Why 2024 Will Be The Greatest Formula 2 Season Of All Time
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- Опубліковано 27 чер 2024
- 2024 Formula 2 is going to bang. Here's why.
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Regarding Ollie and Kimi, it's funny that the young British talent is currently backed by Ferrari and the young Italian talent is currently backed by Mercedes.
Thought the same haha maybe in the future we'll see a switch?
What a story them two battling in F1 could be. 👀
as an Italian, I really wish I could see Kimi in a Ferrari someday
(wow that's exactly what my dad said exactly 20 years ago)
@@Atty1997That’s pretty funny actually
@@Atty1997soooo Kimi will finally be the next Ferrari champion after Kimi.
Kimi is building an impressive resume. He showed a promising lap time in his first F2 test, leading to high expectations. I am excited to see what this young talent will achieve.
He couldn't have done much more up until this point. But this'll be the biggest challenge to date.
I believe he will win the F2 championship
Between the Williams Academy boys, I'm actually more excited for Colapinto. Yes, Franco finished behind Zak, but remembering his season, he had a ton of bad luck, even having a victory taken away from him due to a technical infringement. Ironically, that win that was taken away from Franco was given to Zak.
Who knows, Colapinto might be 2024's dark horse
yeah i agree, if franco didn’t get dsq in australia he would’ve been ahead of Zak
Ehh, I like Colapinto but I don't have high expectations for him given he will drive in a midfield team. I don't really rate Zak all that high, we know how good Prema is in F3.
The one name you unfortunately missed is Franco Colapinto. One of the quickest guys in F3 - let's not forget the debut pole with new team VAR last year and some stellar drives in 2023 despite not being with one of the true top teams - and he has succeeded in just about every car he's driven, which included a endurance racing campaign in ELMS (driving an LMP2). He'll be a very tough match for Hauger and I wouldn't be surprised if Franco outperformed Dennis convincingly.
Idk I think he will be midfield this year then fight in 2025
Sorry but Hauger is not an easy match for Colapinto. Hauger is going into the year as the most experienced with Verschoor. I'd bet my life savings on Hauger destroying Colapinto
@@DxbestaniAs a Hauger fan, I must say that is a very enticing bet.
Let's hope it pays off.
I don't think Colapinto is gonna be in the fight this year, let alone fight Hauger who is really experienced. I'd say he's gonna be a regular top 10 finisher with some quick flashes in the top 5. Maybe for 25 he could be a challenger, but for now he's not a heavy contender.
One thing you missed about Antonelli is that F2 makes more sense for him, as it allows for much more milage than F3. It has more rounds, and this guy only needs experience and super license points, as it stands.
Good point aye!
And because there’s hard car reset in 2024 like mentioned if there was ever a year to skip F3 it would be 2024
Well he already enoug points for super license he just need to turn 18 to apply for one. Just his performance in 2023 was good enough for him to get a super license alone.
Kimi Alredy have super license valid points!
Ollie and Kimi at prema is a dream lineup
There is a risk having two such talents in one team : they start to race against eachother more than against the rest.
Dream entertainment. Kimi doesn't now how to finish 2nd, and Ollie will be determined to bank his experience advantage.
@@TommoOnUA-cam have you seen Kimi’s driving in FRECA? It’s unbelievable. Totally different level than anyone else. Go look at his season ending race at Zandvoort. Unbelievably talented. It was like the other drivers were driving completely different cars.
@@teamredgutz399Was it Zandvoort where he finished 12 seconds ahead? Very dominant way to end the season and make his stake for an F2 seat.
I find it hilarious that the best young British driver is contracted to an Italian driver academy and the best young Italian driver (honestly the best Italian prospect I can remember in some years) is contracted to a British based (German) team
You gotta love it
If anyone’s wondering about the “hierarchy” between f2 teams since staff and setup actually make a massive difference, ask any f2 driver, super simplified it’s like this most years but you could definitely further break down the teams I’ve put beside 2.
