It’s only January but the full 22-man gri♋d for the upcoming FIA Formula 2 ꦆseason has been confirmed.

There are a number of familiar names on the 🃏grid with arguable title favourite Theo Pourchaire sticking around for another year, while F2 stalwarts Jehan Daruvala and Roy Nissany remain in the series.

While the ret𒆙urnees are somewhat underwhelming, this year’s crop of rookies - making the move up from FIA Formula 3 - is incredibly exciting.

Here’𒐪s five drivers you should look out for - beyond Pourchaire - in 2023:

Ollie Bearman - Prema

At just 17, Bearman is the youngest driver on 🍰this year’s F2 grid, with there being 11 years between him and the oldest, Nissany.

Part of the Ferrari’s young driver academy, Bearman is Britain’s biggest rising star looking to emulate the likes of 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:George Russell and 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Lando Norris. 

While he oꦫnly has three years of single-seater experience, Bearman has eꦦxcelled in every racing category since making his Italian F4 debut in 2020.

He stormed to the Italian F4 title wi✅th ease in 2021 beforeܫ making the step up to F3.

Despite his young age and limited expeℱrience, 🔴Bearman remained in title contention up until the final round, claiming his maiden victory at Spa-Francorchamps.

Had it not been for a lacklustre Zandvoort round, perhaps Bearman would have bee🌸n champion.

Hoཧwever, failure to take the title hasn’t halted his progr🗹ess as he steps up to F2 with Prema.

Alongside Mercedes F1 ju🍬nior Frederik Vesti, the Italian team have a mighty line up.

Like with Russell and Norris in recent years, Bearman is anot💝her hot prospect British fans should be very excited about.

Jack Doohan - Virtuosi 

Likely to be Pourchaire’s nearest title challenger, Jack Doohan - the son of motorcycle legend Mick - remains in F2 for a second y♔ear.

His rookie year was mixed, taking three victories and three pole positions, but struggling foဣr overall consistency.

In terms of raw speed, Doꦉohan has consistently demonstrated he has what it takes to be an F1 driver of the🦩 future.

Doohan is part of Alpine’s F1 driver academy and team boss Otmar �🐬�Szafnauer has already said that only the title would be good enough in 2023.

Zane Maloney - Carlin 

Another talented drivꦆer making the step up from F3 to F2 in 2023 is Zane Maloney.

The Barbadian racing driver ended last year as runner-up to eventual champion V♑ictor Martins.

Maloney ended the campaign in scintillating form, winning three of the final fi🦩ve races.

His fine performances caught the attention of Helmut Marko and thus he was signed to Red Bull’s juni꧒or team for 20🍸23.

Like Bearman, Maloney will be another exciting rookie to watch in 2♊023.

Isack Hadjar - Hitech

The second ඣRed Bull junior on our list is 18-year🐻-old Isack Hadjar.

In his rookie F3 season, Hadjar looked favourite to take ❀the title following his dominanℱt feature race victory at the Red Bull Ring.

Things did fal🧔l🅘 apart in the second half of the year, failing to register a podium finish in any of the remaining four rounds.

The Frenꦯchman’s aggressive driving style makes him a fan favourite as he remains with Hitech Grand Prix in 2023.

Ayumu Iwasa 

Perhaps a surprise choice given we’ve left off the F3 champion, Victor Martins, among other grꦑeat talent🧸s.

Iwasa was arguably the surprise of th༺e 2022 season with a strong second half to the year, taking two feature races wins in France and Abu Dhabi.

Given it was his first year in the series, and he managed to out-sc📖ore the lik🀅es of Doohan, Vesti and Dennis Hauger, it was very impressive.

While it’s uncertain whether Iwasa will be able to back it up in 2𒆙023, if he was able to take another step forward in performance, he could be an unlikely title 🔯contender.

He’s part of the Red Bull junior team, and being Japanese may make him even more appealing given that the Honda association remai😼ns.