Il Championship of the propaedeutic category it's not finished yet, but the pilot market has already started to move. After the early passage di verschoor from Trident to MP – the team he will drive for for the last two rounds and in the following season F2 – the Italian team has nominated as its substitute Max Esterson.
An important step for Max
The passage of Richard Verschor in MP for the last two races of the 2024 season has triggered a Domino effectThe Dutch driver has in fact left uncovered one of the two Licensed seats Trident. The question “who will replace Verschoor?” was finally answered in the team statement: Max Esterson to drive for Trident in the last two races of the F2 Championship.
The American driver recently completed his first full season in Formula 3 with Jenzer Motorsport, securing the starting from the front row on the circuit of Silverstone. Esterson began his racing career on iRacing, before moving on to Formula Ford in the UK. In 2022 Max conquered the Formula Ford Festival Victory and is now ready to make his Formula 2 debut.
Max Esterson has been named as Verschoor's replacement for the final two F2 races
After the announcement of his arrival in the preparatory category, Max Esterson said: "It's great to accomplish the big step towards Formula 2, although it's a bit earlier than I had imagined. Only two years ago I was racing in Formula Ford and winning the FF Festival and now I'm about to make my debut in Formula 2”. The young pilot continued saying: “It all happened so quickly, but those closest to me are all confident in my ability to live up to the pace. I have been working hard with the Trident team and I feel I am well prepared and ready to go. I want to give a special thanks to Maurizio Salvadori and Giacomo Ricci for making this possible and the rest of the Trident team for making me feel so welcome.".
The Trident Team Manager, Giacomo Ricci, he added: "We are thrilled to finally be working with MaxWe first met him over two years ago, when he was still driving Formula Fords and since then We have been following his progress closely”. Ricci continued saying: “He has had some very strong performances this year in Formula 3 – his first year in international competition – especially because he was with one of the smaller teams and on circuits that were almost all new to him. He is intelligent and has a mature and calm personality; he works hard and, although he has already shown great pace, It's only his fourth full year of racing and he's still learning, so We are excited to see his progress this year".
