During the last Hungarian Grand Prix, we had the opportunity to spend a few minutes with Williams third driver Luke Browning. The driver finished fourth in the Formula 2 World Championship in 2025, won the Macau Grand Prix in 2023 and, alongside his simulator duties for the Grove team, is currently competing in the Japanese Super Formula championship.
During the interview he gave us, we asked him how he was experiencing this period while waiting for an opportunity in Formula 1. In other words, whether Japanese Super Formula can help him stay sharp and properly prepared for the pinnacle of motorsport, or whether he believes there are other categories, such as WEC and Formula E, in which a driver can continue to develop after leaving Formula 2.
No other category prepares drivers better than Formula 2
Luke Browning did not beat around the bush. There is no category that can offer a driver more than F2. F2 cannot be beaten. Once a young driver leaves the feeder category, if they cannot find a place in Formula 1, the other categories become something of a fallback.
Obviously, racing is always better than sitting still and training only in the gym while waiting for a chance. According to Browning, Formula 2 is the best training ground. Neither Formula E, WEC nor DTM can keep up (read his thoughts here).
It is a shame, however, that in most cases promising drivers such as Browning, Fornaroli, Vandoorne, Valsecchi, Wehrlein and many others before them have had to switch to other FIA series, or wait, before finding a place in Formula 1. And, when you think about it, some of them never made it, despite their excellent results.
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