It’s only January but the full 22-man gr🐻id for the upcoming FIA Form🦋ula 2 season has been confirmed.

There are a number of familiar names on the grid with arguable title favour🏅ite Theo Pourchaire sticking around for another year, while F2 stalwarts Jehan🌠 Daruvala and Roy Nissany remain in the series.

While the returnees are 𝔍somewhat underwhelming, this year’s crop of rookies - making the move up from FIA Formula 3 - is incredibly exciting.

Here’s five drivers you🐽 should look out for - beyo𝔉nd Pourchaire - in 2023:

Ollie Bearman - Prema

At just 17, Bearman is the youngest dri🌌ver on this year’s F2 grid, with there being 11 years between him and the oldest, Nissany.

Part of the Ferrari’s young driver academy, Bearman is Britain’s biggest rising star looking to emulate the likes of 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:George Russell and 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lando Norris. 

While he only has three years of single-seater experience, Bearman has excelled in every racing category since making his Itali🌊an F4 debut in 2020.

He stormed to the Italian F4 title wဣith ease in 2021 before making the step up to F3.

Despite his young age and limited ex❀perienꩵce, Bearman remained in title contention up until the final round, claiming his maiden victory at Spa-Francorchamps.

Had it not been for a lacklustre Zandvoo🍸rt round, perhaps Bearman w🐬ould have been champion.

However, fail꧟ure to take the title hasn’t halted his progress as he steps up to F2 with Prema.

Alongside Mercedes F1 junior Frederik Vesti, the Italian team ⛦have a mighty line up.

Like with Russell and Norris in recent years, Bearman is another ♈hot prospect Britiꩵsh fans should be very excited about.

Jack Doohan - Virtuosi 

Likely to be Pourchaire’s nearest title challe𝄹nger, Jack Doohan - the son of motorcycle legend Mick - remains in F2 for a second year.

His rookie year was mixed, taking three victories and three pole positio𒉰ns, but struggling for overall consistency.

In terms of raw speed, Doohan has consistently demonstrated h♔e has what it takes to be an ♏F1 driver of the future.

Doohan is part of Alpine’s F1 driver academy and team boss Otmar Szafnauer has alrea🃏dy said that only the title would be good eno🔯ugh in 2023.

Zane Maloney - Carlin 

Another tal🅺ented driver making the step up from F3 to F2 ꧟in 2023 is Zane Maloney.

The Barba🤡dian racing driver ended last year as runner-up to eventual champion Victor Martins.

Maloney ended the campaign in🎶 scintillating form, winning three of the final five races.

His fine performances c🎃aught the attention of Helmut Marko and thus he was signed to Red Bull’s junior team for 2023.

Like Bearman, Maloney will𒐪 be another 🎃exciting rookie to watch in 2023.

Isack Hadjar - Hitech

The secondꦅ Red Bull junior on our list is 18-year-old Isack Hadjar.

In his rookie ▨F3 season, Hadjarꦍ looked favourite to take the title following his dominant feature race victory at the Red Bull Ring.

Things did fall apart in the second half of the year, failing to register ෴a podium finish in any of the remaining four rounds.

The Frenchman’s aggressive dri꧋ving style makes him a fan favourite as 🐓he remains with Hitech Grand Prix in 2023.

Ayumu Iwasa 

Pe⭕rhaps a surprise choice given we’ve left off the F3 champion, Victor Martins, among other great talents.

Iwasa was arguably the surprise of thღe 2022 season🤪 with a strong second half to the year, taking two feature races wins in France and Abu Dhabi.

Given it w꧑as his first year in the series, and he managed to out-score the likes oཧf Doohan, Vesti and Dennis Hauger, it was very impressive.

While it’s uncertain whether Iwasa will be able to back it up in 2023, if he was able to take another step forward in performance🌞, he could be an unlikely t🐲itle contender.

He’s part of the Red Bull junior team, and♋ being Japanese may make him even more appealing given that the Hon🌼da association remains.