On the eve of the Italian Grand Prix, the FIA Formula 2 Championship has unveiled their F2 2024 car that their subsequent era of drivers shall be driving within the forthcoming season.
The design philosophy of the brand new car, which shall be raced within the 2024, 2025 and 2026 seasons, is to present younger drivers who aspire to race in Formula 1 the perfect preparation, by making it as near an F1 car as attainable when it comes to security, look, methods, efficiency, sustainability and accessibility, all at cheap prices. Moreover, the nostril, entrance and rear wings and flooring have been designed to encourage wheel-to-wheel racing, which can result in thrilling on-track motion.
The new car, which options the newest FIA security improvements, is powered by a 3.4 litre turbo-charged Mecachrome engine, and consists of some new options to accommodate the Aramco artificial sustainable gas that shall be launched in 2025. For 2024, the F2 car will proceed to run on Aramco 55% bio-sourced sustainable gas, which was efficiently launched in 2023.
The F2 2024 has additionally been designed to adjust to the FIA 2024 specs when it comes to braking, steering effort and ergonomics to accommodate a variety of drivers and make the championship as accessible as attainable.
The car methods will nonetheless embrace marshalling comparable to Virtual Safety Car (VSC), and optimised Drag Reduction System (DRS), while the electronics have been enhanced with a brand new Marelli Vehicle Control Unit (VCU).
The car accomplished a profitable shakedown in July in Varano, with former F2 driver Tatiana Calderon on the wheel. Following at present’s unveiling, the event programme will proceed over a variety of assessments throughout the rest of the yr, with a number of drivers together with 2022 FIA Formula 2 Champion Felipe Drugovich.
The programme will comprise enough mileage to make sure reliability earlier than the automobiles are delivered to the groups, and additional improvement shall be accomplished all through 2024, 2025 and 2026, because the sustainable element of the gas will increase to achieve the goal of 100% of artificial sustainable fuels in 2027.
One car shall be delivered to the groups earlier than the tip of December 2023, and the second car shall be delivered in mid-January 2024. There shall be a shakedown with the groups earlier than the primary official pre-season take a look at, with one car per staff.
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The launch of this subsequent era of FIA Formula 2 car marks the beginning of an thrilling new chapter for the championship,” mentioned FIA Deputy President for Sport, Robert Reid.
“An enormous quantity of labor has been accomplished by the FIA, Formula 2 and its companions to place collectively what’s a really spectacular package deal centered on shut racing, the newest security applied sciences, even larger environmental sustainability and higher accessibility for drivers than ever earlier than. This vital step will deliver Formula 2 nearer to the top of motor sport, guaranteeing that the subsequent era of drivers get the absolute best preparation for the longer term and likewise placed on a incredible present for the followers world wide.
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“I’m very proud to present our new F2 car, which will race for the next three years,” added Formula 2 CEO, Bruno Michel.
“Together with the FIA, we’ve designed a strong, difficult and secure car that may put together younger drivers for F1, and that may proceed to supply nice racing and numerous overtaking alternatives, one thing that the followers count on from F2. It has been designed additionally to suit all kinds of drivers, taking into consideration FIA’s consideration concerning the steering effort. This is clearly key to creating our sport extra inclusive, by enhancing our car’s driveability and luxury.
“One of our major focuses stays prices management. So, we’ve got stored the identical engine and gearbox, and there are numerous carried-over elements from the earlier car. Finally, we made certain that the groups can handle this new car with 12 operational folks, as per the Sporting Regulations.
“I want to thank our partners Aramco, Pirelli, Dallara and Mecachrome, who are key in making this car safe, reliable and the best racing machine to prepare our drivers for Formula 1.”
Stefano Domenicali, President and CEO of Formula 1 mentioned: “F2 persistently delivers wonderful racing and acts as an necessary coaching floor for future members of the Formula 1 grid, and by bringing the design philosophies of the 2 automobiles nearer collectively we are going to assist this improvement additional.
“The new F2 car is also an important symbol for our sustainability journey as the series continues to pioneer advanced sustainable fuel which will become a part of F1 from 2026. I want to pay tribute to Bruno and his team as well as the FIA for our continued strong collaboration in this category. I can’t wait to see the car on track next season.”