1. ART and PREMA
2. Carlin, DAMS, Virtuosi, MP, VAR, Hitech, Campos
3. trident
4. PHM (previously Charouz)
i feel like VAR and campos arent on the same level as the others, hitech is a good team that's only been brought down by subpar drivers so ill keep them 2nd
@@rusheelgongulur9689 I agree I just simplified it this way because they’re able to compete with the others at some rounds and it’s a struggle to truely separate the rest of the teams since they vary so much across seasons
@@aidan404 yeah fair enough, also like a really good driver can take any of these cars way higher, so its quite varied
I'd say :
1. Prema and ART
2. MP, Campos, Virtuosi
3. Carlin, Hitech, DAMS
4. Trident, Van Amersfoort
5. PHM
Good way of looking at it!
Personally, I actually really enjoyed the 2020 season, it was brilliant. Action everry race, Ilott, Schumacher, Schwartzman, Tsunoda fighting for the title, Ticktum's radios, etc. It was perfect for me.
That was a low-key banger for sure.
Better than 2018. Easily.
What came out of that season was pretty shit though. Mick ended up being an F2 champion who's not actually good enough for F1 (just like Nyck), yet Mazepin was so much worse he made Mick look good. Mazepin is genuinely the worst F1 driver we've had the last decade, dude never deserved an F1 seat (he wasn't even fighting for the F2 title and finished 5th), yet he got it (thankfully short-lived). And because of him buying a seat, we never got to see what Ilott or Shwartzman would do in an F1 car. They're both better drivers than Mick imo, but drew the short straw in 2020 and lost the title to him. The only good thing that's come out of that season is Yuki, which nearly wasn't even that, but luckily AT kept him despite a shit rookie season and is now a solid F1 driver. And I'm happy for him, since he was the best/most impressive driver in 2020 F2 imo.
@@Robalexe He only got that seat because of the financial troubles Haas was in due to Covid. Reality was that Ferrari wanted to place both Illot and Schumacher at Haas while they kept Giovinazzi at Alfa Romeo. But because of the issues Haas had, they decided to go with Schumacher (who was both the F2 champion and brought some sponsors to the team) and had to replace Magnussen with Mazepin because of the Uralkali money he brought which kept the team afloat.
@@princeendymion9044 I know. As I said - Mazepin bought that seat
Don't forget, Antonelli won the FIA motorsport games with a broken arm! His engineers have been quoted calling him motorsport Jesus.
I think Maloney is another one to watch, just lacked quali consistency last year. Hopefully that will change in 2024 and he can fight for the title . Also i love the idea of having a driver from Barbados in F1
I think he will definitely get that breakthrough win next year (after a close 2nd at silverstone this year) but I don’t think he will be in the championship run. Unless he can click with the car and do something similar to his F3 and British F4 campaigns.
Never been so hyped for a F2/GP2 season like this 😁
Ridiculously stacked grid with a new chassis. This is super exciting.
Also, I want to see Hauger have a banger season.
Miyata is definitely an interesting one. No doubt he’s a stellar driver but there’s a chance he might suffer a bit on the European circus.
Should be big 👀
Im very excited to see Antonelli drive in F2, he has so much potential
The most since Max tbh.
@@TommoOnUA-cam funny because Max never drove in F2. But probably meant potential to be the next super talent of F1
pretty sure schwtz and pourchaire had same expectations??? max never had this much expectation when he got into f1, it came about as he was already in f1.
@@dannysstart2218 not true. He was having eyes on him as he was a 17 yo racing in F1, whilst being paired with the son of a rally world champion.
5 way title fight, calling it
🙏
@@TommoOnUA-camGood vid. Only thing I missed are the words “One of the” in the title, so for now, I gonna keep it on I’m somewhat agreeing, but not fully
Bearman, Martins, Hauger, Antonelli, Miyata would be the 5 if I had to guess
I was in Zandvoort when Kimi became FRECA champion (I am literally in the photo where Kimi is holding the championship sign) and he won that race in wet conditions, which was shortened to 5 laps by a safety car, by 12 seconds!!! an extraordinary talent!
I really think that Isack Hadjar will be interesting to watch this season, he almost won in his debut season in F3 and with a year of experinece in F2 he can be really quick this year
"The cars will be simplified F1 cars manufactured by Dallara"
Ah, so Haas cars!
