Bishop's Stortford motorsport star Callum Ilott gets ready for start of F2 campaign with new team UNI-Virtuosi Racing after 2020 revised calendar announced
Callum Ilott will get his second Formula 2 campaign up and running next month after a revised schedule was announced.
The championship had not got under way before the coronavirus crisis wiped out competitive sport around the world in March.
But the F2 drivers, including the former Bishop's Stortford College student, will now take to the track at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg, Austria on July 3-5 for the opening round as the competition begins alongside F1 and F3.
The racers will return to the same circuit the following weekend before heading to Budapest on July 17-19. Back-to-back rounds at Silverstone follow before trips to Barcelona, Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium and Monza in Italy. Further rounds will be announced in the coming weeks.
F2 officials have been working closely with promoters, authorities in Europe and the FIA to put in place a revised calendar that allows a return to racing in a safe way for the visited communities and the paddocks.
Events are currently expected to take place without fans, with the hope to have them included in future rounds later in the year.
Ilott is gearing up for his first season with new team UNI-Virtuosi Racing having come 11th in his debut campaign with Sauber Junior Team by Charouz.
F2 and F3 chief executive Bruno Michael said: "I am very pleased to confirm that F2 and F3 will be able to race alongside F1 in the first eight events.
"It is unfortunate that currently we don't expect fan attendance in these opening events, but we are however glad that we are able to bring them the entertainment of our racing in the safest way possible.
"We will also follow the very detailed safety plan put in place by Formula 1 and the FIA as our priority is to make sure no risks are taken.
"Our 2020 season will continue beyond Monza. We will announce the second part of our calendar as soon as possible."