As per🎐𒆙 the regulations, all teams must field a ‘rookie’ driver on at least two occasions during the season.

Many teams have opted to wait until A𒉰bu Dhabi - the final race of the season - to fulfil their requirement to run a rookie.

Mercedes are one of the teams who will be fielding a rookie drive🐭r, with a member🍸 of their junior programme taking to the track on Friday.

The 21-year-old Dane has been part of the Mercedes junior team💖 ᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚsince 2021.

He got his first proper taste of F1 action at the post-season test in Abu Dhabi last year💟, completing 124 laps in the W13.

In terms of his recent racing record, Vesti has spent his✤ recent years in F1’s feed🉐er categories.

In 2019, he impressively stormed to the Formula Regional Eur🌳opean Championship with a dominant season.

Two respectable F3 campaigns - where he finished fourth overall back-t🅺o-back - resulted in a promotion to F2.

His rookie F2 season 💮was relatively solid, securing ninth in the final standing𒆙s with one victory.

This year 🍒has been ✅more impressive, mounting a serious title charge against Theo Pourchaire.

His chances of the title ﷺhave reduced in recent F2 rounds though after two DNFs in the last three races.