I hope it’s Antonelli and Bearman with a close title fight but they’re clear of the rest, that’s the best chance for getting two into F1 in 2025 at Williams and Haas (though Haas will ruin Bearman’s career)
Martins will be up there too
i dont think antonelli is winning the championship, he needs time to adapt, i can see a feature race win at most
@@nigelgearsleystanaccount66adapt to what? everyone is adapting to the new car
@@nathana9037 tbf its a new car but you have to understand antonelli hasnt driven the tracks on the calendar as much as the rest of the drivers, even with new cars freca to f2 is a massive stepup (gianluca petecof did this and drowned horribly), obviously antonelli is much more talented and hes in one of the best cars but theres more to adapting than just a new car
@@nigelgearsleystanaccount66all i’m gonna say is that he looked really quick in testing with the old chassis that everyone else already knew. he’s gonna be a contender
What a time to be a Norwegian formula fan. Excited to see if Haugers experience will translate into a strong early season in the new car and Stenshorne in F3 coming off an absolute banger FRECA rookie season where he only got beaten by Antonelli.
I personally miss a mention about Franco Colapinto after the F1 tests in Abu Dabi with Williams, the guy have something
Regarding Pepe Martí you forgot to mention he's just been signed to the Red Bull Driver Academy and Campos will be the only "Red Bull" team in F2 this next season. So excited by him!
I feel like Miyata is going to dominate at least the first half of the season in a car that is very similar to a super formula car, but then the second half of the season everyone else catches up. But I think he would take the title
Depends how he adapts to tracks
That doesn't mean anything tbh，yes Super Formula is faster than F2 but both car is still has difference, and the fact that he this year mostly race in Japan, but not European tracks,and mostly can he communicate well with the team. He still need time to adapt but I think he can be Top 10 in the championship
Perhaps, but all the drivers around him will have way more experience on these circuits than him. Gonna be reeeeeeeeeally interesting.
Probably,but Kimi will destroy his chances and will probably win the title
Gassed Norwegian here, would be amazing to se Hauger in F1, but that’s a long shot atm. But I’m very excited for this F2 season. Apparently the new F2 car is more like the F3 and F1 cars. And that suits Hauger way better than the previous F2 cars. So fingers crossed!
Hauger prefers oversteer and I don't think the new chassis promise that. Hopefully him and MP figure it out though and dominate like they did in 2022
@@Dxbestani yes, I’ve heard the chassis is more oversteery than the previous chassis, more like F3, were he drove really well. Let’s see what happens in 2024, but I’m hopefull
Hey fingers crossed but if everything goes to shit we still have a plan B in Martinius Stenshorne :^)
@@SingularityEngine that’s right haha
The only hope for Hauger is Sergio staying at RB for one more year and inheriting a AT seat IF he wins by a long shot this year.
Franco Colapinto
I’m definitely biased because I’m Argentinian, but this year he showed really good talent in f3 but finished 4th mostly because of bad luck in my opinion.
Definitely someone to watch out for 🇦🇷
Only started to watch F2 last year but thanks to the background you gave to this line up i'm pretty hyped!
Absolute scenes if kimi wins F2 in his first season
If he does the hype train might be the strongest hype train since Max in 2014 for new talent
I know Kimi is making more people focused for f2 for first time in years and honestly the name Kimi gives you a speed boost lol
Love the use of the GT3 Music you have been using on your videos as of late. Takes me back to the hours of game time I had invested in that racing Sim.
Biased Argie here, I understand that everyone of the drivers you mentioned are the ones to watch. But leaving Colapinto out of the list is kind of criminal, I'm not saying he is the Reutemann second coming but he very much could have finished second in the championship if he hadn't been dq in Australia, plus it wasn't his only race which was affected by unreliability. Let's hope for an exciting championship for all of these guys, F2 is stacked for sure.
