Formula 2 ‘Would Love’ Further American Expansion

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Formula 2 competed in America for the first time in its history at the Miami Grand Prix—and its boss says he would love for the championship to grow its presence across the country.

Formula 2 rearranged its scheduled at short notice in the wake of the cancelation of rounds in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, instead competing in Miami last weekend, while it will also debut in Montreal later this month.

Formula 2 delivered a pair of scintillating races in Miami, with both the Sprint Race and rain-hit Feature Race involving final lap three-way fights for the victory.

“I had been talking to Montreal a bit earlier about the future, not ‘26, and Montreal had asked me if we would come for ‘26 and I said no we’ve sorted our calendar we’re not going to change it,” Formula 2 CEO Bruno Michel said at the Miami Grand Prix.

“Since we were trying to optimize all the costs of coming to North America, it made complete sense to discuss with Miami as well to be able to have all the freight go to America and then go from Miami to Montreal by truck.

“It was quite a simple thing to think about, but to organize was much more complicated!”

Formula 2—and its predecessor GP2 Series—has typically competed alongside Formula 1 grands prix in Europe and the Middle East, though expanded to include Australia from 2023.

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Michel has long been keen to limit the costs for drivers competing in Formula 2, as well as its own feeder series Formula 3, owing to the need for any youngsters to bring a sizable budget to their respective teams.

He emphasized that he “does not want to go” much above Formula 2’s current roster of 14 events “else our costs are going to go completely crazy.”