HiTech Grand Prix has now confirmed their line up for the 2022 season with the second seat going to Kiwi, Marcus Armstrong who will be switching from DAMS.
The 21 year old scored his first Formula 2 win in the penultimate round of the season at Jeddah and almost finished the season with a second victory at the finale but he had to retire due to a mechanical issue. He finished 13th in the drivers standing overall with two podiums in total.
For pre-season testing, Armstrong switched to Hitech where he ended three out of six sessions in the top 10, which included third on Day 2.
Armstrong has been in the news lately after himself and the Ferrari Driver Academy has parted ways after 4 years together.
In his first year of single seater racing in 2017, Armstrong won the Italian Formula 4 championship which included four victories and a further nine podiums, he also competed in ADAC F4 the same year in which he finished 2nd in- he was inducted into the FDA this year.
He then went on to compete in the 2018 Formula 3 European Championship, where he finished 5th overall. 2019 saw Armstrong be a title challenger in Formula 3 where he finished runner-up to Robert Shwartzman.
“I’m thrilled to be joining Hitech this season in Formula 2,” said Armstrong. Team Principal Oliver Oakes brought me to Europe a few years back and I saw Hitech in the early days. Since then, it’s transformed into one of the powerhouses of Formula 2 and 3. I’m looking forward to be working with a successful group of people and giving it everything I’ve got in my new Hitech team this year.”
My Opinion-
Ahhh, I’m glad Marcus has got a seat! I feel like we haven’t seen the absolute best of him yet. Maybe this is the move he needs and with not being in the FDA anymore he may want to prove some people wrong…
Jordan's Track Talk 
Leave a comment