I think people dont really rate Victor Martins high enough. Won f3 last year than this year even though Ollie Bearman had high peaks and was a bit unlucky at times I think Victor was just a better driver last year and he definitely should be in the title fight this year
yeh as long as he stops trying to kill marshals at monaco he can fight for the title
Facts. Victor is unbelieviably fast. Its just british bias overrating a driver like Oli.
Victor was more consistent for sure. Like I said, write him off at your own risk.
A lot of what I’ve seen is people saying Martins vs Bearman with a potential Antonelli surprise rookie season. Other than that I could maybe see O’Sullivan, Bortoleto or Miyata do decent, but still not close enough to title contention.
Personally I think the fight will be between Martins, Bearman, Hauger, Maloney and Miyata. Those 5 stand out for me. Antonelli is good but I'm afraid the expectations are too high. I genuinely believe someone who graduated from F3 can beat him like Colapinto, Marti and O'sullivan.
What about Franco Colapinto??? WIthouth that disqualification due to fuel issues, he would have finished P2 in the F3 championship!
Fuel issues?
There’s a LOT of talent now
Martins, O’Sullivan, Bearman, Antonelli, Maloney, Bortoleto, Hauger, Colapinto, Marti, etc.
Unbelievable that he didn’t mention Franco colapinto
I got into F2 this year and it friggin’ slaps. It wasn’t quite the level of appointment viewing as F1 but I’ll hopefully be able to better manage the time to stay on top of both next season
im from where ollie is and its great to see someone from our area get so far
Thanks for the F2 content!
While most of the good f1 channels ( that you are part of) are struggling a bit for content in the off season. Your video is spot on. Really nice .
I have hopes for Colapinto, last season he would've finished 2nd if he didn't get dsq at Australia. Colapinto, Zak an Aron had a great battle but MP showed to be less consistent. If Colapinto can match Zak on an MP, that Williams academy battle can get fun. Specially with a high chance of getting into F1.
I hope Verschoor can show some of his magic, he's an amazing driver
The Gran Turismo touch is amazing
Agree!
Let's watch this field provide excellent racing and they STILL don't get into F1. Also, I reckon the two Williams Academy drivers will get a shot at being in F1 for 2026 as Vowles won't make the same mistake with them as Williams did with Logan before he stepped in.
The music in this one is fantastic please keep it around, sounds like Gran Turismo music to me or some other PS1/2 era stuff.
Saw Antonelli live in Zandvoort, was a banger race
I think Zane Maloney deserves a shout, not because he is my favourite junior driver but because he is just great, not in the Red Bull Junior Program unfortunately but still with Rodin Carlin who he went from P18 to P3 in the Bahrain Feature Race
Franco Collapinto deserves a shoutout for definite. Whilst I don't necessarily think he'll be title contending, he's definitely one to watch for the future
Great shout for a video
New series and that series having a brand new chassis is the perfect recipe for Kimi Antonelli to go 5/5 in juniors. Can’t wait to watch F2 this year.
I think Miyatas background is going to pay off here. The experience of setting up the superformula in a spec series will give him an edge over the field. Plus the dudes got raw pace, and at least has a starting point on all the euro tracks cause i see him on iracing 😂
And now Aron is leading the championship with 9 points gap
Unexpected but deserved, he’s been really amazing!
My wildcards to compete at the top of the standings will be Miyata & Bortoletto but my favorites are Kimi, Ollie & Victor
regarding that fellow in nascar, i think youre thinking of Kevin Harvick, who made his debut the week after Dale Earnhardt passed away in a fatal crash on the final lap of the daytona 500 in 2001.
love the gran turismo music
Bortoleto is also part of Fernando's A14 management I believe
7:52 “I’m sure there’s some fella in NASACR who’s done a bit more”
As a NASCAR and F1 fan, there’s very few drivers that can hold a candle to Fernando, but one of them is 100% Tony Stewart: a decorated USAC Dirt racer turned Indycar & 3x NASCAR Cup Series Champ
Agreed! This will be really good!
As a Japanese fan, I am very excited to see Miyata, who was Yuki's rival in F4, in F2. However, it is doubtful that he will be able to adapt quickly to F2 cars, Pirelli tires, and European circuits.
