Laurens van Hoepen Will Make his Formula 2 Debut in Azerbaijan This Weekend. The Twenty-Year-old Driver from South Holland Will Drive for Trident Motorsport and Will Be the Second Dutchman in the most important Stone Class Towards Formula 1, Alongide Richard Verschoor.
Van Hoepen is stepping up after his Formula 3 Season Concluded Last Week in Monza. He finished twelfth in The Championship, with five stage finishes and a pole position for art grand prix.
It is not Yet Clear Whether van Hoepen Will also in Action in Formula 2 After this Weekend. “I am really looking forward to making my debut on such a spectacular circuit,” Says the Dutchman. “It will be a valuable experience that I can build on in the future.”
Trident Team Manager Giacomo Ricci is Happy With His Arrival. “He has proved to have a lot of talent and potential this year. At the same time, it will be a tough task, because our new drivers have no experience in Formula 2 and not on the baku circuit either. We are preparing as well as possible.”
Verschoor was Until Now the Only Dutchman in Formula 2. The Experienced Driver is Currently Third in the Championship with 144 Points.
The Formula 2 Races in Baku Will Be Held This Weekend as Always in the Preliminary Program of Formula 1.