F2 Champion Theo Pourchaire Eyes Super Formula, What's Next for Vesti?
Nov.27 - With new Formula 2 champion Theo Pourchaire openly eyeing Japan's Super Formula for 2024, F2 runner-up Frederik Vesti admits the door to F1 may be closed to him as well.
Like Alfa Romeo reserve Pourchaire, 21-year-old Vesti got a turn at the wheel of a Formula 1 car in Friday practice in Abu Dhabi - in the Mercedes.
He still has a shot at replacing struggling Williams rookie Logan Sargeant for 2024, and he thinks losing the title to Pourchaire but winning more races than the Frenchman means he has been able to shine in 2023.
"Of course the championship is the most important," Vesti told Ekstra Bladet newspaper in Abu Dhabi. "But the people who really matter also know very well what has happened this season.
"I was the most winning driver. And just everything else that has happened. It's been a wild season," he added.
Vesti admitted that his fingers are crossed in terms of what happens next, admitting: "I don't know what's going on yet.
"I haven't actually sat down properly with Dorte (Riis Madsen)," he added, referring to his manager.
"The goal, of course, is to be in and around Formula 1. And then we'll have to see what can become of it. But with a season like this, and the faith I have in myself and everyone in my team behind me, we are clearly focusing on Formula 1 and not looking too far away from that.
"There is no doubt about that," Vesti said.
If Vesti - like Pourchaire - ends up missing out on a F1 race seat for next year, plenty of doors might open for 2025.
Pourchaire told Le Journal de Montreal: "There are around 15 drivers who are out of contract in F1 in 2025, so I will be right there to knock on the doors of all the teams.
"And with a Formula 2 title under my belt, that will help me a lot."
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Whether Pourchaire gets a drive in SF is another matter, as only limited non-Honda or Toyota-affiliated options are left.
However, IndyCar, WEC, etc., are alternative options, & as for 2025, more options in F1 might be available, but unless that's Team Hinwill, he'd, of course, have to leave them, but too premature for that matter.
As for Vesti, just stop with the Williams thing already, as he clearly doesn't have a shot, with Sargeant's race engineer's post-race radio words an even clearer indication that he'll continue than the test participation, as he openly said ''looking forward to next year, buddy'' obviously meaning that he's looking forward to working together again, so something he wouldn't say if they weren't going to continue together.
People really should think through things realistically rather than spreading fake rumors.
Well he's hardly going to say that's your last race son. Or, maybe he meant Logan working as a reserve driver.
There's at least 3 drivers who shouldn't be driving in F1 making Theo's 'racing journey' harder than it should be.
His partner driver would change in either scenario, i.e., sacking or demotion to reserve role, so he wouldn't have said what he said in that scenario either.
Lulu and who else?
Its opinion not rumour, as for the engineer, he doesn't pay the wages,, the only person who should be asked is the stopwatch and spare parts manager, In my opinion
Well, no one forced him to say those words, so voluntarily saying something so clear-cut despite knowing that people can hear the post-race radio comms even if they don't get broadcasted means he already knows who he'll work with next season.