The the 2024 grid looks pretty awesome in Formula 2. From those not mentioned, Hadjar and Collapinto can do pretty well as well... Anybody from the grid can have great races and take podiums, however I am most curious to see who will perform consistently in top 6.
Think you forgot to mention Zane Maloney, a bit inconsistent last year but showed preety good pace, he could be another one among the ones mentioned
It's 'Victor Martins' and his name is actually pronounced more the british way. I have it from several french medias quite close to him :) Very good content, you get a subscriber from across the Channel :)
I remember his Saudi race last year and immediately fell in alive with Martins’ speed
I love F2 more than F1 for racing at this point. The grid for next year is looking unreal, if Antonelli lives up to the hype we have a generational talent there. Bearman will also be unreal (at least I hope), what a team Prema have
Yes! This is gonna be great. Will be rooting for Bearman and Miyata. Excited to see what Maini can do with a more capable car. He seems like a nice guy and massively outdrove that Campos car. I think Hauger might be done though.
Shout out my boy Zane Maloney repping the small islands
bearmann and antonelli will be FIRE
ig in terms of quali pace the lot you mentioned but i would mention kush maini (sometimes he is quite fast)
would still need to work on race pace
As an estonian 🇪🇪 fan I'm for sure rooting for Paul Aron but i'm very interested about how's Ritomo Miyata is doing. Winning Gt500 and Super formula is not a joke. 🔥
Me personally I’ll be rooting for Kimi, as a Merc fan but also I have heard very promising and impressive things about him, also will be rooting for Ollie, I watched your interview with him and he seems like a promising talent, usually I don’t stick around to watch the full F2 season and only end up watching a few races as I am pretty focused on F1 but this season honestly seems like it could be really special with all the competition so I will definitely be watching this season 👍
I feel like next season the F1 driver lineup will be shaken up big time by a few of these drivers. Hulkenburg, Magnussen, Zhou, Bottas, Sargeant, Ocon, Perez and Ricciardo are all drivers I can see not being on the grid in 2025, and with this much stacked talent as well as the previous F2 winners, the pressure on the F1 drivers to deliver is higher than ever.
Aron 🙏
I need to support my fellow Estonian💪
Paul will do amazingly! 🙌🏻
You forgot to mention Pepe Marti is a Red Bull junior
Gassed Norwegian checking in! The hype train is not derailed yet, choo chooooo
I have expectations from Kush Maini, maybe not as a title contender but I think he showed some really good things in 2023. He should be in the fight for a bit id say
The F2/24 looks great and not as awkward as the F2/18. Lets hope they fixed that engine too. Alpine uses the same basic engine with over 800hp, GDi, ALS and an awesome sound in their Hypercar. So the basis is there.
Bro these F2 cars only have 600hp!! An Indy car has more power and the drivers are top elite!!
@Angelbonilla1982 The F2 car is still quicker then the indycar. The version of the engine the Alpine uses is heavily modified.
And driving standards in Indycar aren't exactly high. Lower them F2.
@TheNecromancer6666 Indy from 560 to 760hp, but now when they start hybrid, it is gonna bit higher 860hp!!
@Angelbonilla1982 In know. But the Indy engine has a very narrow powerband, acceleration and lowspeed performance aren't great.
I agree. I think Merc plans to replace Hamilton starting 2026, when Lewis' current contract ends. He seems to be super talented and will be the perfect driver alongside Russell, so Merc continues to have the best driver pairing even after Hamilton era ends.
But just as you, I am really looking forward to Miyata. Considering he is unexperienced with European tracks and Pirelli tyres and will drive in ELMS at the same time, I don't think his 1st season will be too strong. But if he gets an additional season, I'm pretty sure he'll fight for the championship.
I think Lewis, if he doesn't win that fabled 8th title by 2026, will stick around for 2026 to try and win it. If Mercedes doesn't have a competitive car in that new reg set, or McLaren which is his only other beloved team, then he will call it quits.
Antonelli is bad news for all other Mercedes junior drivers ,who probabely won't get a chance at racing for Mercedes F1. But to say that Mercedes have the best driver pairing now and then I don't rate Russell that highly.
