to F2 after completing 6th in the 2020 FIA Formula 3 Championship, his 2nd season in FIA F3, having actually videotaped 2 success and also 5 platforms.

The 20-year-old German has actually currently experienced the Charouz F2 automobile adhering to a getaway in the article-season examination in Bahrain in 2014.

“I’m delighted to be able to jump into the FIA Formula 2 this year after developing my career in Formula 3,” claimedBeckmann

“It’s exciting to have in front of me a new car and a new challenge, which reminds me the step I took from F4 to F3, and this will be really challenging. 

“Of course, it’s also one more step towards Formula 1, and this means to see your goal a little bit closer. 

“To be with Charouz Racing System in this venture makes me feel really comfortable: since they joined the FIA Formula 2, they showed to be on the spot, managing to be competitive and consistent in performance with all their drivers. 

“The team has a great back-up and structure, I have already met during testing some of the personnel, which includes people I have already worked with previously and this put me totally at ease with the team and promises a good season together.”

This will certainly be the Samaia’s 2nd season in F2 after a difficult newbie project that produced an ideal surface of 14th at Monza.

The Brazilian has lots of open wheel experience having actually won the Brazilian F3 title in 2017, together with jobs in BRDC F3 and also the Euroformula Open collection.

“I am extremely happy to have joined Charouz Racing System for the 2021 season,” claimedSamaia “They gave me a great opportunity at the end of the 2020 season to rebuild and show what we can do out at the track.

“The team brought me into high energy once again with a strong post season test, we did together. I am truly grateful to have been brought in in such an incredible group of people. I am confident we will be a very tough team this year. We will push very hard.”

Only 3 seats are yet to be validated on the F2 grid with Trident and also MP Motorsport yet to finish their line-ups.

The F2 season starts in Bahrain on 26-28March

F2 2021 grid thus far:

Prema Racing: Robert Shwartzman, Oscar Piastri

UNI-Virtuosi: Felipe Drugovich, Guanyu Zhou

Carlin: Jehan Daruvala, Dan Ticktum

Hitech Grand Prix: Juri Vips, Liam Lawson

ART Grand Prix: Theo Pourchaire, Christian Lundgaard

MP Motorsport: Lirim Zendeli, TBA

Charouz Racing System: David Beckmann, Guilherme Samaia

DAMS: Marcus Armstrong, Roy Nissany

Campos Racing: Ralph Boschung, Gianluca Petecof

HWA Racelab: Matteo Nannini, Alessio Deledda

Trident: TBA, TBA