FIA F2 - 2019 Pre Season news and rumours

JD Media · 28 Nov 2018, 09:45 (Ref:3866552)

Some drivers (De Vries, Mazepin, Schumacher, Matshushita) already confirmed for 2019. But this morning I saw an entry-list for the test in Abu Dhabi.

ART: Mazepin - De Vries
Prema: Schumacher - Geleal
Russian Time (or whatever it will be in 2019): Yu Zhou - Ghiotto
DAMS: Latifi - Sette Camara
Charouz: Illott - Calderon
Carlin: Matshushita - Deletraz
Trident: Pulcini - Tveter
Campos: Sato - Aron
Arden: Boschung - Laurent
MP: Hubert - Correa

AkioAsakura95 · 28 Nov 2018, 13:09 (Ref:3866586)

Quote:

Originally Posted by JD Media

Some drivers (De Vries, Mazepin, Schumacher, Matshushita) already confirmed for 2019. But this morning I saw an entry-list for the test in Abu Dhabi.

ART: Mazepin - De Vries
Prema: Schumacher - Geleal
Russian Time (or whatever it will be in 2019): Yu Zhou - Ghiotto
DAMS: Latifi - Sette Camara
Charouz: Illott - Calderon
Carlin: Matshushita - Deletraz
Trident: Pulcini - Tveter
Campos: Sato - Aron
Arden: Boschung - Laurent
MP: Hubert - Correa

@JD Media

Thanks for the info

By the way, how did you get this information, can you please forward me with the link?

Cinghio44 · 28 Nov 2018, 14:30 (Ref:3866608)

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Originally Posted by JD Media

Russian Time (or whatever it will be in 2019)

Its name now is Virtuosi

peebee2 · 28 Nov 2018, 14:33 (Ref:3866609)

Isn’t that their old name?

Cinghio44 · 28 Nov 2018, 14:39 (Ref:3866610)

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Originally Posted by peebee2

Isn’t that their old name?

It's the name of the structure that ran the Russian Time effectively. Markelov won't go in F1 so they have left the team

Cinghio44 · 28 Nov 2018, 15:05 (Ref:3866617)

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Originally Posted by Cinghio44

It's the name of the structure that ran the Russian Time effectively. Markelov won't go in F1 so they have left the team

Ehm sorry...Markelov is the reserve driver of Renault but yes, he won't race properly in F1. Made the correction

JD Media · 28 Nov 2018, 15:16 (Ref:3866619)

Info i found was on Italiaracing.net.

But as it will be multiple days i assume there will be some changes at some teams for the days after.

**chunterer** · 28 Nov 2018, 16:19 (Ref:3866633)

No Ticktum?!
Why not testing after all he was already there!!

Cinghio44 · 28 Nov 2018, 17:10 (Ref:3866644)

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Originally Posted by chunterer

No Ticktum?!
Why not testing after all he was already there!!

I get the impression that Ticktum will drive in Super Formula Japan

S griffin · 29 Nov 2018, 08:58 (Ref:3866791)

Ticktum has ruled out F2 for 2019

**chunterer** · 29 Nov 2018, 09:12 (Ref:3866795)

Won't it be upto Red Bull where he goes?

Juntos · 29 Nov 2018, 11:34 (Ref:3866821)

Ticktum goes to Japan's Super Formula.

The rumour in the street is that Virtuosi is trying to sell their F2 slot.

Formulahistory · 29 Nov 2018, 15:39 (Ref:3866857)

and HWA is said to be interested.

peebee2 · 29 Nov 2018, 18:43 (Ref:3866891)

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Originally Posted by chunterer

Won't it be upto Red Bull where he goes?

Depends how much, if any they are paying how much Daddy is paying.

el_cat · 7 Dec 2018, 10:04 (Ref:3868497)

I see it’s not been mentioned already, but Virtuosi take over the Russian time entry (so no change really!) and sign up Ghiotto and Guan Yu Zhou as drivers.

Any idea of whether Fortec are still planning an entry this year? And HWA have mentioned interest as well

Formulahistory · 7 Dec 2018, 14:08 (Ref:3868560)

I don't think there'll bei an additional team.

S griffin · 7 Dec 2018, 16:26 (Ref:3868595)

At least RT have been bought out

**chunterer** · 12 Jan 2019, 23:34 (Ref:3875808)

I've read that Aitken has joined Campos.
Deletraz will be with DAMS.

peebee2 · 13 Jan 2019, 06:42 (Ref:3875844)

Don’t think so. Deletraz at Carlin more likely and Aitken in absolute last-chance saloon.

el_cat · 13 Jan 2019, 07:39 (Ref:3875850)

Deletraz at Carlin, and a DAMS lineup of Camara and Latifi has already been confirmed.

My guess is Ilott and Calderon at Charouz, Hubert with MP but then the rest is anyone’s guess.

Grid shaping up quite interestingly as there doesn’t really seem to be a clear favourite.

cds_uk · 13 Jan 2019, 08:42 (Ref:3875857)

I think you would have to say DeVries and the Dams boys are the favourites, probably with Ghiotto picking up a few wins as well. If Aitkin is in the last chance saloon where does that put DeVries then?

peebee2 · 13 Jan 2019, 08:59 (Ref:3875860)

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Originally Posted by cds_uk

If Aitkin is in the last chance saloon where does that put DeVries then?

In a better car and team. And being paid to drive.

cds_uk · 13 Jan 2019, 10:39 (Ref:3875875)

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Originally Posted by peebee2

In a better car and team. And being paid to drive.

Fair enough, but , A - he can't hang around at this level forever and , B - surely McLaren will run out of patience with him at some point if he doesn't start to really deliver.

peebee2 · 13 Jan 2019, 11:57 (Ref:3875897)

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Originally Posted by cds_uk

Fair enough, but , A - he can't hang around at this level forever and , B - surely McLaren will run out of patience with him at some point if he doesn't start to really deliver.

Don’t think McLaren have really been involved for a while, since they were a$$racted to Norris.

el_cat · 13 Jan 2019, 14:07 (Ref:3875921)

I just assumed that McLaren were no longer associated with de Vries. Especially considering they appointed Sette Camara as reserve driver when he doesn’t have enough superlicense points to race, over de Vries who does

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