MP Motorsport has picked Oliver Goethe to replace F1-bound Franco Colapinto in F2, as AIX Racing has likely replaced Taylor Barnard too.
Oliver Goethe will step up to FIA Formula 2 with MP Motorsport this weekend, taking part in Round 11 of the 2024 season at Monza. The Red Bull Junior Team member will replace the Formula 1-bound Franco Colapinto following the announcement that the Argentine will be racing for Williams for the rest of the season.
Goethe graduates following two seasons in Formula 3, racing for Trident in 2023 and Campos Racing in 2024. The German also took part in two rounds for Campos at Budapest and Spa-Francorchamps in 2022. Goethe finished eighth in his rookie campaign and graduates from the Championship while sat seventh in the current Standings having been a contender for the Drivers’ title.
During that span he won two races and achieved a further two podium finishes. He will now make the move up to Formula 2 with MP, starting at Monza, but before he does, Goethe reflected on his time in F3. “Although I haven’t got any experience in this F2 car, the two seasons I spent in FIA F3 gave me a great foundation for this step,” said Goethe following the confirmation of his graduation.
“My goals for this weekend are to soak up all the information MP Motorsport provides me with and learn as much as I can. It won’t be easy even on a track I know well because all my competitors have so much more experience than me and I got the call so late that I didn’t have a chance to do simulator prep for F2.
“But in some way, this is similar to my FIA F3 debut in 2022, where I joined the series mid-season and scored points on my first attempt and finished P4 in the Feature Race in Spa. Overall, I’m happy with my consistency this year and my win and podiums. I am a bit sad that I can’t finish my F3 season as planned, I would have loved to go out with a bang with my Campos Racing team. I wish good luck to them and to the drivers still in the fight for the title. I will be following the races for sure.”
Here’s potential change at AIX Racing with Niels Koolen in for Formula E-bound Taylor Barnard as per the August 23 entry list, but the team is yet to confirm the same: https://www.fia.com/events/formula-2-championship/season-2024/entry-list
[Note: The story is as per press release]