@@user-hm5nn9pk8nAron lost his mercedes backing because of him
@@user-hm5nn9pk8n2 F2 champions
No other driver pairing has that 😂😂😂😂you think lando nowins and no race pace piastri are better 😂😂😂
@@AZBCDEE Winning F2 doesn't automaticly mean that you're a top level F1 driver ( De Vries )and I just don't rate Russell that high.
It's for sure that the YTR (young talent revolution) is coming as these drivers in f1 are getting older, especially coming into 2025, 2026, and 2027. It's likely that we will see Fernando, Lewis, Hulk, Checo, maybe even KMAG & VB, all leave due to age, plus the struggling talent that is Logan Sargeant & you could argue even Yuki. All of these names are extremely important for the future.
The beauty is that you'll never truly know whats going to happen. No matter how good you are, no matter what the sources are, youll never know the outcome. That is life, that is sports, THAT is motorsports.
Tommo trying the double reverse jinx
Please more F2 Mr Tomo
that's a bold prediction if i've ever seen one
I´m so hyped for the prema battle. Bortoleto is my bet to win it in the end.
2024 could be genuinely a great year for F1 and F2, F2 with the new cars and a potential great season with Bearman & Antonelli in the same team, the cars likely leading to closer action as well.
As for F1, despite Verstappen smashing everyone it was one of the closest seasons ever in terms of performance (behind Max) hopefully if everyone else has closed the gap to Red Bull it could be an all timer with Verstappen, Ferrari, Mclaren and Mercedes all looking strong with Aston Martin and Racing Bulls likely being in the mix too.
There's a lot to be excited about.
my heart says Dennis, but my head says ollie, man that kid can drive
As much as I'm tired of British drivers, yeah he's really impressive.
Bearman schooled hauger who was in f2 for two seasons 😂😂
Bearman is also much younger
Hauger has poor qualifying
@@AZBCDEE you dont understand what I wrote.
I think Jak Crawford is a big sleeper. Same age as Bearman and he's always been one of the youngest on the grid, so his career results may not exactly stand out. But especially with F1 driver academy backing and a decent car, I think he'll surprise.
I’m extremely excited for Antonelli, Bortoleto, Zak, and Pepe.
same hopefully pepe will get more luck this year
how can i watch/is there a way to watch f2 in america?
Yeah u right Jimmie Johnson had been in both IndyCar And NASCAR, testing an F1 car, Ran Baja 1000 years ago. He’s more experienced than Ferdinand
Not sure if you mentioned this but in context with the wide open F1 driver market after 2024, this F2 season will have all the drivers competing hard for a seat.
like bro what ?
I would love to see a single race where they throw all the F1 drivers in F2 cars.
As a Japanese, I don't think you are biased at all regarding Bearman; while I want Ritmo to show the young guns in F2 how underrated SuperFormula is - I think he'll struggle in the European tracks. And Ayao Komatsu, whom you quoted, was talking about the competition Ritmo will face in F2 to Japanese media - Miyata will really have to go in all guns blazing.
I'm just an Alonso fanboy (like Tsunoda), so I wish Pepe Marti the best of luck. That fight for P4~5 at 18years of age was incredible - it really reminded me of Yuki's first and last campaign with Carlin
Tommo you made a point to cover the ages of all the drivers for F2. Wasn’t max ves 17 when he go into F1?
A video compiling max,s journey from kart to F1 would be an interesting deep dive video.
Rules were changed after Max to require that a driver be 18.
Are there any formula 1/2/3 drivers racing in the Rolex 24?
Ritomo is the favourite to win for sure
Bearman even got pole with a damaged steering rack. It was off centre, insanity.
I think you forgot Richard Verschoor real experienced driver who never had the Good matrial to show his potential
I agree
If Trident will manage to provide a proper car, I believe Roman Staněk can deliver amazing results as well. But can't wait for Antonelli vs Bearman for sure, same Ritomo Miyata!!
Bearman vs Antonelli next year! 🔥
I didn’t realise how stacked the grid was this year wow
I AM SO HYPED FOR THIS SEASON AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA