Formula 2 will race in North America for the first time in the championship’s history, as part of the F1 support bill at the Miami and Canadian Grands Prix.
Hitech team principal Oliver Oakes praised Formula 2 for successfully rearranging the 2026 calendar to avoid cutting two rounds from the season. The series faced losing two weekends due to the likely cancellation of the Bahrain and Saudi Arabian Grands Prix. To mitigate the impact of the Middle East conflict, F2 will now race at the Miami and Canadian Grands Prix in May before resuming the original schedule in Monaco. This marks the first time the current Formula 2 format will compete in North America, a region not visited during the GP2 era due to cost constraints. While the calendar change prevented Colton Herta from participating in the Indianapolis 500, Oakes emphasized the positive outcomes of the revised schedule for teams, drivers, and fans in a statement shared with RacingNews365. He praised F2 CEO Bruno Michel and the entire organization for adapting swiftly and ensuring a full racing season, expressing excitement for the upcoming North American races.
