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FRECA champion Antonelli to skip F3 and join Prema’s F2 team in 2024
Italian driver Andrea Kimi Antonelli, a two-time European karting champion, has had a strong start in the junior categories, winning the Italian and ADAC Formula 4 titles in his first season of single-seater racing in 2022. Despite winning the FIA Motorsport Games’ F4 Cup, Antonelli chose not to move to Formula 3 and instead will switch to FRECA with Prema in 2023. He won the FRECA title with Prema with two races remaining, securing five victories. Antonelli will bypass Formula 3 to continue his partnership with Prema, a team that has had success with drivers like Charles Leclerc, Mick Schumacher, and Oscar Piastri in Formula 2. Antonelli will get his first taste of Formula 2 in the post-season test, ahead of the introduction of a new car for the 2024 season. He expressed his excitement for the opportunity and acknowledged the challenge of competing at the high level of Formula 2. Prema Racing is proud to have Antonelli join their Formula 2 team, as he has been with them from the beginning of his single-seater career. Team boss Rene Rosin commended Antonelli’s talent and teamwork and looks forward to seeing what the 2024 season brings for him.
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