Max Esterson will race in Formulation 2 for the ultimate two rounds of this season, making the step up from Formulation 3 to race in Qatar and Abu Dhabi.
The American began out in sim racing and solely started karting shortly earlier than turning 16, occurring to race in Formulation Ford and GB3 in the UK. He made his full-time debut in worldwide competitors on this yr’s Formulation 3 championship – scoring a finest results of sixth place – and can now race for Trident in F2 rather than Richard Verschoor, who has joined MP Motorsport.
“It’s nice to be making the step as much as Formulation 2, even when it’s slightly before I had imagined,” Esterson mentioned. “Simply two years in the past I used to be operating a Formulation Ford and profitable the FF Pageant, and now I’m about to make my debut in Formulation 2. It’s all occurred shortly however the folks closest to me are all assured about my potential to efficiently make the soar.
“I’ve been working arduous with the crew at Trident and really feel I’m nicely ready and able to go. I need to give a particular due to Maurizio Salvadori and Giacomo Ricci for making this occur, and to the remainder of the Trident crew for making me really feel so welcome.”
Trident crew supervisor Ricci says the 22-year-old has impressed at any time when the crew has labored with him, and praised Esterson’s performances for a Jenzer Motorsport outfit that completed backside of the F3 groups’ standings this yr.
“We’re excited to lastly be working with Max in a race state of affairs,” Ricci mentioned. “We first met him over two years in the past when he was nonetheless driving Formulation Fords and have carefully adopted his progress since then. He had some very robust outings this yr in FIA Formulation 3, his first yr in worldwide competitors, particularly as he was with one of many smallest groups, and on circuits which had been virtually all new to him.
“He’s sensible and has a mature, calm persona; he’s arduous working, and whereas he has already proven nice tempo, he’s solely in his fourth full yr of racing and nonetheless studying – so we’re excited to see his progress this yr.”
Esterson joins Jak Crawford and dual-nationality Juan Manuel Correa because the Individuals on the F2 grid this season.
