Ferrari academy driver Dino Beganovic will make the step as much as Method 2 with DAMS for the ultimate two races of the season in Qatar and Abu Dhabi.
The 20-year-old replaces Juan Manuel Correa, who returned to competitors in 2021 after sustaining critical accidents in the identical crash at Spa Francorchamps in 2019 that claimed the lifetime of Anthoine Hubert.
In what was a extremely aggressive F3 marketing campaign which noticed 12 completely different drivers style victory – this quantity not together with Leonardo Fornaroli who turned the primary winless champion – Beganovic was victorious twice, topping the rostrum within the Australia function race and the Belgian dash for Prema.
Whereas seven zero scores restricted his championship potential, he remained within the mathematical competition till the ultimate weekend in Monza, finally ending the 12 months in sixth – a end result which matched that of his rookie season.
Beganovic will be a part of Luke Browning, Christian Mansell and Oliver Goethe in graduating from F3 for the ultimate rounds, however the announcement comes with none trace that this union will run past the 2 weekends.
“I can’t wait to make my Method 2 debut with DAMS, who has a lot historical past in addition to an amazing drive to realize nice outcomes,” mentioned Beganovic.
Dino Beganovic, Prema Racing, 1st place, lifts the trophy in celebration
Photograph by: Mark Sutton / Motorsport Photographs
“This feels just like the pure subsequent step in my profession, and I’m prepared for the problem in a particularly aggressive championship.
“My intention for these two races is to study as a lot as doable and to be scoring factors in my first F2 motion in Qatar and Abu Dhabi.”
The choice will come as a blow to Correa, who efficiently climbed again to F2 after recovering from his accidents, having initially been positioned in an induced coma following the incident.
Recommencing his racing profession initially in F3, Correa has spent the previous two seasons in F2 whereas additionally contesting in LMP2 equipment having received the European Le Mans Collection finale at Algarve in 2022.
Juan Manuel Correa, Dams
Photograph by: Simon Galloway / Motorsport Photographs
However the American-Ecuadorian has endured a tricky 12 months, although he returned to the rostrum for the primary time since that Spa crash within the Spanish function race – an event that got here 5 years to the day since he had final stood on the F2 podium alongside Hubert.
Talking of the swap, DAMS crew proprietor Charles Pic mentioned: “We’re excited to tackle a expertise like Dino for the rest of the season. It’s a step up from Method 3 and a really aggressive championship, however we’re assured that with the assistance of the crew, Dino may be aggressive in these last two rounds.
“He has a wonderful racing CV, and we imagine he has what it takes to combat for sturdy factors.
“I might additionally prefer to thank JM for his efforts this season, it was a pleasure to work with him and we want him all the perfect for the longer term.”
