ART Grand Prix is announceed that Jack Aitken will be driving one of their cars for the second year in a row.
After a brilliant GP3 season where he finished in 2nd place behind teammate George Russell, the Renault Sport Academy driver will make his Formula 2 debut with the team in 2018.
Jack started his career in motorsport in 2013 at the age of 17. Since then he has won two titles in Formula Renault 2.0 and secured numerous victories, podiums and pole positions in every category he has raced in.
In 2017, he added to his already impressive CV by taking to the wheel of the Renault powered E20 Formula 1 car in a private test at Jerez, Spain.
Jack took part in the offseason tests in Abu Dhabi and quickly found his place in the ART Grand Prix family.
“Of course, I am delighted to sign with ART GP for another year, taking on the challenge of F2! I have made a lot of friends here, and I have the confidence in them and myself that we can have an even better season together this year." Commented Atiken
"We will aim high, and push hard. Rookie or not, I want to be challenging at the front like always.”

European Formula 3 champion Lando Norris believes he needs to win the F2 title at his first attempt in 2018, to prove he is as good as now F1 driver Charles Leclerc.

The young Briton is one of the biggest names in junior single-seater racing, flying up the ladder to a position wherein just the last 12 months he joined McLaren as part of their development program and now he'll be their official third driver this year.

Alongside those duties, he will team up with Carlin as they return to the F2 grid after a year away and the 18-year-old has only one goal as he looks to maintain his status as a potential future F1 star. 

"I expect to win it," Norris said. "Leclerc's done it, so if I want to beat him or prove I'm just as good, then I'm going to have to win. I think that's the main thing, there's any point going for second or third."

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The young Briton got his first taste of F2 when he joined Campos for the final weekend of the season last year in Abu Dhabi, enduring a tricky debut with a retirement in the feature race and P13 in the sprint.

A new chassis and engine are being introduced into the series for 2018 and Norris admits, from his experience of the previous car, it is a significant step up from what he raced in European F3. 

"It's a lot more power from anything I've driven before, apart from the F1 car of course," he explained.

"I think the tyres is one of the biggest things. With the Hankooks [in European F3] you could push 99 percent of the race, the Pirellis you can push for a couple of laps and then you've got to start saving. So it's a big challenge."

Arden Motorsport and Honda have confirmed that Nirei Fukuzumi will race with the team in FIA Formula 2 for the 2018 season.

Honda protégé Nirei Fukuzumi, 20, competed in the GP3 Series with ART Grand Prix across 2016/17. The Japanese driver finishing third in the points behind ART teammates George Russell and Jack Aitken with feature race wins in Barcelona and Jerez.

Fukuzumi will now graduate to FIA Formula 2 with Arden, having run for the team during post-season testing in Abu Dhabi - held after the final race of the 2017 season.

He will be combining his FIA F2 Championship campaign with a Super Formula drive by long-time backers Honda, as he will drive for Team Mugen, effectively taking over the place vacated by Pierre Gasly.

It will be a busy campaign for Fukuzumi, but he and the team are confident of a strong season ahead - building on his success from his second season in GP3.

Fukuzumi's teammate is set to be announced in the coming weeks, before attention turns to the pre-season tests at the Circuit de Catalunya, Spain and the Sakhir International Circuit in Bahrain.

Pre-season testing will be more important than ever, since all the FIA F2 teams will be testing the new for 2018 Dallara F2/18 chassis.

All teams will be quick to learn as much about the new halo-equipped single seater, as well as the brand new 3.4l V6 turbocharged engine, in preparation for the season opening race on the 6-8 April in Bahrain.

The team aims to maximise the opportunities for the top spots in 2018.

Arden Motorsport will be releasing more announcements regarding our driver line-ups in all championship are coming soon.

Charouz Racing System confirmed that Louis Delétraz and Antonio Fuoco will be its drivers in the 2018 FIA Formula Two Championship.

The Czech team is joining the F2 grid after winning the World Series Formula V8 3.5 title in 2017. Team founder Antonin Charouz is masterminding the exciting programme and the team will be based at headquarters in Prague.

Delétraz and Fuoco will be returning to the new-look F2 series after enjoying successful rookie seasons in the category during 2017.

Italian Fuoco secured eighth place in the final drivers' championship and took his first category win at Monza, while Swiss driver Delétraz scored a best result of fourth place in Italy and ended the year by topping the times at two end of season tests in Abu Dhabi.

Both drivers will carry the same Ferrari Driver Academy logo on their cars as they enter the new F2 season.

Antonin Charouz, Team Principal, said: "I'm thrilled to welcome Louis and Antonio into our team and keen to work with the Ferrari Driver Academy for what will be our inaugural season in the FIA Formula Two Championship.

"Both drivers impressed during their rookie F2 season in 2017 and they clearly learned a lot as the year progressed. I'm confident they will be able to use that experience to good effect in 2018 so they are challenging at the front of what's traditionally a very competitive F2 field."

Louis Delétraz said: "I'm really happy to join Charouz because every championship they've entered in the past they've been quick and won races. This is a very exciting project and I think we can do great things next year. It's definitely my objective to do a very strong season.

"I've known Antonio for a few years now and I'm looking forward to working with him. It's important to have a strong team-mate to help the team keep moving forward and I think the line-up we have is very good. I'm looking forward to being part of it."

Antonio Fuoco said: "I'm really happy to join Charouz Racing System and have a new challenge in F2. The team has a good racing pedigree after winning the World Series title this year and everyone is pushing hard to do everything perfectly. If this happens, I know we can all do a good season together at Charouz."

Charouz Racing System is preparing to receive its first 'next-generation' F2 car in mid-January 2018. The second car is expected to be delivered in mid-February.

All new for the 2018 season, Dallara's latest F2 chassis complies with the latest F1 safety standards and is powered by a 3.4-litre turbo-charged Mecachrome engine, delivering around 620hp.