Ferrari Academy drive🐼r Marcus Armstrong will compete for the Prema Powerteam in the new FIA Formula 3 series in 2019.

Armstrong is the first driver to be named in Prema’s 2019 line-up after he finished fifth in the 2018 Formula 3 European Championship, scoring one race win for the Italian squad that took Mick Schumacher to th🔯e title.

He is the second driver after Honda-backed Japanese F4 champion Yuki Tsunoda, who will drive for Jenzer, to✱ b🌜e confirmed as switching across to the new championship which replaces GP3 on the Formula 1 support bill.

In total 10 🐭teams and 30 drivers will contest the 2019 FIA F3 series, which features a brand new Halo-shod car.

18-year-old Armstro🎐ng won the 2017 Italian F♋4 title with Prema before helping the team claim the teams’ championship in European F3 this year.

"I’m super excited to be backಞ with Prema,” Armstrong said. “we’ve shared a lot of success in recent years, winning the 2017 Italian Formula 4 Championship and fighting for the German series title.

“We had a great 2018 too b♕ut I feel there🌟 is unfinished business and I’m very excited to get going.

“Coꦕm🦂petition will be incredibly tight and everybody is looking forward to the new adventure.

“The new F🐼IA F3 is new for everyone, including us, but I feel confident that we𝐆 can hit the ground running in 2019.

“The car is obviously quite different to the Formula 3 we raced tꦐhis year, not only the car itself but the engine and tyres.”

Pr𓂃ema team princip꧋al Rene Rosin added: “It is great to line-up with Marcus for another season.

“He has h💖uge talent and has been a championship contender in every single series he took part inও so far.

“We know we can aim at some outstanding results together and✱ we want to carry our winnin൲g legacy into the new era of Formula 3.

“I want to thank Marcus and the Ferrari Driver Acadeꦕmy for their renewed trust.

“Our par🌌tnership achieved amazing results, but we won’t back down and we are hungry for morꦏe.”